VocaLink and The Clearing House Sign a Groundbreaking Deal to Deliver National Real-time Payment Services in the U.S.

VocaLink, the UK-based international payment systems provider, has signed a contract with The Clearing House (TCH) to develop a national real-time payment service in the U.S. In October, the two companies announced they had signed a letter of intent, and today’s contract signing finalizes the partnership and clears the way for work to build the

aCommerce Announces Strategic Investment & Partnership with DKSH

Southeast Asian ecommerce service provider and online distributor aCommerce announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with DKSH Group that involves an undisclosed investment for a 20% stake and access to DKSH clients and infrastructure across the region. DKSH is a 150 year old Swiss-based Market Expansion Services provider with over 100 global blue-chip

FIME and Amadis Partner on EMV Testing Solutions and Services

FIME and Amadis announce a technical partnership focused on maintaining and strengthening FIME’s position at the forefront of the EMV payment terminal testing solutions and services market. Amadis, a provider of software development and consulting for secure electronic payments, has already supported FIME in the development and validation of its cloud-based kernel testing service. FIME

Cashbackpoint and VCS, Agree on Strategic Partnership

Virtual Card Services (VCS), a leader in developing and implementing credit, debit and smart card processing systems, has announced a strategic partnership deal with the multiple award-winning loyalty business Cashbackpoint. In a first for the African continent, the deal brings payment card linked cashback rewards to the online market. Consumers in South Africa can register

Mukuru Announce the Launch of their New Partner in Malawi: Post Office

Mukuru announced it had entered into partnership with Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) to allow for easy access of remittances to Malawi. The partnership will allow for Mukuru customers in Malawi to easily collect cash sent from South Africa, the UK, Canada and European Union from any of the 182 Post Offices across Malawi. This brings

eftpos Selects Bell ID’s Tokenization Platform for New Australian Mobile Payments Capability

eftpos announced a new partnership with Bell ID to build a flexible, domestic mobile payments capability, including secure tokenization services. Bell ID’s Token Service Provider platform will integrate with the ‘eftpos Hub’: a reliable, secure and scalable centralized switch that provides the Australian industry with a cost effective, real time payments processing platform with the

Airtel and Tigo Partner to Launch an Interoperability Pilot in Rwanda Between Airtel Money and Tigo Cash

Airtel Rwanda, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, and Tigo Rwanda Ltd, a subsidiary of Millicom, have announced a partnership to pilot interoperability between their two mobile money transfer service platforms. This collaboration will allow Airtel Money and Tigo Cash subscribers to send and receive money directly into their mobile wallets without use of vouchers. Tano