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Investment in Israeli fintech industry surged to record $1.8 billion in 2019
Israel ranks fifth in global fintech investments; coronavirus hit the sector but also created opportunities, report says Investments in Israeli financial technology (fintech) ...
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Microsoft is pushing out its new Edge browser to Windows 7 and 8
When Microsoft first announced general availability of its new Chromium-based Edge browser, it said that those on Windows 7 and 8.1 would have to ...
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BitPay Launches Prepaid Crypto Mastercard for US Customers
Blockchain payments provider Bitpay has launched a prepaid debit card enabling U.S. customers to spend their crypto holdings as fiat currency. Known as ...
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QNB Group, Mastercard undertake first successful international transaction in Sudan
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, becomes the first bank in Sudan to have successfully performed an ...
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Orange, France’s largest Telco Operator eyes Nigeria
France’s largest telecom operator, Orange, is set to extend its tentacles to Nigeria and South Africa. Chief Executive Officer, Orange, Stephane Richard, who ...
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Chargeback fears Prompts Delay of Merchant Funds by ePayments Companies
Like many small businesses, Bluebonnet Photography has been hurt by the pandemic as customers have cancelled photo shoots, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Now, the Tacoma, ...
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Wirecard Teams With Payhawk For Corporate Expense Card Rollout
To offer businesses a simple way for supervising expenditures, digital financial technology firm Wirecard is teaming with Payhawk to roll out a new Visa card, according to ...
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AMTD Group Acquires Majority Stake in Blockchain-Powered Securities Exchange Capbridge
AMTD Digital, the integrated digital platform arm of AMTD Group announced that it will soon be a majority shareholder of Capbridge via a ...
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Facebook brings digital payment to WhatsApp, begins test-run in Brazil
WhatsApp, which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Inc., announced yesterday that it has finally launched its digital payment service. The project, which ...
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Metro Bank in talks to acquire UK P2P lender RateSetter
British challenger bank Metro is in exclusive talks to buy peer-to-peer lender RateSetter, though discussions are at an early stage, the bank said ...