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First Data Announces BluePay and CardConnect Integration
Building on the BluePay acquisition announced last year, First Data has officially integrated BluePay and CardConnect functionality as part of its expanding suite of product offerings for software companies.
Read MoreSquare Boosts Omnichannel Capabilities, Expands Globally with Weebly Acquisition
Square announced plans last week to acquire Weebly, a technology company that enables businesses to build web sites and online stores.
Read MorePF iZettle Targets Small Businesses with New Ecommerce Platform
Financial technology company and payment facilitator iZettle has launched iZettle E-commerce – the company’s all-in-one and on-the-go ecommerce platform targeting small businesses in Europe and Latin America.
Read MoreUnionPay Partners with Local PFs to Brings QR Codes to Malaysia
China-based payments network UnionPay announced last week that it is rolling out acceptance of its EMV-compliant QR code payments solution across Malaysia.
To help facilitate the rollout, UnionPay is working with acquiring partners as well as financial institutions and other non-financial institution partners.
Read MoreInfinicept Makes Frictionless Underwriting Available to Any Payment Company
PF platform provider Infinicept is extending its underwriting functionality to the broader merchant acquiring community.
Read MorePivotal Payments PF Platform Now Registered with Visa, Mastercard
Pivotal Payments announced last week that its PayFac Connect platform is now registered with Visa and Mastercard as fully complying with the card brands’ payment facilitator guidelines.
Read MoreLoss of eKYC Access Gives Indian Fintech a Glimpse of the Dark Ages
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has revoked access for a dozen agencies currently providing eKYC verification and authentication services throughout India’s ever-expanding digital market.
Read MoreShopKeep Integrates ProPay PF Services into Platform
ShopKeep and ProPay recently announced a new partnership providing services to small businesses.
Read MoreStripe Introduces Stripe Billing; Mastercard Foregoes Customer Signature: News Roundup
Stripe introduces Stripe Billing to target the recurring business model specifically while Mastercard forgoes the customer signature on in-store purchases at US and Canadian merchant locations. And in other news, PayPal leads the rankings for mobile wallets while QR code adoption faces challenges in Europe and North America.
Read MoreThe Blockchain Future of Financial Services
In the last 6 months, interest in the technology has exploded, with new announcements – and scandals – occurring almost every single day. We are at a point with blockchain that is very similar to the excitement that many experienced in the early days of the internet.
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