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Verdict Staff

WorldPay forays into Canadian market

Rakuten Kobo, a Canada-based eReading company, has selected WorldPay to manage its online payment processing and acquiring in its home market.

GAIN Capital to launch cross-border money transfer venture

GAIN Capital, a US-based provider of online trading services, has unveiled plans to launch its new cross-border money transfer business in the second quarter of 2016.

WorldRemit raises $45m to grow mobile money transfer business

WorldRemit, a UK-based remittances start-up, has secured a $45m in financing from TriplePoint Venture Growth and Silicon Valley Bank to support its growing transfer volumes.

World Bank: Pakistan leads South Asia in mobile money

In a World Bank report, Pakistan emerged as the leader in South Asia with nine percent of its male and two percent of its female citizens using mobile phones to perform financial transactions.

Visa certifies Quatrro as global VISANet third party processor

Payment processing specialist Quatrro Processing Services has been approved by Visa as a global VISANet third party processor.

SmartMetric rolls out NFC contactless and EMV contact biometric credit card

SmartMetric has introduced a new dual purpose biometric payments card that can be activated by scanning fingerprint of users.

Visa steps up security for cardholders

Visa has launched a new service that will enable cardholders to monitor and control how, where, and when their Visa credit, debit, and prepaid accounts can be used.

Bandhan Bank ties up with Visa for debit cards

India’s Bandhan Bank has partnered with Visa International for debit cards. The card will have two variants – Visa Classic and Visa Platinum.

ANZ Bank forays into mobile payments arena

ANZ Bank has launched its own mobile payments app, ANZ Mobile Pay, to enable its customers to tap and pay for purchases using their Android smartphone.

Western Union Q4 net income down 4%

Western Union has reported a net income of $212.3m for the fourth quarter of 2015, down 4% compared to $221.5m a year ago.