Clip Named to CB Insights 250 List of Fintech Startups for 2021
October 8, 20215 min
Clip honored by tech market intelligence platform CB Insights for achievements in the "Payments Processing & Networks" category
Koert Grasveld joined TerraPay as Vice President – Payments
October 8, 20214 min
TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company today announced the appointment of Koert Grasveld as Vice President-Payments. Koert will be responsible for managing and expansion of TerraPay’s Payments business across current and new partners. A seasoned professional, Koert comes with a working experience of more than 15 years in diverse industries and sectors. He started his career in the Hospitality industry where he was responsible for the e-commerce business (the online distribution of the hotel properties...
World’s banks accelerate shift to digital after COVID-19
October 6, 20215 min
Digital technology highlighted as key to meeting new decarbonization targets as Atos launches new Digital Vision: Digital Banking paper
Mastercard Reinvents Installments for Consumers Payment Choices
September 29, 202117 min
BNPL program to come to market in the U.S., Australia and the UK; Enables consumers to access this increasingly popular form of payment across its vast global acceptance network New Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) program gives consumers a flexible, ubiquitous way to pay online and in-store through equal, interest-free installments – an additional choice to debit, credit or prepaid cards. Mastercard Installments enables banks, lenders, fintechs and wallets the ability to offer BNPL experiences...
Zip Appoints Visionary Strategist and Marketer Jinal Shah as CMO
September 28, 20216 min
Global digital payments innovator Zip Co Limited (ASX: Z1P), formerly operating in the U.S. as Quadpay, announced the appointment of critically-acclaimed strategist and marketer Jinal Shah as its chief marketing officer, starting immediately, for the U.S. market. Shah, who has been outspoken about raising the voices of diverse entrepreneurs in business, joins from Feather, where she led marketing. In her new role, Shah will capitalize on Zip’s industry-first ‘BNPL Everywhere’ capabilities and commitment to creating a more...
U.S. Based Crypto Miners Reap the Benefits
September 28, 202114 min
The Chinese government’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies is once again in the news. According to CNN, Chinese government agencies including the country’s securities regulator and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement on Friday that all cryptocurrency-related business activities are illegal and promised to punish illicit activities involving digital currencies. The first stages of the crackdown have already caused many crypto miners to leave China and set up operations elsewhere. In fact, Texas seems to be one of such desired...
Arvest Bank Collaborates with Tech Leaders
September 17, 20216 min
Arvest Bank (Arvest) today announced it is working with Thought Machine and Accenture to adopt a next generation core banking platform to support the bank’s multi-year transformation strategy. Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking engine, Vault, will provide Arvest with the capabilities to build personalized, real-time banking services. “Since our founding nearly 60 years ago, Arvest has been committed to serving our customers and communities by helping them find financial solutions for life,” Arvest president and...
i2c and Solid Partner to Offer Issuing-Processing Solutions
September 16, 20213 min
Fintechs collaborate to simplify the adoption of payments capabilities through a single, fully integrated suite of services i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with Solid, a modern Fintech as a Service (FaaS) platform, to provide streamlined access to banking, payments, and card services to companies. By working with fintech enablers like i2c, Solid offers SMEs, FIs, and neobanks a compliant, managed solution to support a variety of...
PayPal To Acquire Two-sided Payment Platform Paidy
September 9, 20216 min
Expands PayPal's reach in Japan and enhances global portfolio of buy now, pay later solutions
Cryptocurrency Miners Reap the Rewards of Growth Strategies
September 8, 202116 min
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