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Holvi and SumUp collaborate to serve German small businesses

European mobile payment firms Holvi and SumUp have partnered to offer better financial services to small businesses and the self-employed in Germany.

MasterCard enables Chinese students to pay US tuitions

MasterCard, Plastiq and Planet Payment have established an online payment platform, which allows MasterCard cardholders in China to use local credit and debit cards to pay US tuitions and other costs.

Worldpay to process payments in Australia

UK-based Worldpay has received a licence to process payments in Australia.

Three in four debit cards to feature EMV chip by 2016

One-third of all debit cards featured a chip by the end of 2015, while three in four debit cards is expected to be chip-enabled by 2016 end, according to a latest study by Pulse, a Discover Financial Services company.

Japanese store chain Circle K Sunkus to accept UnionPay credit cards

UnionPay International and Japanese convenience store chain Circle K Sunkus have signed an agreement pursuant to which Circle K Sunkus will accept UnionPay credit cards.

Fexco, ENCASH to roll out mobile cash withdrawal technology in Philippines

Irish financial services firm Fexco has collaborated with Electronic Network Cash Tellers (ENCASH) to launch the mobile cash withdrawal solution in the Philippines.

M&T Bank extends agreement with Cardtronics

M&T Bank has extended agreement with Cardtronics to offer the bank-branded ATMs at 120 Speedway locations in New Jersey and New York.

Australia creates specialist unit to combat financial crimes

The government of Australia has created a specialist cyber-intelligence unit to combat online terrorism financing activities, money laundering and online payment fraud.

Payments companies concerned over fintech’s growth: PwC

Payments companies are most active in purchasing fintech startups and launching their own subsidiaries as they fear losing parts of their business to fintech, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Bitspark partners with Vitaxel to launch remittance platform in Malaysia

Bitcoin remittance firm Bitspark has partnered with Vitaxel Group to bring its payment platform to Malaysia.