Optimal Payments and Pala Interactive to Provide Payment Processing Services for Online Gaming Market

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Optimal Payments Plc, a leading global online payment solutions provider, announced that it has partnered with Pala Interactive, LLC, an emerging leader in the online, real-money gaming space, to provide them with payment processing services for the U.S. regulated online gaming market. Earlier this month, Pala Interactive successfully obtained authorization, via its partnership with Borgata

ReD and EMP Group Partner to Deliver World-Class Fraud Prevention to Banks and Merchants

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ReD, an ACI Worldwide company, has announced a strategic partnership with The Emerging Markets Payments (EMP) Group to offer powerful transaction monitoring and risk management capabilities to EMP Group’s clients in the Middle East and Africa. EMP Group delivers electronic payments services to more than 130 banks and 30,000 merchants across 45 countries. The company

Bank of Ghana and Fidelity Shareholders Approve Fidelity Bank’s Acquisition of ProCredit Ghana

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The Bank of Ghana has approved the acquisition of ProCredit Ghana by Fidelity Bank. This follows Fidelity Bank’s shareholders’ approval at its extraordinary General Meeting on 23rd September, 2014. Following these approvals, Fidelity Bank has acquired 100% ownership of ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Ltd. (“ProCredit Ghana”) from its current two shareholders ProCredit Holdings and

Global Payments and Planet Payment Announce A Dynamic Currency Conversion Hospitality Solution in Canada

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Global Payments Inc., one of the largest worldwide providers of payment solutions, and Planet Payment, Inc., a leading international and multi-currency payment processor, announced the launch of the MICROS Payment Gateway and HomeCurrencyPay solutions at a number of hotel properties across Canada. The hospitality solution facilitates integrated payment support for the MICROS suite of products,

Mobile POS Services Set to Gain Traction: Mahindra Comviva & Ovum

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Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, in collaboration with Ovum Consulting, has published a whitepaper on the growing adoption of mobile POS solutions. Mobile POS solutions are fast becoming mainstream. An approximate 1.2 million mPOS were shipped to Master Card merchants globally and 75% of merchants have been able to accept card

Vogogo Expands US Capabilities Through Finalized Agreement to Access US Fiat Payment Network

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Vogogo Inc. a payment processor that services the cryptocurrency industry, announced that it has finalized an agreement for a strategic partnership with US payment processor Knox Payments Inc. (“Knox”). The agreement provides Vogogo exclusive access to Knox’s payment methods and US banking, enabling regional US fiat payments in support of the US cryptocurrency industry. The

MasterCard and Allure to Offer Readers Enhanced Commerce Experience

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Allure, recognized as the beauty expert since 1991, and MasterCard announced an agreement that will evolve the content-to-commerce experience by empowering Allure’s audience of over 8 million women to shop from all of its content platforms. Through ShopThis! with MasterPass, consumers will be able to purchase products from multiple merchants with an easy and secure

YellowPepper Partners with Citi for the Citi Mobile Challenge

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YellowPepper,Latin America’s leading Mobile Payment and Banking solutions provider, recently announced that it will help sponsor the Citi Mobile Challenge U.S. 2014, a virtual developer challenge inviting the most talented developers in the world to build and showcase innovative technology apps and solutions with the potential to transform the digital banking landscape globally. The Citi

Sionic Mobile adds Visa Checkout to ION Rewards

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Sionic Mobile, a mobile payments and loyalty leader, today announced it has added Visa Checkout as a safe and convenient payment option to its ION Rewards application for smartphones and tablets. ION Rewards enables consumers to link their preferred payment, pay for in-store and online purchases with the app and earn IONs instantly at every

Optimal Payments Partners with Rs2 to Provide UK Merchants with Fully Integrated Payment Solutions

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Optimal Payments, a leading global online payments provider, has selected RS2 Smart Processing, a wholly owned subsidiary of RS2 Software PLC (MT: RS2), as its payments processor for UK and European merchants. The service went live in September and has been delivered ahead of schedule. “This partnership with RS2, a leader in the acquiring industry,