Global Payments

Global Payments
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...

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Ant’s Xiang Hu Bao Brings In 50M Users; Bristol Leads UK In Contactless Payments
April 11, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes a ranking that shows Bristol as the top city for cashless transactions in the United Kingdom. In addition, Google is reportedly working with MMTC-PAMP to let Google Pay users buy...

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ENOC Taps Into Mobile Payments, Samsung Pay Comes To Australian Commuters
April 10, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the U.A.E.’s ENOC’s launch of a mobile option for fuel and non-fuel items. Public transportation passengers in Australia will be able to tap their Samsung smartphones at Opal terminals...

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Global Payments Platform Finablr To Raise $200M In IPO
April 09, 2019

Finablr, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) payments company, is gearing up to launch an initial public offering in the U.K., aiming to raise at least $200 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Banco BASE Taps Volante For Payments; Azimo Receives Dutch Central Bank License
April 08, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mexico‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. for international and domestic payments. Azimo says it has received a license from the Dutch Central Bank to operate in the Netherlands, Cubic...