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Paymentology partners with albo to support fintech growth

News | Payments General | 19 Nov 2024

Paymentology, a global issuer processor, has entered into a strategic partnership with albo to assist fintech growth in Mexico and solidify its market position across personal and business finance. 

payments , fintech, financial inclusion, financial services, digital payments

Tarabut and Geidea Partner to Explore SME Financing Solutions

News | Payments General | 19 Nov 2024

Tarabut, a regulated Open Banking platform, and Geidea, a Saudi payments solutions provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

partnership, SMEs, financial inclusion, Open Banking

Wave Money taps Amdocs for digital platform upgrade

News | Payments General | 15 Nov 2024

Wave Money has chosen Amdocs, a software and services provider for the media industries, to upgrade its core platform with the Amdocs Digital Financial Services solution.

partnership, financial services, financial inclusion, payments , e-wallet

UK Chancellor to reform financial services and scale growth

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 15 Nov 2024

The UK Chancellor has announced their plans to introduce a suite of reforms to ensure the growth and development of the region’s financial services sector. 

regulation, financial services, financial institutions, expansion, financial inclusion

Suits Me acquires the Engage business from Contis

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Nov 2024

UK-based alternative banking provider Suits Me has announced the acquisition of Engage Card customers from Solaris, with the company focusing on scaling financial inclusion in the region. 

acquisition, financial services, fintech, financial inclusion

Africhange secures IMTO licence to streamline remittance to Nigeria

News | Online Payments | 08 Nov 2024

Africhange has announced that its Nigerian branch, Currenzo, has obtained an International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria.  

money transfer, remittance, financial services, financial inclusion, cross-border payments

Sustainability and ESG initiatives in payments: key developments and trends

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 07 Nov 2024

Gabriel Lucas, Director, and Chaira Mekkaoui, Associate Director, both part of Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, discuss the latest trends and initiatives related to integrating sustainability and ESG principles within the payments industry.

sustainability , ESG, online payments, financial institutions, digitalisation, SoftPOS, POS, digital payments, fintech, financial inclusion, merchants, BNPL, regulation, GDPR

TerraPay partners with Suyool to boost financial accessibility in Lebanon

News | Online Payments | 06 Nov 2024

TerraPay, a global money movement company, has partnered with Suyool, a financial ecosystem regulated by Banque du Liban, to improve financial accessibility in Lebanon.

partnership, remittance, financial services, payments , financial inclusion

Neem secured USD 4 million credit facility

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 Nov 2024

Neem has announced the rise of USD 4 million credit facility from DNI Group to scale its earned wage access solution across the region of Pakistan.

funding, investment, banking, financial inclusion, financial services

Chile: 2024 analysis of payments and ecommerce trends

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 30 Oct 2024

Lindsay Lehr, Managing Director at Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence (PCMI), delves into the main trends of the 2024 payments and ecommerce markets in Chile.

payments , paytech, fintech, startup, banking, retail payments, digital payments, financial inclusion, digitalisation, financial services, country series, ecommerce, online shopping, retail, credit card, SaaS, debit card, bank transfer, APM, cross-border payments, digital wallet, POS, regulation, Open Finance, interoperability, A2A payments, RTPs, QR code

Orange Middle East and Africa teams up Mastercard to digitize Africa

News | Payments General | 30 Oct 2024

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) and Mastercard have revealed an alliance to expand access to mobile financial services throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.

payments , bank account, financial inclusion, digital wallet, financial institutions

Afin Bank partners with Thought Machine to launch a new digital bank

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Oct 2024

Afin Bank has partnered with Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, to launch a new digital bank for Africans living and working in the UK. 

banking, digital banking, partnership, financial services, financial inclusion

Network International, Ant International to transform digital payments

News | Mobile Payments | 29 Oct 2024

Network International, a provider of digital commerce solutions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ant International.

partnership, digital payments, financial inclusion, e-wallet, payments

Canva teams up with EBANX

News | Payments General | 23 Oct 2024

Global technology company EBANX has partnered with Canva to invest in local payments and promote digital inclusion in Latin America. 

partnership, digital payments, digitalisation, financial inclusion, local payment method

ACI Worldwide study shows real-time payments increase global GDP

News | Payments General | 22 Oct 2024

ACI Worldwide study has revealed that real-time payments are set to increase global GDP by USD 285.8 billion and create 167 million new bank accountholders by 2028.

payments , ecommerce, financial institutions, report, financial inclusion

Premier Bank, Mastercard, Tappy Technologies launch Tap2Pay

News | Mobile Payments | 18 Oct 2024

Premier Bank, in partnership with Mastercard and Tappy Technologies, has announced the launch of Tap2Pay, a tokenisation-passive payment wearable.

contactless payments, mobile payments, payment methods, financial services, financial inclusion

Network International launches new payments services in Kenya

News | Payments General | 10 Oct 2024

Digital payments provider Network International has announced the launch of a series of in-person payment services in Kenya, aiming to boost commerce in the region.

product launch, payments , POS, ecommerce, financial inclusion

Banca Sella adopts TQ Braille for accessible banking services

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Oct 2024

Banca Sella has become the first bank in Italy and Europe to adopt TQ Braille, an innovative tactile identification tool developed by the Italy-based company Arti Grafiche Parini.

partnership, QR code, financial inclusion, digitalisation

Focus on accessibility and ESG to futureproof payments

Interviews | Payments General | 10 Oct 2024

Miranda McLean, Chief Marketing Officer at Ecommpay, shares insights into the company’s commitment to accessibility and ESG.


environement changes, payments , online payments, fintech, financial inclusion, sustainability , green finance

IFC and HSBC launch fund for sustainable corporate bonds

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 07 Oct 2024

IFC and HSBC Asset Management have partnered to launch a new fund aimed at supporting corporate bond issuers in emerging markets.

partnership, sustainability , investment, financial inclusion