Australian BNPL player Zip to ramp up UK expansion
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) services provider Zip has reportedly decided to ramp up the company’s expansion plans in…
Leading the world: how EU regulations are shaping global payments
Recent and ongoing European regulatory changes will have a significant impact on the global payments landscape. Mohamed Dabo reports Payment companies can benefit from proactively tracking and monitoring regulatory developments…
10 Feb 2021
Bitcoin payments startup BitPay applies for bank charter in US
BitPay, a bitcoin payment service provider, has applied for a national bank charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). According to a legal notice published…
10 Dec 2020
TransferMate receives payments licences in Brazil and Chile
Ireland-based cross-border B2B payments technology provider TransferMate has secured its first two payments licences in South America. The company will now be able to operate its payments business in Brazil and…
09 Dec 2020
Fintech PingPong obtains EMI licence in Luxembourg
Fintech unicorn PingPong has secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg. PingPong became the first B2B fintech in Luxembourg…
03 Dec 2020
PCI seeks new umbrella entity licence for retail payments
The Payments Council of India (PCI) chairman emeritus Naveen Surya and Infibeam Avenues director Vishwas Patel have joined forces to set up a digital payments unit. They are looking to…
16 Nov 2020
Philippines identifies 57 “persons of interest” in Wirecard case
The Philippines’ Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has put several people under the scanner in the scandal-plagued Wirecard case. AMLC has identified a mix of 57 foreigners, local bank officers as…
14 Sep 2020