All articles by James Ratcliff

James Ratcliff

Sage Pay offers mobile and social media payments

Online payments gateway Sage Pay has formed a partnership with mobile and social media commerce specialist One Iota that will enable its merchants to accept mobile and Facebook payments.

peerTransfer launches student payment solution

Payment solutions provider peerTransfer has launched an online payment processing service that enables US schools to collect funds from international students in their home currencies.

ISS implements e-invoicing

Finnish property services giant ISS Palvelut has implemented an e-invoicing solution for its Finnish business units.

WorldPay to acquire alternative payments service Envoy

WorldPay has announced that it is set to acquire Envoy Services for an undisclosed amount.

INSIDE Secure launches USB app microcontroller

Semiconductor manufacturer INSIDE Secure has developed the AT90SO72 microcontroller specifically tailored to USB authentication token applications.

UK Payments Council launches consultation on payments plan

The Payments Council has launched a public consultation as part of its plans to update its UK National Payments Plan.

SWIFT joins UK payments council

SWIFT has joined as an Associate Member of the UK Payments Council, the body that sets UK payments strategy.

SMEs unprepared for the decline of cheque

Research out today has shown that despite nearly two in five UK small businesses or start-ups still relying on cheques as a day-to-day payment method, three quarters (76%) say that they were not aware the cheque guarantee card scheme is being phased out from June 2011.

US municipalities move to e-billing

Municipalities in the US state ofMassachusetts are replacing their paper tax bills with e-bills, the first paperless billing initiative to be launched in the state.

Bottomline acquires Allegient Systems

Payment, invoice and document automation systems provider Bottomline Technologies has agreed to acquire Allegient Systems, a legal e-billing, bill review and analytics provider for $48 million.