PAYONE at Internet World 2015

PAYONE, one of the leading payment service provider in Europe, presents itself again this year at Internet World on 24 and 25 March at the ICM Munich. The show focused on e-commerce solutions and online marketing is accompanied by a high-profile congress, the “The Future of E-Commerce” is the motto. There be more than 60

Fintech Startup Azimo Launches New Instant Money Transfer Service to Eight New Countries in West Africa

Azimo, the online money transfer service, announced that customers across Europe can now send money to recipients in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo in West African CFA francs for instant cash pick-up. Michael Kent, CEO of Azimo, explains that: “Together these 8 countries have a combined population of over

Fintech Startup Azimo Launches Instant Vodafone M-Pesa Mobile Money Transfer Service

Azimo, the online money transfer service, announced that customers across Europe can now send money instantly to the mobile “eWallets” of M-PESA’s 19 million subscribers in Kenya. Kenya boasts one of the highest global rates of mobile banking, with around 60% of all Kenyans sending or receiving money via their smartphone. Between January and February

Orange and Visa Europe Join Forces to Launch Orange Cash

Visa Europe and Orange have announced a strategic partnership that reflects the companies’ shared ambition to accelerate awareness and everyday usage of mobile contactless payment in France. The initial step to deliver widespread availability of the innovative payments will be the launch of Orange Cash. The first prepaid product of its type to be launched

MasterCard View on Electronic Payments Legislative Proposals for EU

MasterCard fully supports the European Commission’s goal of encouraging more secure, efficient, competitive and innovative electronic payments, which will enable consumers, retailers and other key stakeholders to enjoy the full benefits of the EU internal market  and pledges to work with the Commission to achieve this goal. Javier Perez, President of MasterCard Europe, said: “While

Europeans Say No to Cash This Summer

New research from MasterCard shows that Europeans want to enjoy cashfree holidays. The survey shows how people across Europe prefer having their cards on hand on holiday, more than the rest of the year: 91% of them carry their cards while on holiday vs 60% at home and over half or 53% of those questioned would like to