Cards & Payments

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced plans for a public-private partnership between several central banks and the private financial sector to explore the potential benefits of tokenising cross-border payments, labelled Project Agorá. Project Agorá will see seven central...

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and PhonePe have entered a two-year MoU. At a signing ceremony held on the morning of Wednesday, April 3rd, STB’s Chief Executive, Melissa Ow, and Ritesh Pai, Chief Executive Officer, International Payments Business for...

Mastercard announced new credit card benefits, working with leading health & wellness, travel, and lifestyle brands to help bridge the gap between everyday essentials and enriching experiences. New offerings with Alo Moves, Booking.com, HealthLock, Instacart Business, Lyft , MoviePass, and...

Skipify, a leading financial technology company redefining the checkout experience announced its partnership with Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in global payments technology, through the Visa Digital Commerce Program. Through this effort, Skipify aims to reinvent the way...

Temenos announced that Cooperative Bank of Oromia (Coopbank), one of the largest banks in Ethiopia, has launched CoopApp and CoopApp Alhuda on Temenos Digital (Infinity), delivering a modern digital experience for conventional and Islamic banking with greater personalization for...

French retail banking company Crédit Agricole and payment services provider Worldline have formed a joint venture (JV) to enable digital payment services for merchants in France. The two companies formed the JV, which aims to become a major player in...

Cashfree Payments has announced the launch of ‘RiskShield’, India’s real-time risk management solution for payment gateways. It aims to reduce fraudulent activities by up to 40%. Built in-house, this solution will also help Indian businesses reduce chargebacks and disputes, empowering...