China CITIC Bank International Limited (the “Bank” or “CNCBI”) announced the launch of WeChat Pay on its WeChat Official Account (“OA”). CNCBI first launched its OA last October. Now CNCBI extends its offerings from instant banking services to WeChat Pay, becoming the first banking institution in Hong Kong to embrace this e-payment solution. Customers purchasing single-trip
HomeSend and Azimo announced the launch of new mobile wallet services in ten countries throughout Africa and Asia-Pacific – reaching millions of mobile money subscribers. Azimo customers in 20 European countries are now be able to send funds to mobile money accounts of loved ones in Armenia, Burkina Faso, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria,
Wirecard Group announced the launch of an innovative mobile checkout development platform for retailers. Wirecard’s new retail payments platform enables retailers to increase the appeal and functional scope of their own app by integrating open- and closed-loop contactless payments, peer-to-peer gifting, offers and merchant loyalty functionality. Today, closed-loop mobile payment and checkout applications by retailers
TRANSFAST, the global money transfer company, announced partnerships with three leading Kenyan banks for instant deposits, and the launch of M-PESA service. Both instant deposits and M-PESA service enable customers worldwide, online and in person, to make instant transfers to Kenya 24x7x365, including bank holidays. In addition to the instant services, TRANSFAST offers same-day deposits
Diamond Bank Plc, has announced the launch of a fingerprint recognition feature on its Diamond Mobile App. The service, an iOS Touch ID, is a fingerprint reader that allows users of the Mobile App an easy and seamless login to their accounts by simply recognizing and identifying their individual fingerprints. Speaking on the new feature,
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced the launch of Season of Giving, a charitable giving campaign benefitting the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization Good360. From Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, each time someone sends money using the Popmoney personal payment service at one of nearly 200 participating financial institutions, one
WorldRemit, a leader in the European ‘Fintech’ revolution, announces the launch of its award-winning online money transfer service in the United States. WorldRemit is known for its global reach of more than 110 receive countries and for offering innovative new ways of receiving transfers including Mobile Money and airtime top-ups, in addition to bank deposit
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced the launch of Popmoney for Disbursements, a new service that streamlines and speeds the currently check-dominated process used by businesses to send payments to consumers. The new service is part of a suite of products anchored by the Popmoney personal payment service that
Equity Bank and American Express have announced the launch of the first American Express Cards in Kenya. Equity Bank now offers Kenyan consumers the Equity Bank American Express Green Card and the Equity Bank American Express Gold – both of which carry rich rewards and benefits. The launch builds upon Equity Bank’s reputation for offering
Realex Payments, one of Europe’s fastest growing payment solution providers, announces a new partnership with OpenCart. The deal sees Realex Payments and OpenCart, a leading open-source e-commerce software platform that powers hundreds of thousands of stores, launch a one-stop solution for merchant online payment processing. Realex Payments, along with UK development agency Welford Media and
