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Largest automated payments clearing house in Africa, BankservAfrica, has been appointed by Union Pay International (UPI) as the domestic processor to fast-track affordable and accessible card payments in South Africa.
partnership, digital payments, credit card, debit card, ATM, POS, compliance, regulation, payment processor, payment processing, digitalisation, financial inclusion, interchange fee, payments infrastructure
Building onto our previous reporting related to the partnerships that took place in Q3 2023 within the payments and commerce space, this analysis focuses on the banking and fintech industry.
banking, fintech, fraud prevention, financial crime, Open Banking, Open Finance, crypto, web3, The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series
The Paypers has analysed the most prolific partnerships announced in Q1 2023 within the global fintech space, with a focus on Open Banking, A2A payments, embedded finance, B2B payments/lending, and entrance into separate verticals.
The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series, fintech, Open Banking, digital banking, account-to-account payment, embedded finance, B2B payments, lending, Variable Recurring Payments, API, banking, partnership
Money transfer company Tempo France has partnered with fintech nTokens to launch remittances to Brazil from the EU, with the tech of the transfers based on the Stellar blockchain.
partnership, remittances, money transfer, cross-border payments, blockchain, tokenization, fintech, financial services, PIX, payment methods, online payments, banking, payout
Germany-based SWK Bank has teamed with cloud Banking-as-a-Service platform Mambu to offer new banking services to the DACH market.
BaaS, online banking, payments infrastructure, B2B payments
The Central Bank of Iran has entered negotiations to join Russia’s Mir card payment system in order to improve regional trade and bypass US sanctions.
online payments, payment processing, payments , payment processor
The Russian and Indian Governments have gotten closer to an agreement to have cards based on Russia’s Mir payment system be accepted at ATMs and POS in India.
Russia Ukraine War, financial sanctions, UPI, cross-border payments
Five Turkish banks have adopted Russia’s Mir payments system, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with President Vladimir Putin.
banks, payments , Russia Ukraine War, partnership, e-wallet
African fintechs have been caught in a difficult situation, needing to shut down their virtual card service.
fintech, fraud prevention, virtual card, money laundering, online payments
Union54 has launched in Zambia, offering people an opportunity to own virtual debit cards they can use to pay bills, purchase goods online, and access local and global supply chains.
credit card, debit card, virtual card, unbanked, startup
Zambia-based card issuing fintech startup, Union54, has announced it raised USD 12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global, with the participation of Earl Grey Capital, and Vibe VC, among others.
funding, local payment method, debit card, card scheme, Issuer, cross-border payments
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an unfunded USD 250-million Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility with ABSA bank.
The African Development Bank, AfDB, Absa Bank, Risk Participation Agreement, trade finance, African Issuing Banks, Africa, RPA programme, Africa Investment Form
A new approach to banking required stringent compliance, the ability to juggle stakeholders and a robust and flexible technology platform
TymeBank, bank, digital-only bank, South African bank, banking technology, disruption, BPC, case study
An overview of trends and developments with great impact over the use of cash in commerce
cash, Raluca Constantinescu, payment methods, commerce, in-store
The African Development Bank has approved a USD 50 million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement for Commerzbank.
The African Development Bank, Commerzbank, Risk Participation Agreement, trade finance, Africa
61% of respondents reported a global shortage of trade finance, shows a new survey from ICC.
ICC, survey, trade finance, banking, Africa, SME finance, digitisation, AML, KYC