Global Payments

Global Payments
PaySend Debuts Payment App; PFS Teams With Garmin Pay
May 02, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. PaySend, a U.K. FinTech firm, has debuted an app that enables users to tap into their mobile numbers to make payments. Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) has teamed with Garmin Pay for...

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Sonect Gets eMoney License In Lithuania; Alipay Teams With HarkHark For Mobile Orders
April 30, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sonect obtaining an eMoney license in Lithuania. In addition, Sainsbury’s rolled out a till-free London brick-and-mortar store in the United Kingdom, and Alipay is working with food and travel marketplace...

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PAUL UK Teams With Yoyo For Mobile App; Khalti Earns Payment Service Provider License
April 25, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Khalti receiving a “payment service provider” license in Nepal. The PAUL UK bakery chain has teamed up with Yoyo for a mobile payments app in Europe, Repay Holdings, LLC, along...

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EnKash Notches $3M In Series A Funding; Grab Teams With SM Cinema For Ticket Payments
April 24, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes India-based EnKash’s Series A fundraising round. Grab and SM Cinema are teaming up for movie ticket payments in the Philippines, Vietnam has reportedly notched strong mobile payments growth, and nearly...

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Standard Chartered Unveils Digital Card Issuance; UnionPay Inks Cooperation Agreements
April 23, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Standard Chartered Bank’s unveiling of instant digital credit issuance in Singapore. In addition, Google has debuted a rewards points program for Google Play customers in South Korea, and UnionPay International...

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Viva Air To Tap Into Mobile Payments; Bookme Closes Pre-Series A Funding Round
April 22, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes CellPoint Mobile’s plans to enable mobile payments for Viva Air, which has destinations in places such as Peru and Colombia. Alipay said more than 500 million users helped plant trees in...

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KOKU Notches $2M In Funding; Citi Taps Into Biometrics In Asia
April 18, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the $2 million pre-series A raise for Singapore’s KOKU. In addition, Citi is rolling out biometric identification for institutional clients in Asia, and Chinese tourists can make payments through...

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OTT Pay Teams With Canada’s Wonderland; Citcon Raises $5M In Series B Funding
April 17, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes OTT Pay’s tie-up with Canada‘s Wonderland to offer new mobile payment options. Citcon reportedly notched $5 million in Series B funding, Credit Suisse customers in Switzerland will be able to make...

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Rapyd Teams With OCBC Bank For RTP; DBS Debuts Mobile Service For SMBs
April 15, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the tie-up of Rapyd and OCBC Bank for real-time payments for shoppers in Singapore as well as online retailers. India’s PhonePe has hit a milestone on the number of digital...