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Visa Partners with Worldpay to Launch Visa Direct in Europe

Eligible European Worldpay merchants can now leverage Visa’s technology and global reach to convert domestic and cross-border payments (in real time) for consumers and businesses worldwide.

One Year Later: India’s Demonetization Experiment

A year after the Indian government’s dramatic demonetization move, which temporarily removed a significant amount of cash from the country’s economy, its citizens are taking stock of the results.

PF Payline Data Acquired by Pineapple Payments

Adding to the wave of payments providers looking to strengthen their integrated payments offerings, recent payments startup Pineapple Payments announced on Friday that it has acquired payment facilitator Payline Data Services.

Payments Innovator Square Targets Larger Sellers with Square Register

New to the point-of-sale (POS) hardware sector is Square Register – a fully integrated and user friendly payment solution targeting larger sellers.

Shopify Introduces New Bridge Between Online and Offline Commerce

As the lines between online and offline commerce blur, merchants need to find every opportunity to reach their customer base wherever they are.

To that end, leading payment facilitator Shopify is again expanding how its merchant clients can sell to their customers.

Adyen Teams with Air Canada, Google Takes Off in India: News Roundup

Scan to pay is gaining traction in the payments ecosystem while even some charities are cashing in on cashless. And, tech giant Google takes on India’s payments market with 7.5 million downloads of its payment app Tez in just one month.

Here’s your weekly news roundup.

First Data Slated to Acquire BluePay

First Data has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement that will add BluePay Holdings, Inc. to its ever-expanding portfolio.

PayPal’s Reinvention Continues with New Marketplace, Marketing Tools

After a series of partnership announcements, PayPal has turned its attention to new solutions to drive the value it provides to diverse kinds of merchants, according to announcements the company made this week.

Payrix Launches New Payment Facilitator Platform

Sometimes, businesses build products and hope customers will buy them. Sometimes, they find out what their customers need and work to build that, instead.

MasterCard Removes Signatures, Shopify Teams with DHL Express: News Roundup

MasterCard removes the signature from the checkout process and Affirmative Technologies announces a new settlement tool for payment facilitators, while Shopify partners with DHL Express.