Category: Payments

london heathrow shopping wechat pay
October 25, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge enables WeChat Pay for World Duty Free at Heathrow airport

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced that it has partnered with World Duty Free at London Heathrow Airport, enabling Chinese travelers to conveniently pay for their goods using WeChat Pay, a widely adopted e-wallet payment solution in China. World Duty Free now relies on SafeCharge’s new mobile POS application, a solution for…

Read more
FCA clarifies fairer treatment of regular premium PPI complaints
October 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes PPI complaints deadline progress report

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published an update on the progress of its payment protection insurance (PPI) consumer communications campaign and supporting supervisory work. The campaign has succeeded in increasing consumers’ understanding of PPI and how to check if they have had it, as well as awareness of the deadline for making complaints.…

Read more
SET launches interbank payment system for securities transactions
October 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Security ranks as number one eCommerce priority for SMBs

Security overtakes reliability and cost in payments decision-making process thanks to rise in emerging payment methods More than half (52%) of online small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) worry that the move to frictionless payments, such as transactions that take place behind the scenes in apps, is leaving them more open to fraud and will…

Read more
SafeCharge teams up with online sports betting and iGaming bank payments source Mazooma
October 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Volante Technologies launches payments as a service on Microsoft Azure for FIMBank

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing, has announced that FIMBank Malta has signed as the first customer for Volante’s newly launched cloud-based VolPay-as-a-Service offering. Volante will provide FIMBank with a managed service for processing SEPA payments in the cloud, powered by Volante’s VolPay Suite of payments products running…

Read more
BNP Paribas selects Earthport for cross-border payments
October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas selects Earthport for cross-border payments

Earthport (LON:EPO), the global payments specialist, has informed that it has been appointed by BNP Paribas to provide Automated Clearing House (ACH) cross-border payment services. BNP Paribas Fortis, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, and Belgium's largest bank with annual revenues of €43bn will be the first to deploy these services. By partnering with Earthport, BNP Paribas…

Read more
SafeCharge teams up with online sports betting and iGaming bank payments source Mazooma
September 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OXID integrates Klarna as core payment solution

Klarna, the payment provider, and OXID eSales, a provider of e-commerce solutions and services, has announced that they will partner to enable more than 12,000 merchants to seamlessly integrate Klarna’s full suite of payment methods, providing customers with flexibility in payments and a smoother shopping experience. Klarna is now part of the core integration in…

Read more
Teddy Sagi Playtech
September 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Teddy Sagi increases SafeCharge stake, buying shares from CEO David Avgi

Globe Invest, the family office of online entrepreneur Teddy Sagi, has announced that Northenstar Investments Ltd has increased its shareholding in online payments solutions company SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) by acquiring an additional 3,995,185 shares in the AIM listed entity. Northenstar’s shareholding in SafeCharge has risen to 68.34% following the new transaction. Northenstar is…

Read more
In The Style and Klarna launch Pay later
September 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

In The Style and Klarna launch Pay later service

Payments provider Klarna has just announced a partnership with Manchester-based fashion brand, In The Style. In The Style customers will now benefit from Klarna’s Pay later service, which allows shoppers to order their favourite clothes online, then have the flexibility to pay for them up to 30 days later — with no interest or fees.…

Read more
ANZ launches smartphone ATM access in Australia
September 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ launches smartphone ATM access in Australia

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has announced a new way for customers to access cash on the go, using only their smartphone or watch at 2,400 ATMs across Australia. ANZ customers will be able to withdraw cash from ANZ ATMs using their preferred mobile payments device instead of plastic cards across…

Read more