phos teams up with Mastercard to support adoption of its software-only PoS service
phos, which claims to be the first-ever software-only Point of Sale, has formed a deal with payments giant Mastercard to lower the barrier of entry for SMEs implementing contactless payments.
HSBC taps Silent Eight for multi-year compliance deal to fight fraud
Having closed a $15m funding round in October, Silent Eight has kicked off 2021 by inking a multi-year partnership with HSBC.
Nets buys Finnish FinTech Checkout Finland
Hot on the heels of its merger with Italian FinTech Nexi, Nets has now acquired Finnish e-commerce company Checkout Finland.
The Bank of Jamaica explores changes to electronic payment regulations
The Bank of Jamaica is reportedly exploring regulatory framework for electronic payment service providers and is looking for industry proposals by January 15 2021.
HelpSystems to bolster cybersecurity offering with FileCatalyst acquisition
Software company HelpSystems has acquired FileCatalyst, a file transfer acceleration company, to strengthen its cybersecurity offering.
Global Risk Solutions acquires Tailored Adjustment Services to improve its claims tools
Global Risk Solutions has acquired Tailored Adjustment Services, which specialises in property and casualty claims, as well as litigation management.
Affirm completes the acquisition of fellow buy now, pay later platform PayBright
Buy now, pay later company Affirm has completed the acquisition of fellow point-of-sale lending solution PayBright.
Future FinTech to buy majority in crypto ATM company Blocknance
Blockchain e-commerce company Future FinTech has signed a term sheet to become the majority owner of Blocknance. As part of the deal, Future FinTech will...
FinTechs urge the FCA to pull the plug on big banks’ data dominance
The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has urged the UK's top financial regulator to make open banking truly open in 2021 and to "break" banks' dominance.
SwiftPass and Wallyt form partnership with blockchain protocol Findora
Mobile payments service provider SwiftPass and international mobile payments platform Wallyt have partnered with Findora to support a payment network.