E-payment & Security, Technology
May 12, 2023
Via: Payments DivePaysend joins a crowded field of cross-border payments competitors that are increasingly tapping new payment rails for faster cross-border services. Offering remittances services for migrants sending payments to family and friends in other countries is where most of the rivals […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
May 3, 2023
Via: Payments DivePartners at AH Capital Management, the big-name venture capital firm better known as Andreessen Horowitz, see an opportunity for entrepreneurs to design payment systems in what they call “high-risk” niches, such as gaming, sports betting and cannabis. Those areas, where […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
February 27, 2023
Via: Payments DiveWhile Passbook was gaining traction with customers, the product was outside the fintech’s core customer segment, Oppenheimer told analysts last week. “We believe it makes sense to redeploy our resources to higher returning investments, targeted at our core remittance customer,” […]
February 23, 2023
Via: Payments DiveNacha, which governs the automated payments system, attributed the drop in direct deposits to the conclusion of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief and fewer unemployment benefit payments. Looking ahead, the organization said it is focused on encouraging the dental industry to […]
February 9, 2023
Via: Payments DiveThe embattled CEO of PayPal, Dan Schulman, plans to retire at the end of the year, after the digital payments pioneer has struggled in recent years to meet growth goals and beat back mounting competition. Schulman said he spoke multiple […]
January 31, 2023
Via: Payments DiveThe PayPal job cuts follow a $2-billion investment in the company last year by Elliott Investment Management, an activist investor that often pushes companies to increase profitability in the interest of boosting stock prices. The value of PayPal’s shares have […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
January 13, 2023
Via: Payments DivePayPal’s Xoom has offered money transfer services domestically since 2020 and expanded its cross-border capabilities last year. Now, it’s speeding up the delivery of the payments with an assist from Visa’s real-time system called Visa Direct. Xoom’s debit card deposit […]
January 12, 2023
Via: Payments DiveCard giant American Express said it has agreed to purchase Nipendo, an Israeli business-to-business payments automation company, but didn’t say how much it will pay for the acquisition. Nipendo, headquartered in Netanya, Israel, “will make B2B payments processes much easier […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
November 29, 2022
Via: Payments DiveThe slower growth at San Francisco, Calif.-based Visa comes as the U.S. braces for a possible recession, with consumers tightening their budgets in the face of inflation and companies cutting back on jobs and expenditures. Still, higher prices work in […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
November 28, 2022
Via: Payments DivePayPal is counting on its digital app to boost business as it focuses more on customer engagement and less on adding new customer accounts. To that end, one new service the company is testing is a teen account for users […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
November 21, 2022
Via: Payments DiveVisa President Ryan McInerney will not be short on growth goals when he takes over as CEO of the global card network giant Visa next year. When McInerney spoke at a recent bank conference he uttered the word “opportunity” more […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
November 18, 2022
Via: Business of AppsMobile banking apps revolutionised how we bank today. Some 62% of consumers now conduct most of their regular banking activities on apps. But though users admit there are plenty of benefits to using banking apps, the majority remain concerned about […]
November 18, 2022
Via: Payments DiveVisa CEO Al Kelly will step aside and the card network company will promote President Ryan McInerney to the chief executive role next February, the company said in a press release Thursday. Kelly will stay on at the company as […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
October 31, 2022
Via: Payments DiveThe P2P tool addition is part of Jack Henry’s bid to keep expanding its technological capabilities and tools for its community and regional bank clients. The company introduced this tool to enable banks and credit unions to provide a safe […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
October 28, 2022
Via: Payments DiveMastercard reported an increase in third-quarter earnings as the second-largest card network company benefited from its investments in the payments sector. During the company’s earnings conference call Thursday, Chief Executive Michael Miebach noted the company’s “focused execution” of Mastercard’s strategy […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
October 20, 2022
Via: Payments DiveRepublican ire is spooling up over what digital payments company PayPal called an error in the post of a user policy that threatened to debit users’ accounts if they shared ”misinformation.” A group of Republicans, including two ranking committee members, […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
October 14, 2022
Via: Payments DiveCommerce tied to creators, whether they be artists, musicians or gaming developers, is a rich target for Visa. The industry includes some 50 million professionals generating an estimated $100 billion, a spokesperson for the company said. The new program resembles […]
September 21, 2022
Via: Payments DiveVisa isn’t the only company targeting the gigantic B2B payments and remittances markets for growth. In the B2B arena, there are a host of new entrants, such as Ramp, seeking to provide businesses with new digital tools for moving money. […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
September 14, 2022
Via: Payments DiveVisa, the biggest U.S. card network company, raised concerns Tuesday about a new merchant category code for gun-sellers even as it said it would begin working with bank card issuers to implement the new code. Before the new code was […]
E-payment & Security, Technology
September 8, 2022
Via: Payments DiveMesh Payments has spent the past two years raising funds to support its growth. In February 2021, the company raised $13 million, which it said it would use to improve its sales and marketing operations and partner with other management […]