Category: Payments

ATFX teams up with major payment providers for LATAM and the Middle East
February 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS releases Guidelines to protect users of electronic payments

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) informed that it has today launched a public consultation on proposed guidelines to protect users of electronic payments (e-payments). The proposed E-payments User Protection Guidelines aim to encourage wider adoption of e-payments by setting standards on the responsibilities of financial institutions and e-payment users. Under the new Guidelines, individuals…

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BNP Paribas selects Earthport for cross-border payments
February 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET's FinNet launches payment system service for capital market

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) subsidiary FinNet Innovation Network Co., Ltd., just announced that it rolls out the payment system infrastructure in order to enhance efficiency of the capital market’s payment process, in line with the government’s National e-Payment Roadmap. This development underlines SET’s vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for everyone.” SET…

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Cashless payment solutions provider Nayax establishes Europe operations in Lithuania
February 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge ups investment in cashless payment solutions provider Nayax to $24.5 million

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has announced that it has invested further in Nayax Ltd., a leading global cashless payment solutions provider for the unattended machine industry. SafeCharge made its initial investment in Nayax in December 2016 and today's follow-on investment takes the total investment by SafeCharge to approximately USD $24.5 million, in…

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February 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Electroneum - first cryptocurrency to join GSMA

British blockchain startup Electroneum, has just announced it has become the first cryptocurrency to join the GSMA in a move that will accelerate its integration into the world of mobile payments. Electroneum has been making waves beyond the crypto niche, signing MOUs with several global telecommunications and payments companies. In addition, the cryptocurrency has been…

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Yuval Ziv SafeCharge
February 02, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

SafeCharge COO Yuval Ziv nets $440,000 profit from exercise of options

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has made regulatory filings indicating that longtime employee and current COO Yuval Ziv exercised options over 300,000 ordinary shares in the company. These options were granted under the company's 2011 Global Share Option Plan. Of the 300,000 options exercised, 60,000 were at a price of 121.0 pence per share…

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ESL esports paysafecard
January 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

ESL esports lands paysafecard as a main sponsor and global payment platform partner

Payment systems provider Paysafe Group has announced that it is "doubling down" on esports, with its paysafecard brand becoming Global ESL Payment Platform Partner and one of ESL’s main sponsors worldwide. paysafecard will support all ESL events and three major global community activations: “paysafecard Hall of Fame”, “Beat the Legends” and “Ultimate Experience”. ESL is…

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Kyber Network opens to become the VISA for cryptocurrency
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ZED Network launches an integrated global payments platform

ZED Network has announced its intention to launch an integrated global payments platform featuring proprietary blockchain technology to address imbalances and inequities in the Money Transfer Operator (MTO) market. Executed over Stellar to a network of sending and receiving MTOs in multiple worldwide corridors, the ZED platform offers a single point of integration for MTOs…

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January 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SafeCharge receives FCA Payment Institution License

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, SafeCharge Financial Services Limited, has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a Payment Institution. This in in addition to SafeCharge Limited's existing authorisation as a European Electronic Money Institution. The authorisation will allow SafeCharge Financial…

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PumaPay’s second version of its PullPayment Solution is on Mainnet
December 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

PumaPay to provide merchants with a comprehensive solution to process crypto payments

Decentralized Vision, the blockchain company creating a payment protocol that combines the benefits of traditional billing systems and blockchain technology, announced today the launch of its PumaPay Protocol; an all-in-one blockchain payment solution that offers billing mechanisms for e-commerce, online services and traditional merchants. To date, the majority of retail commerce, both online and offline, revolves…

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