We live in a digital age, where the ability to send instant messages resides in our hands via our various smart phones and smart devices. The mechanism rests in the coding of a variety of “apps” on the market. This apps market is highly competitive. You need only conduct a simple Internet search to arrive…
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Two payment powerhouses have signed a letter of intent to expand crypto acceptance at merchants and businesses in Switzerland, both at retail Point-of-Sale devices, as well as at online website portals. Bitcoin Suisse has been developing the crypto market in Switzerland since 2013, while Worldline has become the leading payment and transactional service provider across…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has partnered with JPMorgan to create a blockchain-based prototype for multi-currency payments. The information came from an official release from MAS, where Singapore's central bank states that the most current development on the Project Ubin is that users will be able to make payments in different currencies on the very…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has announced that it will scale up its capital market payment service by allowing securities trading payment between accounts at different banks. As of today, November 11, the new service will mitigate risks in the payment system and improve the efficiency of the process between the capital market and…
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Alternative Airlines, a Gatwick-based flight-search website, has announced thet it has just teamed up with the global payment services provider Paysafe. Alternative Airlines will now be able to provide a range of payment methods for its customers, using Paysafe’s expertise to offer digital payment solutions. Paysafe’s digital wallets, Skrill, NETELLER, and Rapid Transfer will also…
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paysafecard, Paysafe Group's prepaid online cash payment method, announced that it has teamed up with Samsung and is now available as a payment method in the Galaxy Store, to buy apps for Samsung smartphones or make in-app purchases. Samsung clients can now use cash to pay for apps online in the Galaxy Store and complete…
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The following article was exclusively prepared for LeapRate by the Match-Trade Technologies team. Last year brought significant changes in the financial market, especially for unregulated brokers. For instance, VISA and Mastercard blocked them from using their services. And now, one of the biggest challenges they have to face is to provide their customers with convenient and effective…
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Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, announced today that it has teamed up with TouchBistro, a global iPad-based POS solution for restaurants and pubs. Through the partnership, Barclaycard’s payment solution is now integrated with TouchBistro, unlocking improved speed and accuracy of the bill-paying process for both restaurants and…
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Liquidity and tech provider of solutions for the crypto and FX industry, B2Broker, just announced that it has integrated 5 new payment systems into its Trader’s Room platform. The new payment systems, Ikajo, PayRetailers, Simplex, Einstein and GreenBox make the total number of payment systems integrated by default to more than 20, through which customers…
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Montreal-based payment technology firm and provider of global payment solutions, Nuvei, announced that it has completed the acquisition of SafeCharge International Group Limited for approximately US $889 million. LeapRate reminds that the Financial Conduct Authority has approved the proposed change in control of SafeCharge Financial Services Limited last month. The acquisition creates a global payment…
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