Category: Payments

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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…

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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…

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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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July 31, 2017 BY admin

NordFX informs Thailand's MyPay stops its payment activities

Global forex brokerage NordFX has informed today that the Thailand based MyPay Payment System has officially announced that, starting from August 2, 2017, it will stop processing payments including the option to Deposit into MyPay Pocket. The management of MyPay told NordFX the reason for this is the unprofitability of working in Thailand due to…

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July 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

paysafecard launches cash based online payment solution to the UAE

paysafecard, an online prepaid payment methods company and part of Paysafe Group plc (LON:PAYS), announced that enters the United Arab Emirates, offering a secure and fast prepaid payment solution that will not require bank or credit card details. The UAE continues to embrace technology innovation in line with its government's 'Smart Dubai' initiative to transform…

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July 18, 2017 BY admin

Cloud-based payments provider Form3 raises $5m led by Barclays

This latest funding will be used to continue building on Form3’s momentum in the UK and expand services across Europe and North America. Form3, the cloud-based, end-to-end, secure platform for global payments processing, today announced it has secured a strategic investment from Barclays PLC (LON: BARC) the Angel Co-Fund and several individual investors who have…

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ANZ launches smartphone ATM access in Australia
July 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ partners with Samsung Pay to give more choice in mobile payments

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) today announced its customers in Australia can now use Samsung Pay to easily make secure purchases wherever contactless payments are accepted. The introduction of Samsung Pay marks the fourth mobile payment service ANZ offers its Australian customers and further enhances the bank’s leadership position in using…

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July 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alipay signs new global partnership with Stripe

Stripe just announced a new global partnership with Alipay, operated by Ant Financial, unlocking the Chinese consumer market for Stripe-powered businesses around the world. Starting today, businesses on Stripe can begin accepting Alipay on their websites in just a few clicks. For the first time, eligible businesses can activate Alipay right from their Stripe dashboards,…

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