27 January 2015

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Wholesale banking

Perpetual Corporate Trust live on Calastone network

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Calastone, the global transaction network for the managed fund industry, is pleased to announce Perpetual Corporate Trust is now live on the global Calastone network.

Payments

AnywhereCommerce names Ken Elderts VP, sales, ISO channel

1 hour ago | 458 views | 0

AnywhereCommerce, a global payments technology provider, today announced that Ken Elderts has joined the company as vice president of sales, ISO channel.

Retail banking

Mobile biometrics market to hit $33.3 billion revenue in 2020 - Acuity study

4 hours ago | 706 views | 0

Biometrics in mobile payments, banking, and a host of other mobiles services and applications are poised to transform and accelerate the globalization of mCommerce.

Mobile & online

BTCA study reveals Colombian coffee growers and smart IDs pioneering financial inclusion

4 hours ago | 548 views | 0

The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) Smart Coffee ID Card (CCI), launched in 2006, has become a vital tool for financial inclusion and change in the productive dynamics of Colombia´s rural sector, according to the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA), a United Nations alliance of governments, companies and the development community committed to the global transition from cash to electronic payments.

Retail banking

EPC publishes further iterations of SDD rulebooks

4 hours ago | 528 views | 0

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The European Payments Council (EPC), representing the European banking industry in relation to payments, today published a further iteration of the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) Rulebooks, i.e. the SDD Core Rulebook version 9.0 and the SDD Business to Business (B2B) Rulebook version 7.0.

Retail banking

Prosper acquires American HealthCare Lending patient financing platform

4 hours ago | 546 views | 0

Prosper Marketplace, a leading peer-to-peer lending company, today announced that it has acquired American HealthCare Lending, a leading patient financing platform, for $21 million in cash.

Retail banking

Western Union to offer Apple Pay as new pay-in option at flagship locations

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Western Union (WU) a leader in global payment services, today announced it will offer Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s technology Apple Pay™ mobile payment solution at Western Union's flagship locations, to provide consumers yet another way to fund global money transfers and bill payments in the United States.

Start ups

OpenBondX ATS aims to improve electronic bond trading

5 hours ago | 580 views | 0

Alternative Trading System (ATS) upstart OpenBondX, LLC (www.openbondx.com) plans to radically improve electronic bond trading with its imminent launch in Q1, 2015.

Cards

Tsys extends card-processing agreement with Banco CSF

5 hours ago | 563 views | 0

TSYS (TSS) today announced that it has extended its existing card-processing agreement with Banco CSF S.A., the financial services arm of Carrefour in Brazil, through 2024.

Payments

Mozido names ex-MasterCard EVP Ron Hynes president global markets

5 hours ago | 721 views | 0

Mozido, a cloud platform mobile payments and retail engagement solutions provider, today announced it has named Ron Hynes, the former executive vice president of global prepaid solutions at MasterCard Worldwide, as President Global Markets.

Payments

Blackhawk Network launches customer engagement and incentives division

5 hours ago | 484 views | 0

Blackhawk Network, a leading prepaid and payments network, announced today the launch of Blackhawk Engagement Solutions, a new division dedicated to providing customized engagement, incentive and rebate programs for consumers, employees and sales channels.

Retail banking

TD Ameritrade brings social research functionality into brokerage accounts

5 hours ago | 590 views | 0

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For the first time, retail investors can conduct social research on publicly traded equities and their associated brands through Twitter in their brokerage accounts at TD Ameritrade, Inc. ("TD Ameritrade"), a broker-dealer subsidiary of the TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD).

Payments

TCF Bank offering Apple Pay integration with debit and credit cards

5 hours ago | 665 views | 0

TCF Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TCF Financial Corporation (TCB), today announced the availability of Apple Pay™ for its debit and credit cards, providing an easy, secure and private way to pay in store with iPhone® 6, iPhone 6 Plus and in app with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air™ 2 and iPad mini™ 3.

Retail banking

Raphaels Bank to manage Thinkmoney account debit card programme

5 hours ago | 573 views | 0

Building on its reputation as a leader and innovator in prepaid card programmes, Raphaels Bank Card Services has secured a contract for issuing the UK's largest prepaid debit card programme.

Cards

Swish secures full MasterCard membership

5 hours ago | 532 views | 0

mPOS provider Swish is proud to announce that it is now a full member of MasterCard. This has been achieved through sister company Swish Payments Ltd which is a fully regulated financial institution licensed by the Financial Services Authority of Malta (MFSA).

Mobile & online

Americans addicted to mobile banking

5 hours ago | 589 views | 0

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According to findings released today from Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group, a business and technology consulting firm exclusively focused on the financial services industry, 55 percent of Americans say mobile banking is a habitual part of their lifestyle.

Retail banking

ApexPeak buys Dubai-based fintech startup Cashnomix

6 hours ago | 493 views | 0

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Tech start-up Cashnomix, founded in the Dubai Silicon Oasis, has been acquired by ApexPeak. The 100 percent acquisition will provide the alternative finance firm ApexPeak a footprint in the Middle East and will complement its presence in other emerging markets, such as Southeast Asia and Africa.

Wholesale banking

Aequitas Neo Exchange completes industry tests

7 hours ago | 728 views | 0

Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. is very pleased to announce the successful completion of its first industry test weekend.

Cards

Finnish startup Pay.Cards launch card image scanning app for mobile transacting

7 hours ago | 585 views | 0

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Finnish-based startup Pay.Cards launched a solution which integrates bank cards scanning into mobile apps.

Retail banking

New Cypriot bank Ancoria selects Oracle Flexcube as tech backbone

7 hours ago | 682 views | 0

As the financial services landscape continues to transition, independent banks are exploring business opportunities around the globe. Newly established Ancoria Bank is launching in Cyprus, where it will focus on servicing small to midsize enterprises, as well as a segment of the retail sector.