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News/payments
With immediate effect, Dutch banks are enabling customers to make more contactless payments in stores without having to enter their PIN, as part of the exceptional measures required to deter the spread of the Coronavirus.
20 March 2020
Motorists crossing the Humber Bridge are being asked to use contactless payments instead of cash to help minimise contact and the spread of Covid-19.
18 March 2020
News/startups
Corporate expense management startup Payhawk has raised EUR3 million in seed funding.
One, a digital banking startup founded by former PayPal and Intuit CEO Bill Harris, is launching in private beta after closing a $17 million Series A funding round.
News/retail
European fintech unicorn Revolut, has launched a money management app for parents and kids aged between seven and 17.
Irish bank AIB says that in light of the Covid-19 outbreak it is suspending its recently announced plan to introduce transaction charges for contactless payments.
13 March 2020
Nordic payments giant Nets has agreed to buy Polskie ePłatności (PeP) in a deal valuing the Polish merchant acquirer at EUR405 million.
12 March 2020
News/Cards
Mastercard is partnering with Phos on a four week field trial of a SoftPOS solution that enables merchants to accept contactless payments on Android mobile devices without the need for any additional hardware.
Credit Sesame is launching a digital bank account, expanding beyond its core business of helping Americans access and boost their credit scores.
11 March 2020
The UK is set to introduce new legislation to ensure customer access to cash, under measures to be outlined in this weeks Budget statement.
09 March 2020
Glasgow has become the latest city to install contactless donation points where people can give electronically to help homeless people and street beggars.
05 March 2020
The consumer of today is educated, digitally empowered and more than ever before, wants to make informed financial decisions. This requires financial players to provide a quick, efficient and barrier-free customer service that keeps pace with the dynamic transformations of this new era of payments.
04 March 2020
Fiserv has acquired MerchantPro Express as part of the fintech giant's strategy to build up its merchant services business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
03 March 2020
The World Health Organisation is advising consumers to avoid handling bank notes and instead switch to contactless payments to deter the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
Mastercard chief product officer Michael Miebach will become CEO early next year, taking over from Ajay Banga, who is moving on to the role of executive chairman.
25 February 2020
Spanish banking giant Santander has struck a deal to buy merchant payments platform Elavon México for EUR79 million.
24 February 2020
Mastercard is to create over 1500 jobs in Dublin over the next three-to-five years, with the opening of a new tech campus in Leopardstown.
News/inclusion
Self, a fintech startup promising to help Americans build their credit while also saving money, has raised $20 million in a Series C funding round led by Altos Ventures and Conductive Ventures.
21 February 2020
Ally Financial has struck a $2.65 billion deal to buy CardWorks, enabling it to enter the credit card and merchant acquiring sectors.
19 February 2020
Coinbase has become the first pure-play cryptocurrency company to gain Visa membership.
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