Latest Cards News: Finextra Research

UK authorities clear PayPal-iZettle deal

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced today that it welcomes the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to provide final and unconditional approval of the company’s previously completed acquisition of iZettle.

13 June 2019

Company update/Cards

Curve bids to woo customers with one percent cashback promise

Curve, the over-the-top banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has launched Curve Cash, an instant cashback scheme offering 1% on all purchases at some of the world’s biggest brands and retailers.

13 June 2019

Company update/Cards

Minna Technologies partners with Visa to enable subscription management through EU banks

Today, Minna Technologies - the leading subscription management platform for retail banks - announces a strategic partnership with Visa.

12 June 2019

Company update/payments

Stripe rolls out terminal across US

Today we’re excited to make Stripe Terminal available to all users in the US. Terminal is a set of SDKs, APIs, and pre-certified card readers that lets you extend your Stripe integration to accept in-person payments.

12 June 2019

Company update/Cards

Crypterium issues prepaid crypto-to-cash card

Crypterium, a fintech company that is focused on making cryptocurrency as flexible as cash, has launched the Crypterium Card.

12 June 2019

Company update/Cards

More than seven million UK consumer unable to use their payment card in last year due to IT glitches

More than seven million people in the UK were left unable to use their debit or credit card due to an IT or technical system crash in the last year, according to new research from Which?.

12 June 2019

Company update/Cards

Omnio granted issuer status by Visa

Omnio Group, a leading global fintech formed from the merger of Payment Cloud Technologies and Tuxedo Money Solutions, has been granted principal membership by Visa.

12 June 2019

News/payments

Swedish central bank looks to TIPS for instant payments

Sweden's central bank says it plans to join the ECB's Target Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system to bring 24/7 real-time payments to the country by 2021.

12 June 2019

News/Cards

Brex raises $100m at $2.6bn valuation

Just a year after launching its corporate credit card for startups, US fintech Brex has hit a $2.6 billion valuation off the back of a $100 million funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund.

11 June 2019

News/retail

Uber makes New York hires for fintech push

Uber has embarked on a hiring spree in New York as part of an aggressive move into financial services that could even see the ride hailing app launch its own bank account, according to CNBC.

11 June 2019

Company update/Cards

EMVCo publishes SRC spec and payment icon

EMVCo has released EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Specification v1.0, which is available for free public download from the EMVCo website.

11 June 2019

Company update/Cards

Amex to issue all US payments cards as contactless

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has joined forces with North America’s largest public transportation agency, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to bring contactless payments to transit riders in New York City.

11 June 2019

Company update/Cards

Dolfin launches international payment card and app

Dolfin, an independent and agile wealth management platform, has launched Dolfin Mastercard, a multi-currency payment card available exclusively to the firm’s private clients.

11 June 2019

News/Cards

Citi hitches a ride with Grab

Citibank has struck a deal with Asian ride-hailing firm Grab to launch a co-branded credit card in the Philippines.

11 June 2019

News/Cards

Melbourne payments startup Verrency raises A$10 million

Australian payments innovation startup Verrency has closed a A$10 million Series A funding round ahead of a planned expansion to Singapore and US markets.

11 June 2019

Company update/payments

Masabi unveils multi-format scanning device for contactless tap and ride ticketing

Masabi, the company bringing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ticketing and payments to public transport, today launched the Justride Validator – a feature rich multi-format ticket validation device for buses and trams, designed by Masabi so passengers can simply tap a contactless payment card, linked smartcard or mobile device to travel, without needing to purchase a ticket or understand fares.

10 June 2019

News/Cards

Amazon targets unbanked with 'Credit Builder' card

Amazon has teamed up with Synchrony Financial to launch a secured credit card targeted at Americans with no credit history or bad credit.

10 June 2019

News/Cards

Sberbank to open pilot branch in McDonald's outlet

Customers of Russia's Sberbank will soon be able to do their banking with a side-order of Big Mac and Fries following a collaboration deal agreed between the state-owned banking entity and the giant US burger chain.

10 June 2019

Finextra TV/Cards

Developer Day at FusionONE stirs excitement among the users

Finextra’s Hannah Wallace reports on day two of the FusionONE open banking developer conference to learn more about Finastra’s vision for the future of banking re-engineered upon APIs and open platforms. We gain exclusive insight from the developers into what's exciting them most about FusionFabric.cloud and how they are looking to innovate and create using the platform.

10 June 2019

Company update/Cards

AmEx goes all in on contactless

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has joined forces with North America’s largest public transportation agency, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to bring contactless payments to transit riders in New York City.

07 June 2019