DPO Group Acquired by Network International as Landmark Deal Closes

DPO Group (DPO), Africa’s largest and fastest-growing payment service provider (PSP), has finalised its acquisition by Network International, a globally renowned enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa. In a landmark deal for the African payments space, Network International has acquired 100 per cent of DPO Group, which will continue to operate

NCR Corporation Named a Top Financial Technology Provider in the 2021 IDC FinTech Rankings

NCR Corporation, a global enterprise technology provider, has announced that it has placed in the top ten of the 2021 IDC FinTech Rankings, a comprehensive list of the financial services industry’s leading global hardware, software and service providers. The IDC FinTech Rankings evaluates the top IT vendors based on revenues and the percentage of revenues

EMVCo Publishes Guidance for EMV® 3-D Secure Transactions to Utilise EMV Payment Token Data

New resources enable use of EMV Payment Token data for EMV 3DS authentication to support improved consumer experience. Global technical body EMVCo has published new resources to help card issuers and merchants to optimise the EMV® 3-D Secure (EMV 3DS) authentication experience for online shoppers when EMV Payment Tokens are in use, enhancing the fraud-prevention benefits that EMV 3DS provides.

ACI Worldwide Ranked in the Top 20 Largest Global Providers of Financial Technology by IDC FinTech Rankings

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time payments and digital payment software solutions, has announced its ranking in the IDC Financial Insights 2021 FinTech Rankings. ACI is ranked 19 on this international list of financial technology companies that were judged according to their global revenues attributed to financial institutions. Now in its 18th year, the IDC

Vopy Payments Selects FSS Technologies to Support Global Digital Payments Growth

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payment processor, has been selected to work with Vopy Payments in a partnership designed to support European digital commerce growth through a premium embedded finance approach. Embedded finance – which supports the integration of financial services into products and business

Payments Veteran Stephanie Ferris Rejoins FIS Executive Team

Former FIS Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Worldpay Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Stephanie Ferris rejoins FIS to continue the execution of the company’s strategy and achievement of goals that create value for FIS’ colleagues, clients and communities. Ferris brings with her significant fintech expertise and over 15 years of payments experience in strategy execution, finance,

ACI Worldwide Recognized by Celent as a Leader in Corporate Digital Banking Platform Market

ACI awarded XCelent Awards for Customer Base and Support, both for North America and rest of world ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time payments and digital payment software solutions, has announced that it has been named a leader in corporate digital banking platforms by Celent. The reports, which cover both North America and the rest of the world,

2021 B2B Digital Commerce Survey Finds Online Channel to Be Major Growth Driver

Despite the pandemic, B2B companies around the world reported increasingly positive trends for the year 2Checkout (now Verifone), the leading all-in-one monetization platform for global businesses, has released The State of B2B Digital Commerce survey findings. 2Checkout conducted a global study with over 1,000 companies to understand the main priorities and challenges related to B2B digital

SWIFT Appoints John Hunter as Chief Executive, Americas & U.K. Region

– Hunter previously led JPMorgan Chase’s Global Clearing business and brings extensive cash management and payments services experience to SWIFT SWIFT has announced the appointment of John Hunter as Chief Executive of the Americas and U.K. Region. Hunter was most recently Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase, leading its Global Clearing business, and brings extensive experience

Convenience, More Than COVID Safety, Spurs Continued Digital Grocery Shopping Practices, ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS Study

Online grocery shoppers are highly mobile-oriented when it comes to payments PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay among popular payment methods for online shoppers In-store grocery shopping continues to hold promise for many consumers New data from ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, and PYMNTS.com shows more consumers are shopping online for