April 12, 2024
Tencent Simplifies Process of Linking International Cards With Weixin Pay
Tencent has made it easier for visitors to mainland China to register for a WeChat account and to link international cards to Weixin Pay. In addition, Weixin Pay is exploring interoperability with...
April 08, 2024
Singapore’s Tranglo Expands Cross-Border Payments Network
Tranglo has expanded its cross-border payment network to allow transfers to more than 30 digital wallets. The Singapore-based FinTech announced the expansion Monday (April 8), noting that its direct-to-wallet transfers eliminate the need for...
March 29, 2024
Capital A to Integrate Ant International’s Payment Orchestration Services
Ant International and AirAsia owner Capital A Berhad are exploring ways to integrate more local payments methods and payment orchestration services into Capital A’s platform. The companies have formed a...
January 18, 2024
Boku Promotes Barclaycard Vet Stuart Neal to CEO
Boku promoted longtime executive Stuart Neal to head of the mobile payments company. Neal has been serving as Boku’s CEO designate since July of last year, when outgoing CEO John...
November 06, 2023
Grab Enables In-App Cashless Payments Via FinTech MoMo
Vietnamese FinTech MoMo is integrating its payment solution into Grab, the companies announced in a Thursday (Oct. 31) press release. MoMo users who want to pay on the Grab app...
July 26, 2023
Nigeria to Amend eNaira Model to Promote CBDC Use
Nigeria’s central bank wants more citizens to use its digital currency. To that end, the bank’s acting governor, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, tweeted Wednesday (July 26) that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would amend...
May 30, 2023
Mastercard Agrees With FTC Card Data Routing Order
Federal regulators have finalized an order requiring Mastercard to share card data with other payment networks. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the consent order settles charges that Mastercard had unlawfully...
April 04, 2023
Real-Time Payments in India, Indonesia Expected to See Largest Growth
Real-time payment systems have transformed how individuals and businesses transact and manage their money around the globe by allowing users to transfer funds instantly without needing physical cash or...
March 23, 2023
Mangopay Buys WhenThen to Scale Platform Payments
Payment infrastructure provider Mangopay has acquired Dublin-based payment orchestration platform WhenThen. The acquisition enables Mangopay to scale its payment offering and offer platforms enhanced by pay-in capabilities, intelligent payment routing,...