BlueSnap Hires Top Talent to Continue Growth Spree

BlueSnap, a global payments technology company, announced the hiring of three top executives to support the company’s commitment to delivering a frictionless checkout experience with maximized payment conversions for online merchants. With over 70 years of combined payments and technology experience, BlueSnap welcomes Scott Fitzgerald, Bob Botelle and Scott Conti. All will be based at

American Express Launches Amex Express Checkout

American Express announced the launch of Amex Express Checkout, a first-ever, fast and secure way for U.S. Card Members to check out quickly at participating online merchants by using their americanexpress.com account login. With Amex Express Checkout, Card Members simply use their existing americanexpress.com User ID and Password, and American Express auto-fills the checkout fields

GlobalCollect Introduces New Mobile Commerce Interfaces to Boost Conversion From Mobile Devices

GlobalCollect, an Ingenico Group company and the world’s most knowledgeable payment service provider, announced a range of mobile solutions that help online merchants optimize the consumer experience from mobile devices, reduce the number of clicks required for a mobile payment, and drive conversion of mobile visitors into revenue. Mobile devices have changed our world. They

PayGate Introduces Enhanced Online Fraud Protection in Global Partnership

E-commerce payment services provider PayGate says its new partnership with global fraud prevention company ReD, an ACI Worldwide company, will give added protection to South African online merchants. “As e-commerce in South Africa has matured, more and more local merchants are doing business outside our borders,” says PayGate’s head of business development Brendon Williamson. “This

Nigerian online merchants welcome arrival of PayPal

Nigerian online merchants have welcomed the launch of PayPal in the West African country, saying it will lead to a growth in internet transactions, though warning it needs to integrate with local platforms. HumanIPO reported earlier this week PayPal had become available in ten new markets, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe. Adeoye Ojo,

Global PIN-debit Service Boosts Reach for US e-Commerce Merchants

Acculynk, a global PIN-debit authentication gateway, now actively brings global customers to US merchants by enabling authentication of debit cards issued by the world’s largest local-country debit card schemes. US online merchants, both large and small, seeking to grow sales by courting consumers outside the US must be able to accept debit cards cross-border. Up