Nintendo gamers can now use PayPal to fund payments LeapRate

August 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nintendo gamers can now use PayPal to fund payments

Online payment giant PayPal announced that continues the journey to bring PayPal to more customers across contexts by integrating with the Nintendo Switch™ console- enabling gamers to use PayPal to make purchases from Nintendo eShop. Consumers around the world can use PayPal to make purchases with their Nintendo eShop accounts directly from their Nintendo Switch. Additionally,…

August 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv moves to reinvent payments infrastructure with acquisition of Dovetail

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) today announced it has acquired Dovetail Group Limited, a provider of bank payments and liquidity management solutions. This acquisition further enables Fiserv to help financial institutions around the world transform their payments infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of wholesale, commercial and retail customers. Financial terms were not disclosed. As the global…

August 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

KeyBank partners with Billtrust for automated accounts receivable solution

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) announced today its strategic partnership with an equity investment in Billtrust, a pioneer of payment cycle management solutions. This collaboration, along with the launch of KeyTotal AR, marks the most recent in a series of partnerships with emerging fintech providers, affirming Key’s commitment to bringing innovative solutions to market. Terms of the…

ATFX teams up with major payment providers for LATAM and the Middle East

August 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SWIFT to facilitate instant payments in the U.S.

SWIFT just announced that it will provide U.S. institutions with a gateway to The Clearing House’s real-time payments (RTP) platform. As instant payments become more ubiquitous in the U.S., SWIFT will provide an interface to manage the requirements of sending and receiving domestic instant payment transactions on behalf of customers. The Clearing House (TCH) is…

August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Commcise delivers integrated MiFID II research payment solution to Pictet Asset Management

Commcise, the provider of integrated commission management and research evaluation solutions for investment management firms, today announced the successful implementation of CommciseBUY at Pictet Asset Management (Pictet AM) who manage over EUR150bn in a range of asset classes globally. Implemented globally, the Commcise solution enables Pictet AM portfolio managers, analysts and management to evaluate broker…

August 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Payment Services takes over the acquiring and terminal business of Aduno Group

SIX Payment Services Ltd announced that is purchasing from Aduno Group the business unit Aduno SA, responsible for acquiring and terminal business (card acceptance and processing). By so doing, SIX is underscoring its aim of driving forward its growth and consolidating its position over the long term as a provider of card-based payment services in…

August 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Oracle releases Oracle Banking Payments solution

New solution built on ISO standards enables end-to-end payments innovation for banks Oracle today announced the worldwide release of its Oracle Banking Payments solution. The offering was built from the ground up leveraging ISO 20022 and is designed to help banks compartmentalize payments messaging, message transformation and payment processing while providing high fidelity insight. Using…

August 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Skrill and NETELLER go private: Paysafe agrees to $3.9 billion buyout offer from Blackstone and CVC

Continuing the rapid consolidation and M&A activity sweeping the online payments business, the board of Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) has decided to recommend a £2.96 billion (USD $3.9 billion) buyout of the company by private equity fund groups Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) and CVC Capital Partners. The Paysafe Board was initially approached by the consortium in early…

August 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

RBC first bank in Canada to enable bill payments using Siri

New capabilities also include the launch of seamless P2P transfers within iMessage The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) just announced that its personal banking clients are now the first in Canada who can ask Siri to pay their bills on iPhone and iPad using RBC Mobile app. RBC has also launched seamless Interac e-Transfer® payments within…

August 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Klarna launches Wavy peer-to-peer payment service

Klarna Bank AB just announced the release of its new free of charge peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service ‘Wavy’, which enables people to send and request money in a secure, fast and easy way. Wavy enables consumers across 31 European markets to smoothly transfer money (Euros) and split bills amongst friends, colleagues and family members. Consumers…

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