Category: Payments

Skrill
June 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Skrill and Wix partner to bolster e-commerce business growth

A single integration to Skrill’s payment gateway allows the use of alternative payment methods such as the Skrill digital wallet and other Paysafe services including online bank transfer solution Rapid Transfer and online cash solution Paysafecash. Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Skrill, NETELLER and Income Access at Paysafe, said: The last year has been a pivotal…

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PayPal set to allow customers to withdraw cryptocurrency
May 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

PayPal set to allow customers to withdraw cryptocurrency

During the conference, da Ponte was also probed on the subject of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), following news that the PayPal vice president had met up with central bankers across the globe. Though da Ponte accepted the logic of central banks issuing their own tokens, he refused the common opinion that just one of…

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partnership
May 24, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Fintech Plaid teams up with payments firm Square

Square’s tokenized check system uses Plaid to allow customers to securely connect their bank accounts for bank payments. This verification option enables customers to quickly enter their bank login credentials to connect an account to enable payments. Additionally, Square offers no fee refunds on ACH payments they process to make ACH acceptance even easier. Dennis…

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Acquisition
May 17, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Stripe acquires Bouncer to boost fraud prevention

When a transaction is flagged, Bouncer does not block the purchase entirely, a business can use it to verify the card. Bouncer achieves this by requesting live photos of the card which can be taken with a smartphone. The scanning technology supports all card types, cards designs and can even be done in low light.…

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Nuvei
May 07, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nuvei linked to Simplex acquisition

Also, in December 2020, the start-up announced the launch of Simplex Banking, its very own crypto banking solution created with the intention of integrating seamlessly into exchanges and wallet apps. Simplex is fully licensed as a financial entity under the European Union.  Although its actual valuation is still unknown, it has reportedly raised around $19…

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Stripe Issuing launches in 20 European countries
April 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Stripe Issuing launches in 20 European countries

Stripe Issuing integrates with Stripe’s suite of products and allows users to manage card issuing programmes alongside payments, fraud prevention, analytics, invoices and recurring billing. Businesses can design their own cards with their own branding in the Stripe Dashboard. Stripe handles card production, fulfillment and shipping. Virtual cards are created instantly, while physical cards are…

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technology partnership
March 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Visa joins forces with Crypto.com to enable fiat transaction settlement on Ethereum

Jack Forestell, executive vice president and chief product officer, Visa, commented: Crypto-native fintechs want partners who understand their business and the complexities of digital currency form factors. The announcement today marks a major milestone in our ability to address the needs of fintechs managing their business in a stablecoin or cryptocurrency, and it’s really an…

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Stripe obtains $600M funding at $95B valuation
March 15, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Stripe obtains $600M funding at $95B valuation

John Collison, President and Co-Founder of Stripe, commented: We’re investing a ton more in Europe this year, particularly in Ireland. Whether in fintech, mobility, retail or SaaS, the growth opportunity for the European digital economy is immense. Stripe also plans to expand its Global Payments and Treasury Network with the raised capital. The company announced…

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digital wallet
February 24, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Skrill introduces new withdrawal feature to the digital wallet

Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Skrill, NETELLER, and Income Access at Paysafe. said: More people than ever are buying cryptocurrency as a long-term investment, particularly in light of recent institutional backing from the likes of Tesla, which has driven Bitcoin to fresh all-time highs. Skrill, part of the integrated payments platform Paysafe, works to develop global…

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