Global Payments

Global Payments
Grab Teams With SM Investments; BenefitPay Comes To Self-Service Kiosks
December 05, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Grab’s partnership with SM Investments Corporation (SM) for its mobile wallet in the Philippines. In addition, SADAD and Benefit are introducing a QR payment system in the Gulf region,...

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Natixis Payments Brings Apple Pay To Apetiz; UniCredit Rolls Out Google Pay
December 04, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. In addition, UniCredit customers in Italy can now use the Google Pay digital wallet, and cybercriminals...

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Khalti Digital Wallet Teams With Cinemas; Trinity Technology Receives Mobile Money License
December 03, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Khalti Digital Wallet’s collaboration with cinemas in Nepal. In addition, Trinity Technology has reportedly received an operational license for mobile money in South Sudan, and Thailand’s Bangkok Bank (BBL) is predicting...

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Citi Payment Insights Expands To 70 Markets
November 21, 2018

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) announced that it has expanded its Citi Payment Insights offering to more than 20 new markets, making it available in more than 70 markets. Launched in July, Citi Payment Insights provides real-time payments visibility, including processing status and timelines,...

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Wirecard Aims To Help Make Stuttgart ‘China Pay City;’ AlipayHK Notches QR Transit Payments Bid
November 15, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Wirecard teaming up with Stuttgart-Marketing GmbH to create the “first official China Pay City in Germany.” In addition, Google is bringing Google Pay to the UAE, and AlipayHK plans to bring...

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Mintos Notches €5 Million In Series A Funding; Monzo Teams With PayPoint For Deposits
November 14, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mintos‘ €5 million Series A raise. In addition, Singapore’s CoinPip is rolling out a crypto-to-fiat service, and the U.K.’s Monzo is collaborating with PayPoint to enable users to make...

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Western Union Teams With HKT Payment Limited, Maybank Brings QR Payments To KFC Malyasia
November 13, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The Western Union Company’s tie-up with Hong Kong’s HKT Payment Limited for money transfers. In addition, MAYBANK is working with KFC Malaysia to bring QR code payments to restaurants in...

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Bingxi Culture Works With Alipay For Art Sharing, Razer Pay Sees Interest From Brands
November 12, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the launch of China’s Bingxi Culture “art sharing” platform that enables people to lease out art using Alipay. In addition, Razer’s mobile wallet dubbed Razer Pay may come to tens of...

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Grab Teams With Kasikornbank For Mobile Wallet; Erste Bank Updates MobilePay App
November 08, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes a tie-up between Grab and Kasikornbank for a mobile wallet in Thailand. In addition, Erste Bank has updated its MobilePay offering in Hungary, and Wallex Technologies has officially rolled...