Tag: Payments

ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform
Europe

ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform

Press Release – 5 May 2025 – The European Central Bank (ECB) has established an innovation platform to collaborate with European stakeholders in the context of the digital euro project. Almost 70 market participants – including merchants, fintech companies, start-ups, banks and other payment service providers – have signed up to work with the ECB to explore digital euro payment functionalities and use cases. Following a call for … Continue reading ECB partners with private sector through digital euro innovation platform

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Mastercard
Europe

Mastercard Appoints Kelly Devine as President, Europe

Devine replaces Mark Barnett who takes on new role leading the company’s global SME business.  Waterloo, Belgium – Mastercard today announced the appointment of Kelly Devine as Regional President, Europe. Devine takes over from Mark Barnett who after leading Europe for five years, is assuming a new and expanded role to lead the company’s global focus on small business enterprises, a key pillar of Mastercard’s growth … Continue reading Mastercard Appoints Kelly Devine as President, Europe

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Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners
Asia

Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

News – April 28, 2025 – Singapore, 28 April 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is proud to announce the successful raise of its $150 million Series D, the largest in its history, at a substantial valuation increase over its last round. Amid one of the most challenging capital markets environments of recent times, this milestone was achieved in record time. … Continue reading Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners

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Barclays and Brookfield
Europe

Barclays and Brookfield enter into strategic partnership to transform the bank’s payment acceptance business

Press Release – London, 17 April 2025:   Barclays (LSE: BARC) and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), through its Financial Infrastructure strategy, today announce a long-term strategic partnership (the “Partnership”) to grow and transform Barclays’ payment acceptance business (the “Business”), previously referred to as its merchant acquiring business.  Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time. https://www.media.barclays.co.uk/serve/190157-4458188.mp4?dnt=1 Barclays has … Continue reading Barclays and Brookfield enter into strategic partnership to transform the bank’s payment acceptance business

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Celero Commerce
United States

Celero Commerce Acquires Precision Payments

Press Release – November 14, 2024 – NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Celero Commerce (“Celero”), Tennessee’s fastest-growing financial services firm (INC 500), today announced the acquisition of Precision Payments (“Precision”), an electronic payments technology provider headquartered in Sarasota, FL. With the addition of Precision, Celero’s annual card processing volume across North America is expected to exceed $28 billion. “I am excited to welcome the Precision team to … Continue reading Celero Commerce Acquires Precision Payments

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Mastercard
United States

Mastercard Reinvents Checkout With Password and Number Free Payments

By the end of the decade, Mastercard plans to phase out manual card and password entry in favor of smiles and fingerprints globally, paving the way for a future where numberless cards are the default Press Release – November 13, 2024 – PURCHASE, N.Y. – Mastercard today announced its vision to transform online shopping by 2030. Imagine a future where no physical card numbers are … Continue reading Mastercard Reinvents Checkout With Password and Number Free Payments

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talli.ai
United States

Talli Closes $4 Million Seed Round to Modernize Legal Payments Technology

Funding to Drive Digital and AI Transformation in Legal Payments, Making Settlements Faster, Transparent, and Cost-Effective Press Release- November 11, 2024 – NEW YORK – Talli, a groundbreaking digital payments platform for the legal industry, today announced a $4 million seed funding round led by Vestigo Ventures. The investment will accelerate the company’s mission to transform how legal professionals manage client settlements and reimbursements. “A … Continue reading Talli Closes $4 Million Seed Round to Modernize Legal Payments Technology

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PayPal
United States

PayPal and Global Payments Join Forces to Simplify Checkout with Fastlane

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced an expanded collaboration with Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) aimed at transforming checkout experiences. This partnership will see Global Payments offer their U.S. merchants enhanced PayPal and Venmo branded checkout solutions and accelerated guest checkout through Fastlane by PayPal. Fastlane enhances the shopping experience for consumers and drives increased conversion rates for businesses leveraging … Continue reading PayPal and Global Payments Join Forces to Simplify Checkout with Fastlane

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Clarify Health
United States

Clarify Health Expands Leadership Team to Drive Growth and Impact

Setting the stage for the next chapter of innovation and success October 22, 2024 – SAN FRANCISCO – Clarify Health, an award-winning healthcare data and analytics company, has expanded its executive leadership team to fuel the company’s strategic growth. The new executives include Dan Olson as chief commercial officer, Steve Pease as chief financial officer and chief operations officer, and Alejandro Reti as chief product … Continue reading Clarify Health Expands Leadership Team to Drive Growth and Impact

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