Sir Richard Branson and co throw USD25m behind TransferWise
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, Sir Richard Branson and other high profile technology investors have invested USD25m in international money transfer platform, TransferWise.
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Currency Cloud moves five billion dollars
Currency Cloud has now moved USD5bn of international payments in just over 24 months. Founded in 2012, Currency Cloud enables businesses to offer their customers transparent and secure international payments.
BitPay names former Visa exec as Chief Compliance Officer
BitPay has named Tim Byun as its Chief Compliance Officer. Byun, formerly the Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Officer of Visa began his new role for BitPay at the Digital Banking Summit conference.
Banco do Brasil Americas launches EMV prepaid card
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Tungsten Network delivers compliant e-Invoicing in Saudi Arabia
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Why your SME should be joining the mPOS revolution
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MasterCard and Tabung Haji launch non-banking Islamic debit card
MasterCard and Lembaga Tabung Haji have unveiled the innovative Tabung Haji Debit-i MasterCard. It allows Malaysian Muslims to use it for their pilgrimage and everyday convenience.
Ingenico unveils new corporate positioning with rebrand
Ingenico will now operate under the new dedicated corporate brand name “Ingenico Group”.
Earthport signs Turkish bank
Aktif Bank has chosen Earthport to provide international payments transaction services, helping its corporate customers trade internationally.
