https://www.finextra.com/ The Latest Financial IT Cards Headlines Copyright 2024 Finextra Research Ltd en-GB contact@finextra.com (Finextra Contact) https://www.finextra.com https://www.finextra.com/finextra-images/site/finextra.png https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43521/commerzbank-and-global-payments-form-payments-joint-venture-for-smes?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43521/commerzbank-and-global-payments-form-payments-joint-venture-for-smes?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT Global Payments and Commerzbank are to launch a joint venture company catering to the digital payment needs of small and medium sized enterprise in germany. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43519/swiss-payments-fintech-rivero-raises-7-million?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43519/swiss-payments-fintech-rivero-raises-7-million?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:43:00 GMT Swiss payment technology house Rivero has raised $7 million in Series A funding to step into new markets and boost its product development and workforce. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43471/ebl-to-launch-world-first-biometric-metal-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43471/ebl-to-launch-world-first-biometric-metal-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:24:00 GMT Eastern Bank in Bangladesh is launching what it claims is the world's first biometric metal card for premium customers. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43455/visa-expands-fintech-fast-track-programme?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43455/visa-expands-fintech-fast-track-programme?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:42:00 GMT Visa is expanding its North America Fintech Fast Track programme beyond card issuance to connect members to its real-time money movement platform. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43450/apple-visa-and-mastercard-face-anti-trust-class-action-lawsuit?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43450/apple-visa-and-mastercard-face-anti-trust-class-action-lawsuit?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:38:00 GMT Apple, Visa and Mastercard are facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that they conspired to suppress competition in the market for point-of-sale payment card services. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43428/uk-payments-watchdog-proposes-cap-on-interchange-fees?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43428/uk-payments-watchdog-proposes-cap-on-interchange-fees?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:06:00 GMT The Payment Systems Regulator is propsing to cap cross-border interchange fees on credit and debit cards to protect UK businesses from rising costs. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43427/jcb-to-begin-phase-2-trials-of-offline-cbdc?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43427/jcb-to-begin-phase-2-trials-of-offline-cbdc?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:16:00 GMT Japanese card issuer JCB is moving to Phase 2 of a pilot to trial offline P2P payments for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43426/motive-acquires-controlling-stake-in-splitit-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43426/motive-acquires-controlling-stake-in-splitit-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:01:00 GMT Private equity firm Motive Partners has acquired a controlling stake in Australian-listed BNPL outfit Splitit Payments. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43421/paymentology-hires-former-marqeta-exec-jeff-parker-as-ceo?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43421/paymentology-hires-former-marqeta-exec-jeff-parker-as-ceo?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:31:00 GMT Global card issuer and processor Paymentology has hired Jeff Parker, the former SVP and managing director of Marqueta, as its new CEO. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43415/intesa-sanpaolo-rolls-out-contactless-payment-ring?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43415/intesa-sanpaolo-rolls-out-contactless-payment-ring?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:31:00 GMT Intesa Sanpaolo is launching a wearable payment ring for customers to tap and pay at the checkout. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43413/visa-and-mastercard-lower-canadian-interchange-fees?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43413/visa-and-mastercard-lower-canadian-interchange-fees?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:01:00 GMT Canada has finalised a deal with Visa and Mastercard to lower credit card interchange fees for small businesses. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43387/adyen-to-act-as-global-acquiring-bank-for-klarna?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43387/adyen-to-act-as-global-acquiring-bank-for-klarna?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:53:00 GMT Buy now pay later giant Klarna has selected Adyen as a global acquiring partner, responsible for collecting card-based payments from customers and their banks, and then delivering them to retailers and merchants - both in-person and online. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99375/fidesmo-integrates-to-mastercards-token-connect-and-partners-with-german-neobank-vimpay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99375/fidesmo-integrates-to-mastercards-token-connect-and-partners-with-german-neobank-vimpay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:47:00 GMT Fidesmo, a leader in providing secure and convenient contactless services, is proud to announce the successful completion of its integration between Fidesmo Pay and Mastercard’s Token Connect service, also known as MDES Token Connect. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99370/mastercard-collaborates-with-adgm-for-sme-payment-cards-in-the-uae?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99370/mastercard-collaborates-with-adgm-for-sme-payment-cards-in-the-uae?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:12:00 GMT Mastercard and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have announced a collaboration to fuel the growth of the booming small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE by digitalizing SME payment flows. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99364/trevipay-and-mastercard-partner-on-b2b-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99364/trevipay-and-mastercard-partner-on-b2b-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:28:00 GMT TreviPay, the most-trusted B2B payments and invoicing network, today announced the launch of its Universal Acceptance solution to expand supplier access to and faster implementation of TreviPay’s payments and invoicing technology, in partnership with Mastercard. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99357/accept-cards-becomes-employee-owned?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99357/accept-cards-becomes-employee-owned?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:45:00 GMT Leading payments broker Accept Cards - which works with more than 260 accountancy and financial services firms in the UK - has become employee owned, with all the shares transferring to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99349/mastercard-scales-use-of-virtual-cards-for-healthcare-claims?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99349/mastercard-scales-use-of-virtual-cards-for-healthcare-claims?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:40:00 GMT Fragmented, slow and inefficient payment processes have long been a challenge within the healthcare ecosystem. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99318/worldline-moves-to-the-cloud-with-google?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99318/worldline-moves-to-the-cloud-with-google?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:30:00 GMT Since 2022, Worldline has initiated a “Move to Cloud” program that includes using the cloud to accelerate its digital transformation into a global premium paytech company. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99288/thinkmoney-selects-edenred-to-upgrade-cards-and-accounts-platform?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99288/thinkmoney-selects-edenred-to-upgrade-cards-and-accounts-platform?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT Edenred Payment Solutions, an Edenred company and one of Europe’s market-leading payments service providers, has been selected by UK e-money provider, thinkmoney, to upgrade its card and account platform capabilities. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99247/hitpay-delivers-tap-to-pay-on-ios-in-australia-canada-france-the-uk-and-the-us?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99247/hitpay-delivers-tap-to-pay-on-ios-in-australia-canada-france-the-uk-and-the-us?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:28:00 GMT HitPay has launched Tap to Pay on iOS in Australia, Canada, France, the UK, and the US. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99242/mastercard-teams-with-illicocash-to-issue-virtual-cards-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99242/mastercard-teams-with-illicocash-to-issue-virtual-cards-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:36:00 GMT Mastercard has initiated a strategic partnership with illicocash, the fintech arm of Rawbank, to introduce a virtual card program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99238/capital-on-tap-shuffles-executive-leadership?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99238/capital-on-tap-shuffles-executive-leadership?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:31:00 GMT In a move marking a new chapter in its growth story, Capital on Tap, one of Europe’s fastest-growing businesses, today announced a strategic leadership transition. Co-founder David Luck is set to embrace the role of Executive Chairman, entrusting the CEO mantle to Damian Brychcy, the company’s Chief Product Officer. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99234/intergiro-connects-with-silverflow?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99234/intergiro-connects-with-silverflow?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:17:00 GMT Intergiro, a Swedish fintech provider of payment and banking infrastructure, has announced a new partnership with Silverflow, a cloud platform for global card processing. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99208/fiat-to-crypto-payment-gateway-alchemy-pay-joins-forces-with-worldpay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/99208/fiat-to-crypto-payment-gateway-alchemy-pay-joins-forces-with-worldpay?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:20:00 GMT Alchemy Pay, the pioneering fiat-crypto payment gateway, has entered into a strategic partnership with Worldpay, the No.1 global acquirer, to amplify its payment channels and elevate its payment capabilities. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3042/changing-the-future-of-credit-with-agile-engineering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3042/changing-the-future-of-credit-with-agile-engineering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:30:00 GMT In this episode of Unplugged, Harry Jell, CTO at Yonder, talks with Andrew Smith from RTGS.global, about building a successful credit card company in today’s financial climate. They discuss the seamless use of merchant data for user rewards, the importance of AWS and Kubernetes for scalability, and explore potential avenues to enrich transaction data. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2806/payments-in-a-hyper-personalized-world?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2806/payments-in-a-hyper-personalized-world?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:32:00 GMT Randy Kern, Chief Technology Officer, Marqeta joins FinextraTV at Money20/20 in Las Vegas, discussing how the expectations of customers are shifting in a hyper-personalized world, what innovations are being made in APIs, and how the nature of card payments are changing to meet the demands for quick, efficient and seamless payments. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2264/fiat-currency-20-counter-argument-to-the-cryptocurrency-narrative?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2264/fiat-currency-20-counter-argument-to-the-cryptocurrency-narrative?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:18:00 GMT Tony McLaughlin, Emerging Payments & Business Development, Citi, speaks at Money 20/20 USA about the practical problems that still need addressing in the crypto-currency community, how Fiat Currency 2.0 will help fix payments as a counter balance to crypto and what challenges still exist around tokenisation and coins. We ask how this impacts the big techs and what regulatory, political and ethical concerns need to be addressed first before they achieve their own currencies. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2089/developer-day-at-fusionone-stirs-excitement-among-the-users?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2089/developer-day-at-fusionone-stirs-excitement-among-the-users?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT 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. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2050/encapsulating-themes-from-the-payments-market?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2050/encapsulating-themes-from-the-payments-market?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT Marion King, Director of Payments, NatWest, speaks about her role and the responsibility it entails, including determining payments strategy for a major UK Bank, keeping NatWest's customers secure, regulation and innovation, what key themes we are seeing in the payments market and the developments to come. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2013/exploring-new-commerce-mastercards-sonic-signature?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2013/exploring-new-commerce-mastercards-sonic-signature?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:19:00 GMT Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare Business, Mastercard, speaks at Mobile World Congress about the unveiling of Mastercard's Sonic Brand, the thinking behind the new musical logo and how it was developed. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2012/the-power-of-partnerships-trust-data--digital-identity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2012/the-power-of-partnerships-trust-data--digital-identity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:46:00 GMT Ann Cairns, Vice Chair, Mastercard, speaks at Mobile World Congress 2019 about the importance of partnerships, Mastercard's partnership with Microsoft, how they are using data in medicine and towards social reform, and what impact neobanks are having on the industry. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2007/industry-challenges-around-ibor-transition?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2007/industry-challenges-around-ibor-transition?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:12:00 GMT Andrew Kouloumbrides, CEO, Xceptor and Bruce Laing, Partner, IBOR Transition lead, Baringa, speaks about the industry challenges around IBOR Transition, what Financial Institutions have done up to date to meet these challenges and what to expect next. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1968/the-global-adoption-of-real-time-payments-sparking-industry-innovation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1968/the-global-adoption-of-real-time-payments-sparking-industry-innovation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:48:00 GMT Paul Stoddart, Chief Executive Officer, Vocalink & Colleen Taylor, Executive Vice President, Mastercard, speak at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about recent innovations having an impact on the consumer, which markets are ahead of the curve when it comes to adopting the latest real-time applications and how some of the latest innovations have tackled the issue of security, when leveraging the real-time rails. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1960/when-if-ever-will-the-nordics-become-cashless?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1960/when-if-ever-will-the-nordics-become-cashless?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:29:00 GMT Erik Zingmark, Head of Transaction Banking, Nordea, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney, whether banks are really being disrupted by fintechs, what corporates are expecting from their banks in the next 3 to 5 years, and when, if ever, it will become cashless in the Nordics. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1912/bringing-together-the-vision-of-connected-commerce?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1912/bringing-together-the-vision-of-connected-commerce?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:35:00 GMT Gerrard Schmid, President and Chief Executive Officer Diebold Nixdorf, speaks at Diebold Nixdorf's International Management Seminar in Lisbon, about how banks need to support their customers through multi-channels as a result of digitisation, what is driving mobile banking, where the potential is for retail banks, and whether cash is really becoming extinct. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1907/the-combined-effect-of-open-banking-and-real-time-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1907/the-combined-effect-of-open-banking-and-real-time-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:10:00 GMT Jerry Norton, Vice President and Global Head of Banking for CGI, talks about how the combined effect of Open Banking and real-time payments on banks and what they need to do to adapt to the changing landscape. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1901/digitalizing-clm-for-improved-customer-experience?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1901/digitalizing-clm-for-improved-customer-experience?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:00:00 GMT Joe Dunphy, VP of Product Management, Fenergo, discusses what benefits digitalising the client lifecycle experience can bring financial institutions and their clients, how Fenergo’s CLM roadmap has evolved over the past two years to deliver greater transparency and control, and the importance of Fenergo’s global client community for driving industry best practice. https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25538/no-2-the-evolution-of-core-banking-technology--from-mainframes-to-beyond-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25538/no-2-the-evolution-of-core-banking-technology--from-mainframes-to-beyond-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:18:13 GMT To understand why coreless banking is such a paradigm shift, we must travel back in time and track t... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25541/one-year-to-go-on-dora-why-financial-services-should-get-ready-now?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25541/one-year-to-go-on-dora-why-financial-services-should-get-ready-now?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:21:02 GMT It’s one year down and one to go for European financial organisations to get their houses in order. ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25556/new-take-on-trading-technology-how-to-navigate-the-cloud-tech-arms-race?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25556/new-take-on-trading-technology-how-to-navigate-the-cloud-tech-arms-race?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:34:32 GMT We’re on the cusp of a new arms race. That is the description given to the phenomenon involving the ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25535/ai-regulations--a-global-round-up?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25535/ai-regulations--a-global-round-up?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 04:42:58 GMT Artificial Intelligence is advancing at an exponential rate and rapidly changing the world around us... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25550/5-predictions-for-fintech-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/25550/5-predictions-for-fintech-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:51:53 GMT The last 24 months were turbulent for the financial industry to say the least. After initially bel