Global Payments

Global Payments
Salary Finance Notches $20M In Series B; Tyro Teams Up With Alipay In Australia
August 28, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes U.K.-based Glint teaming up with partners for a U.S. rollout. In addition, U.K.-based Salary Finance has notched $20 million in Series B funding, and Australian business-only bank Tyro has announced an agreement with...

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LumoXchange Launches In Philippines; UAE Exchange Rebrands Fiji Business
August 27, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes LumoXchange’s launch in the Philippines. In addition, Wirecard Brazil is rolling out new features for entrepreneurs, and UAE Exchange has rebranded its operations in Fiji. LumoXchange has unveiled the launch of a...

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Silk Way Bank Unveils SWPay; Alipay Takes Steps To Prevent Fraud
August 24, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Silk Way Bank’s launch of a new project for cashless payments. In addition, China’s Alipay is working to step up efforts to monitor its platform for peer-to-peer crypto trading transactions,...

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ThinkSmart Sells ClearPay Shares To Afterpay Touch; Sainsbury’s Tests Mobile Checkout
August 23, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes ThinkSmart Europe Limited‘s sale of ClearPay shares to Australia’s Afterpay Touch Group Limited. In addition, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given U.K.-based Wirex an eMoney license, and the Sainsbury’s supermarket...

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Comviva Unveils Mobiquity Deployment; PhonePe Teams Up With Railroad In India
August 17, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Comviva’s deployment of mobiquity in Columbia. In addition, PhonePe is teaming up with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) for mobile payments in India, and the National...

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Fortumo Rolls Out Direct Carrier Billing In Sweden; MySQUAR Launches Remittance Service
August 16, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Fortumo’s rollout of direct carrier billing in Sweden. In addition, Australia Post is deploying a multilane payment solution from Verifone, and MySQUAR has rolled out a soft-launch of a remittance service....

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Ripple Eyes China’s Cross-Border Payments Market
August 15, 2018

Ripple is eyeing the Chinese market, aiming to use blockchain technology to quicken cross-border payments. According to a report in CNBC, citing Jeremy Light, vice president of European Union (EU) strategic accounts at Ripple, the China market is a target for the company. “China is...

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Remitly Updates Money Transfer Service; Paysafe Plans Rebrand For iPayment
August 15, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Remitly’s updates to its remittance service for sending funds to India. In addition, Japan’s Nippon Biodiesel Fuel plans to roll out an eMoney platform for farmers in Asia, and the U.K.’s...

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Bambora Teams Up With Payworks, The Bank Of East Asia Unveils Payment Hub
August 14, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s partnership with Safaricom for money transfers to mobile money accounts in Kenya. In addition, Bambora is working with Payworks to introduce Bambora Connect, and Hong Kong-based The Bank of East...