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Westpac to issue accessible cards for visually impaired

The cards will also include a braille marker, providing another tactile feature to help blind or low vision customers distinguish between credit, debit and prepaid cards.

Uncovering Why APAC Digital Banks Aren’t Making Money

However, recent data suggests that newer digital banks in the region are struggling to break even.

Mastercard Furthers European Open Banking Services with Product Launch and Partnership Announcement

All the while, Mastercard remains committed to embracing new networks and bolstering its open banking services.

Amazon Pay adds Affirm BNPL option

Amazon Pay merchants, including Casper, USA Berkey Filters, and UltraSabers, have already integrated the Affirm offering.

The Netherlands gets nationwide contactless public transport payments system

Developed by Translink, the OVpay open loop system saw public transport companies and Mastercard work to help local banks with implementing mobility transaction processing rules.

Payrails raises $14.4m

"Leading companies understand the strategic importance of optimising payments and are searching for flexible solutions that can adapt to their needs."

Morocco's Naps forms digital payments partnership with Mastercard

The partnership consolidates the strong historical relationship between the two entities.

Stripe Issuing gets charge card programme

Stripe cites a recent Goldman Sachs survey which found that 77% of SMBs were concerned about access to financing.

JP Morgan launches Payment Partner Network

The network is currently in beta with a subset of payments product integrations, with more to be added over time.

How banks can thrive in an evolving payments environment

The payments arena is evolving rapidly, and banks are struggling to keep pace.

Deposit insurance schemes evolved over the years to provide protection for certain types of depositors up to a defined limit, and generally have had the effect of increasing depositors’ trust in banking institutions.

Worldpay makes Affirm BNPL tech available to merchants

Adaptive Checkout uses Affirm’s smart decision engine to make a real-time underwriting decision

First Real-World, Cross-Border Settlement Using Australian CBDC Completed Through NexPay and Monoova

NexPay is a specialist provider of inbound remittance services for international students in the $30billion education market.

Revolut hits 30m retail customers

The fintech has added more than five million new users since last November.

Open finance fintech Fabrick raises €40m, expands partnership with Mastercard

Deepening its relationship with Mastercard, Fabrick held its first fundraise since launching in 2018.

‘Some payment systems in Africa are surpassing those in the Western world’

Wiegand and Peric discuss the implementation of these crucial systems in Africa

JCB partners with SumUp for European JCB card acceptance

It acts as an ideal gateway to growth for merchants wishing to expand into new revenue streams.

Trust Bank Offers In-App Travel Insurance by Income

This latest launch combined with Trust Bank’s card with zero FX fees aims to boost its customers travel experience.

Amazon One rolls out age verification so you can buy beer with just your palm

Amazon stresses that it does not store customers’ government-issued IDs, which are verified by an ISO 27001-certified identity verification provider.

Mastercard and Foloosi launch Click to Pay in UAE

Click to Pay sets a new standard for guest checkout transactions, delivering a more consistent experience for consumers by making it easy, secure, and fast to check out without the need to enter their card credentials or to store this sensitive informatio

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