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Global Payments
FBI Probes Amex FX Pricing Practices
September 06, 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the pricing practices of American Express’s foreign exchange international payments department. Citing people familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the investigation is looking into whether the department misled clients about pricing to win...

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UMB Financial Teams Up With Fraedom And Yandex.Checkout Launches Charity Option
September 05, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes UMB Financial Corporation’s tie-up with U.K.-based Fraedom. In addition, Russia’s Yandex.Checkout is allowing customers to make donations by rounding up their purchases and TransferGo is rolling out money transfers...

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WorldRemit Rolls Out Transfers Within Africa; Paytm Canada Updates App
September 04, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s launch of digital money transfers within Africa. In addition, Philippine Veterans Bank will work with Fiserv to help with digital transformation, and Paytm Canada has updated its app to help...

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B2B Services, Blockchain, APIs Gain Currency In Africa
September 03, 2018

In the continuing swirl of headlines that seem to blur and blend cryptos, blockchains and developing nations, a number of collaborations between large tech firms, traditional financial institutions (FIs) and FinTech upstarts stood out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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SWIFT Debate Shows Politics, Payments Make Strange Bedfellows
August 29, 2018

The headlines all play on  the name “SWIFT” in some form or another: “Germany Wants A Swift End To SWIFT,” or “Some Critics Want A ‘SWIFT’ End To US Payments Dominance,” or “A Problem Has Arisen In Europe, Swiftly, Over Payments (And SWIFT).” Get the...

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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. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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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...