Mastercard acquires Oltio for digital payments expansion in Africa
Mastercard has announced it has completed the acquisition of mobile payments technology company Oltio from Standard Bank Group.
The acquisition builds on Mastercard’s longstanding relationship with Oltio, a startup that pioneered and patented several mobile payments and banking...
Bango launches mobile wallet in Google Play with MTN Ghana
Bango has partnered with MTN Ghana to launch operator payments in Google Play. MTN Ghana subscribers can now pay for the wealth of content and services from Google Play with one-click, charging the cost...
Rabobank launches a sophisticated and secure mobile payment solution
G+D Mobile Security worked with Dutch Rabobank to migrate Rabobank’s existing Rabo wallet SIM-based mobile payment solution to a cloud-based mobile payment application using state-of-the-art HCE (Host Card Emulation) technology.
In addition, G+D Mobile Security`s...
Pay360 partners with PPRO to give merchants access to global payments
Pay360 by Capita has established a new partnership with leading payments services professionals PPRO, enabling them to offer merchants over 140 alternative payment methods (APMs), via a single integration.
Initially focused on Europe, New Zealand...
Mastercard launch Early Detection System to combat card fraud after data breaches
It can now take as little as 9 minutes for stolen card and account data to be used via the dark web. With this in mind, Mastercard has announced the launch of Early Detection...
Thyngs partners with PayPal for cashless mobile payments
Thyngs, the mobile proximity platform, has announced the addition of PayPal to its payment options for businesses taking cashless mobile payments via its platform.
Thyngs will add PayPal as a new core payment method for...
ICC Solutions releases ICCSimCTC: Visa HCE validated by Visa
ICC Solutions has released its Visa HCE test suite, hosted on the industry leading ICCSimCTC card test tool platform, which has been fully tested and validated by Visa.
This test suite is the HCE self-certification...
Tap2App: smart phones into payment terminals to – no payment hardware or card readers
xPressTap has launched its Tap2App merchant payment solution and pilot program. With Tap2App, micro-retailers and small business owners can use their smartphones to accept card payments from consumers without the hassle of attaching a dongle...
Visa commits to strategic investment in Klarna
Visa and Klarna announced they have reached an agreement for Visa to invest in Klarna, and intend to develop a future strategic partnership.
Klarna is one of Europe’s fastest growing online payments companies, serving 60...
Misys partners with D+H to form mega FinTech company Finastra
UK's Misys and Canada-based D+H have merged to form a mega FinTech company, named as Finastra. The new company has been created after D+H was acquired by Vista Equity Partners, which already owns Misys.
The...