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WorldRemit expands online money transfers to Armenia

WorldRemit, a London-based online money transfer service, has teamed up with MobiDram, the mobile wallet offered by VivaCell, to launch its remittance services to Armenia.

ONPEX partners with EBANX to expand Latin America reach

ONPEX, an online payment exchange, has partnered with EBANX, a provider of ecommerce payment solutions for international merchants in Brazil to expand their connectivity to different acquirers globally.

Urban FT acquires digital wallet solutions provider Wipit

Urban FT Group, a provider of white-label digital banking applications for bank and non-bank issuers, has acquired Wipit, a provider of digital wallet solutions to the MVNO market, for an undisclosed amount.

Gulf Bank rolls out contactless POS terminals

Kuwait-based Gulf Bank has introduced contactless point of sale (POS) terminals that accept Near Field Communication (NFC) payment through all cards types.

Kyiv enables contactless payment at subway stations

Kyiv has introduced contactless payments at turnstiles at the city subway, which will enable passengers of the Kyiv metro to pay fares with their MasterCard contactless cards or devices while passing through the turnstile.

Emerging Markets Payments rolls out new virtual card

Emerging Markets Payments (EMP), a payments processing firm in Africa and the Middle East, has introduced a new virtual card.

Bank of Khyber partners JCBI for debit card issuance

The Bank of Khyber (BOK) has signed an agreement with JCB International (JCBI) for the issuance of JCB debit cards.

Australian federal court fines Visa for anti-competitive conduct

Australia’s federal court has ordered Visa Worldwide, a subsidiary of Visa, to pay a penalty of A$18m for engaging in anti-competitive conduct.

NTT Data buys Malaysian payment provider iPay88

Japanese IT giant NTT Data has purchased iPay88, an online payment service and payment solution provider in Malaysia, for an undisclosed sum.

Equiniti wraps up TransGlobal Payment Solutions acquisition

Equiniti, a UK-based provider of finance, technology and administration services, has completed the purchase TransGlobal Payment Solutions (TPS), a foreign exchange and payments firm.