Volante Technologies Launches VolPay Hub

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages, data and payments, announced the launch of VolPay Hub, the third in the VolPay suite of products dedicated to enabling accelerated payments integration and processing orchestration. The digital payments domain is an extremely dynamic and

CEO of FNB Islamic Banking Receives Global Islamic Finance Award

FNB Islamic Banking is proud to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Amman Muhammad, has been awarded the prestigious “Upcoming Personality in Global Islamic Finance – 2015” award and title at the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2015 gala event that was held in Manama, Bahrain recently. The GIFAs recognise and celebrate the success and

LINE Thailand Boosts Mobile Payment Adoption in Southeast Asia Expansion with CyberSource’s Solutions

CyberSource, a Visa Inc. company, and one of the world’s largest providers of eCommerce payment management services, announced a partnership with LINE Thailand, a mobile messenger service application (app). This agreement will allow LINE Thailand to enable mobile payments for its users on LINE Pay, the app’s mobile payment service. Through this partnership, CyberSource will

Newly Designed ATM Offers Fast Service via Mobile Phone

Wincor Nixdorf is now launching a new automated teller machine (ATM) on the market that allows customers to withdraw cash using a smart phone or a near-field communications (NFC) card. The system’s innovative design is intended to appeal especially to digital natives who have grown up with digital and mobile technologies. Smart phone users can

Mukuru Partners with Zimbabwean Retailers to Launch the Mukuru Storecard

Mukuru, an African focused remittance company, has recently launched a storecard in Zimbabwe in partnership with local retailers Halsteds and Electrosales. Mukuru users in South Africa will be able to send US Dollar credit onto a Mukuru Storecard for their recipient who can then use the card to shop at a discounted rate in partner

FIME, Keysight Technologies Announce World’s First Test Tool to Achieve Complete EMV L1 Qualification

FIME and Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that the EMVCo global technical body has formally qualified the Keysight and FIME test tool for EMV Level 1 certification of terminals, cards and mobile devices. Fully qualified coverage is now uniquely supported with the Keysight T1141A Test Set. Developers can use just one test system to accelerate comprehensive

Airtel and Tigo Partner to Launch an Interoperability Pilot in Rwanda Between Airtel Money and Tigo Cash

Airtel Rwanda, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, and Tigo Rwanda Ltd, a subsidiary of Millicom, have announced a partnership to pilot interoperability between their two mobile money transfer service platforms. This collaboration will allow Airtel Money and Tigo Cash subscribers to send and receive money directly into their mobile wallets without use of vouchers. Tano

Ingenico Group, MasterCard and Oschadbank Bring Contactless Payment to Kiev Metro

Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, announces the successful launch of contactless card payments in 17 Kiev metro central stations, combining Ingenico Group iUC180B smart terminal with Oschadbank’s acquiring services, in partnership with MasterCard. The entire Kiev metropolitan network will be equipped with the secure contactless card acceptance solution soon. Today’s key challenge

MINDBODY Adds SOFORT and Giropay as Online Payment Options in Europe

MINDBODY, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry, has partnered with Adyen, the global payments technology company, to integrate with SOFORT Banking and Giropay, offering additional online payment methods in 13 European countries. The integrations reflect MINDBODY’s continued expansion into the global wellness market. SOFORT Banking is the

Swish Payments Obtains Visa Membership Ahead of European Pilot

Swish Payments, an international mPOS service provider, announced that it has been granted principal membership for merchant acquiring by Visa Europe. Swish’s Visa membership complements the provider’s MasterCard membership, which was secured in January 2015. As a licensed financial institution with full Visa and MasterCard membership, Swish will now be able to acquire merchant accounts