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Youtap launches QR code solutions and apps for markets in Africa and Asia Youtap has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and …

The Start-up Loans Company joins forces with NatWest and RBS The Start Up Loans Company will join a handful of leading alternative finance firms in an exclusive partnership with a …

Bank ABC joins R3 Bahrain-based Bank ABC, MENA’s leading international banking group, has recently joined blockchain-inspired consortium headed by R3, a financial innovation firm, headquartered in New York City. The …

EC approves BNP Paribas proposed acquisition of Opel/Vauxhall financing arms The European Commission approved the proposed acquisition by Groupe PSA and BNP Paribas of the captive companies of Opel/Vauxhall. This …

Bank of America launches a platform for managing mobile wallets in China Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill), a leader in global transaction services, has launched a payments collection …

Alipay partners with VTB to expand merchant network in Russia Alipay announced its partnership with VTB Group, one of Russia’s leading banking groups. VTB Group has recently started merchant acquiring …

First Data and FLEETCOR Announce Termination of Joint Venture Agreement First Data and FLEETCOR Technologies announced that they have terminated the joint venture agreement they entered in March 2017. That …

Klarna launches “Wavy” Peer-to-Peer Payment Service Klarna Bank AB (publ) is delighted to announce the release of our new free of charge peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service ‘Wavy’, which enables people …

Kakao Bank Reaches 820,000 Clients in 4 Days Since Launch Kakao Bank, one of South Korea’s first digital only banks, says it has attracted KRW 535 billion ($477 million) worth …

EMVCo Publishes QR Code Specifications EMVCo, the global technical body that manages the EMV Specifications, has publicly released two QR Code payment specifications that support merchant-presented QR Code and consumer-presented …