Adyen Selected By Uber As A Global 3D Secure Solution Provider

Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, announced that it has been selected by Uber to be its initial solutions provider for 3D Secure (3DS). “Uber is excited to be expanding our payments platform with Adyen. We are focused on maintaining a seamless and rewarding payments experience for our

Mastercard Enables Banks and Merchants to Rapidly Innovate with New Digital Platform

The Mastercard Innovation Engine serves as a hub for the enablement of varying digital solutions, the first of which provides highly personalized and contextually relevant cardholder experiences Mastercard has introduced the Mastercard Innovation Engine, an API based digital platform that enables issuers and merchants a simplified path to rapidly deploying digital capabilities and experiences to

Chinese Tourists Can Now Pay with Alipay at More than 300,000 merchants in Japan

Alipay is working with its e-wallet partners to bring more Asian tourists to Japan Alipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial, has connected more than 300,000 Japanese merchants as of early 2019 with tourists from Chinese mainland paying through the Alipay app. This was an increase of about 500 percent

SWIFT Extends Integrated Payments Toolkit

SWIFT announces the launch of an ‘in-flight’ payment investigation and resolution service, available in the cloud, in a significant expansion of its network-wide payments validation toolkit. The new capability allows for dynamic query handling between banks on the SWIFT network, enabling them to quickly resolve instances in which required operational, regulatory or compliance information is

Ingenico Answers Consumers’ Call for More Payment Options through New LinkPlus Solution

Payment leader Ingenico Group has launched LinkPlus, a simple and secure solution for businesses who handle payments over the phone. The solution enables online businesses to send payments through a link or QR code, removing the need to manually process unsecured credit card details or banking information. Despite the best efforts of airlines, hotels, retailers

Mastercard and Edenred Announce First Biometric Card Trial in Mexico

Mastercard and Edenred has announced the first regional test of biometric card technology in Mexico. The effort, focused on state benefits programs, features an embedded fingerprint sensor that provides an additional layer of security to conveniently verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. “The Administration for Sonora state is committed to technological innovation and the

Visa Opens its Global Network with Launch of Visa Developer

Visa Inc. has announced the launch of Visa Developer, a milestone that transforms the world’s largest retail payments network to an open platform that will drive innovation in payments and commerce. For the first time in the company’s nearly 60 year history, software application developers will have open access to industry leading payments technology, products

Omnio Group Partners with Token for PSD2 & Open Banking

Omnio Group, a leading global fintech, and Token.io Limited, a turnkey open banking platform provider, have partnered to deliver open banking and PSD2 compliance to Omnio’s financial institution customers. The new partnership follows Token’s recent wins with thinkmoney and Tandem Bank, both of which are integrating TokenOStm. Omnio’s award winning digital banking platform, bank.VISION, supports

Visa Opens Door to Digital-First Payment Experiences Through Visa Next

Visa has introduced a new platform with a set of beta APIs, specifications and development tools for issuers and issuer processors to begin building and beta testing new payment products to help meet the future needs of digital-first consumers. The offering will be available to clients and partners via Visa Next, a new destination for

RBR Report Reveals Smart ATM Deposits are Continuing to Grow

Popular with both banks and customers, smart ATM deposit continues to grow 1.2 million ATMs worldwide now offer automated note deposit, as banks look to reduce costs and improve customer service Banks are turning to automated deposit to reduce the cost of branch operations RBR’s report, Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2023, reveals that