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Wirecard integrates credit card payments facility for TeamViewer

Wirecard has agreed to provide credit card payment acceptance in over 30 countries for TeamViewer, a software company in Germany.

SBI to expand acceptance of Amex cards in India

State Bank of India (SBI) has inked an agreement with American Express (Amex) to increase the acceptance of Amex cards in India.

ANZ launches new credit card

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is set to roll out a new credit card that offers customers a complimentary return flight within Australia and two complimentary lounge passes every year.

US FTC clears WEX’s $1.1bn acquisition of Electronic Funds Source

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unconditionally cleared payment technology firm WEX’s $1.1bn acquisition of Electronic Funds Source (EFS).

Net 1 to buy remaining 40% stake in Masterpayment

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has acquired the remaining 40% stake in Masterpayment, a specialist payment services processor based in Munich, Germany.

Wells Fargo to launch new service to help businesses digitise payments

Wells Fargo & Company has unveiled plans to launch a new payment option within its existing Payment Manager service to enable its commercial, corporate, and institutional customers speed up their B2P (business-to-person) electronic payments.

Bank of England to launch fintech accelerator

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced plans to launch its own fintech accelerator that will work with fintech firms to harness innovations for central banking.

Half yearly cards report – so far so good

We are only just into June and already it has been a huge year for UK cards. Douglas Blakey comments

IFC, MasterCard ink financial inclusion MoU to expand cashless transactions

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and MasterCard have agreed to act together to broaden the use of electronic payments by micro, small and medium enterprises, with the goal of connecting five million such businesses to the global payments network over five years.

Visa to support acceleration of EMV chip migration for merchants

Visa has outlined a number of initiatives to help speed up EMV chip migration for merchants in the US to prevent fraud.