Category: Payments

July 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge reports good momentum in revenues driven by new customer wins in 1H-2018

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has issued a brief trading update for the first half of 2018, indicating "good momentum in revenues" and transaction processing volumes in H1, driven by new customer wins. Following the first quarter of 2018, SafeCharge stated that the company generated record revenues and transaction processing volumes…

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Tempo builds global payment network for cryptocurrencies
July 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tempo builds global payment network for cryptocurrencies

Tempo, the crypto payment network simplifying the exchange process from crypto to fiat, has just announced that it is creating a payment network of any licensed crypto exchange globally. Operating on the Stellar DEX as the principal European anchor for Stellar, Tempo brings ease to crypto trading by facilitating the process on its online platform…

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saxo bank banking circle sold eqt
July 09, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank sells Banking Circle to Swedish PE firm EQT

Copenhagen based Retail FX brokerage group Saxo Bank is continuing a radical makeover of the company and jettisoning of non-core assets, agreeing to sell its Banking Circle payments unit to Swedish private equity firm EQT partners. The parties did not disclose a price for the transaction. Prending regulatory approval, the sale is expected to close…

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Crypto.com finally gets a home in Monaco Visa card rebrand
July 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto.com finally gets a home in Monaco Visa card rebrand

Monaco, the pioneering cryptocurrency and financial services firm, has announced its rebrand to CRYPTO.com, reflecting its mission to accelerate the global development, adoption, and transition to cryptocurrency. Its integrated portfolio of premium consumer cryptocurrency products previously known as Monaco — including the wallet app and Visa payment cards — will be branded as MCO to…

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June 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PayPal and eBay extend consumer credit relationship

eBay and online payment giant PayPal have announced that they have extended their credit agreement in which eBay will continue to accept and promote PayPal Credit on its Marketplace platform. PayPal Credit, PayPal’s proprietary online consumer financing product, offers eBay shoppers choice and flexibility in how they pay. eBay has offered PayPal Credit to its…

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June 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

AlipayHK and GCash launch cross-border blockchain-based remittance service

AlipayHK and GCash today announced the launch of a cross-border remittance service through their e-wallet platforms, powered by blockchain technology developed by Alipay, the online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group. This is the first blockchain-based cross-border digital wallet remittance service globally, offering a fast, secure, convenient, transparent and low-cost way to transfer…

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June 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dash teams up with AloGateway to facilitate B2B payments globally

Dash, the digital currency for payments, has just announced a partnership with AloGateway, a global payment processor which facilitates over 100,000 transactions per day. Through the partnership, merchants around the world can now send, receive, and hold Dash and other major cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, in their AloGateway wallets. AloGateway is the one of…

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June 15, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Swissquote launches multi currency Mastercard

Leading Swiss online banking and brokerage firm Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX:SQN) has announced that it has launched the Swissquote Multi Currency Credit Card for making payments in a variety of currencies. It allows owners of a Swissquote trading account to benefit from a simple, flexible, and secure method of payment for transactions across the…

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