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Wirecard Amplifies Wizz Air Collaboration; AIB Taps Into Fitbit Pay In Ireland
December 06, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the expanded collaboration between Germany’s Wirecard and European low-cost airline Wizz Air. In addition, AIB is making Fitbit Pay available to its customers in Ireland, and the UAE’s Beam plans to...

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,...

Global Payments
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...

Global Payments
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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TD Ameritrade Integrates With Tencent’s WeChat
December 03, 2018

TD Ameritrade, the Omaha, Nebraska online brokerage, announced Monday (December 3) that it is the first U.S.-based brokerage to integrate with Tencent’s WeChat messaging system, which is wildly popular in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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EU’s Transfer Service Takes Aim At PayPal
November 30, 2018

The European Central Bank launched the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement, or TIPS, on Friday (Nov. 30), with the aim of competing with PayPal and other payment tech giants, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
November 29, 2018

India-based digital payments service Paytm said it wants to take over the Japanese mobile payment market, according to a recent report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Meituan Losses Show Impact of Alibaba’s Deep Pockets
November 29, 2018

Amid the turkey and mountains of other food you no doubt ingested, you might have missed significant stock moves, which pointed toward Alibaba’s competitive advantage in the landscape of, well … you name it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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SimbaPay And Family Bank Team To Enable Instant Money Transfer Service From Kenya To China
November 28, 2018

SimbaPay announced Wednesday (November 28) that Family Bank Limited, a bank located in Kenya, has partnered with the London-based FinTech to launch an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...