Xoom Launches Instant Money Transfer Service to China, Processed Through UnionPay

Xoom Corporation, a leading digital money transfer provider, announced the launch of its money transfer service to China. This instant bank deposit service allows Chinese immigrants with a U.S. bank account, credit card, or debit card to conveniently send money online to most bank accounts in China within seconds. With the addition of China, Xoom’s

More than 200 Billion Card Payments Worldwide in 2013

A total of 205 billion card payments were made worldwide in 2013, a rise of 13% on 2012, according to “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts 2013-2019”, a new report from specialist research and consulting firm RBR. This growth was slightly higher than the 11% increase in card numbers to 10.8 billion, which reflects an

2Checkout and WooThemes Partner to Enable Merchants Around the World to Accept Payments

2Checkout, a leading online payment provider to merchants worldwide, and WooThemes, maker of the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, announced a partnership to offer 2Checkout’s online payment technology to WooCommerce users. The integration allows WooCommerce merchants in nearly 200 countries to accept payments in 26 currencies, as well as increases conversion rates over a standard hosted

ATMIA Publishes International Recommendations for the ATM Interface

ATMIA has published new international industry recommendations for maximizing the ATM user interface for about 2.4 million ATMs worldwide. The document focuses on recommendations regarding the accessibility, speed, operability, and security of ATMs. “The importance of the ATM as a customer service channel is growing,” explained CEO Mike Lee. “We’ve identified opportunities to enhance the