Bank of America and PayPal have announced a partnership to enable customers to transact with PayPal in stores and link their cards into PayPal.    Read more

• The Paypers launches The Payment Methods Report 2017
• linked2pay rolls out white label KYC service for banks
• WorldRemit to enable money transfers from Singapore
• The Paypers releases the Open Banking & API Report 2017
• Wirecard offers payment guarantee for credit card payments

Axis Bank has started negotiations for buying FreeCharge, a digital wallet platform, from Snapdeal in a USD 60 million deal.    Read more

• Adyen, ofo to power global payments
• BBVA brings out Android Pay in Spain
• ANZ bank to support Samsung Pay services
• Payably, CardConnect to streamline mobile payments for SMEs
• Malaysia's CIMB and Alipay team up for mobile payments

Acapture, a global omnichannel PSP, has partnered with Boatsters, a rental platform for yachts and boats, to launch the Virtual Reality (VR) webshop pilot project.    Read more

• iguama.com, Mastercard to provide US to LATAM cross-border ecommerce
• CPI Card Group creates contactless Clubcard for Tesco
• GlobalOnePay launches ecommerce payment facilitator platform
• 2Checkout expands into APAC region with WeChat Pay integration
• Study: US-based ecommerce retailers want to expand into Europe

Saxo Bank, a Danish investment bank, has announced its white label partners of its plans to strengthen the resilience of SaxoTraderGO to DDoS attacks.    Read more

• Users bank details at risk with new WhatsApp scam
• Humaniq to launch Blockchain-powered financial inclusion app in Ghana
• Common patterns in phishing attacks revealed in new study
• No More Ransom initiative celebrates its first year
• 85 percent of users concerned about card data breaches

Recurly has announced an integration with Xero, a cloud-based accounting platform. 

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• LendKey raises USD 13 mln in Series C Funding
• Axis Bank brings out Invoicemart - a digital invoice discounting platform for MSMEs
• Vayana Network raises USD 4 mln in Series A funding
• TrueCommerce partners with TrustWeaver to integrate e-invoicing services
• HSBC enters new supply chain finance partnership

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has granted LedgerX, a cryptocurrency trading platform operator, registration as a clearing house for derivatives contracts settling in digital currencies.    Read more

• IBM joins the London Stock Exchange to develop securities data blockchain
• US regulator extends reach over crypto-cash investment
• Russian Airline S7 issues tickets using blockchain tech
• EU research fund backs UK blockchain payment startup Billion
• Singapore Central Bank shares updates on blockchain project

Varo Money, a mobile-first banking provider, has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.    Read more

• Emirates NBD launches FaceBanking service
• India sees new payment bank launched, Fino Payments Bank
• Wells Fargo solution to offer clients more card and account data
• MoneYou integrates Mitek solutions for digital onboarding
• Santander integrates Sopra Direct Banking on Saas

Bank of China Singapore branch (BOCSG) has launched a new contactless credit card in partnership with local supermarket chain Sheng Siong.    Read more

• Credit and debit card surcharges to be banned in the UK
• Conferma, Concur to provide virtual card solution
• Survey: Debit cards overtake cash for payments in UK
• Curve launches "financial time travel"
• PFS, Moneymailme to provide prepaid cards

Worldline has announced it buys 100% of the share capital of First Data’s subsidiaries in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia (First Data Baltics or FDB) for EUR 73 million.    Read more

• Wirecard, Gulf Air to extend collaboration for payment processes
• PayNearMe partners Blackhawk Network to extend financial services reach
• UniCredit prepares for multinational instant payments
• Vantiv, Columbia Bank team up for payments solutions
• Ingenico acquires Bambora from Nordic Capital