Securing payments in Asia with latest 3-D Secure technology – Omise integrates the EMV(R) 3DS 2.2 protocol using Netcetera’s 3DS Server
The Payment Service Provider Omise has implemented the Netcetera 3-D Secure Server to secure online payment transactions in the APAC region. Netcetera, a market leader for digital payment solutions, offers certified products for 3DS payment processing, and promotes secure and frictionless consumer authentication. With the go-live beginning of January 2021, Omise is among the first […]
Ravelin releases first fully certified 3DS2 authentication service for merchants and payment service providers
EMVCo certifies Ravelin’s 3D Secure 2.2, offering a complete enterprise risk management suite with authentication capabilities 26th January 2021, London UK — Ravelin today announces that its industry-first 3D Secure 2.2 (“3DS2”) solution has been certified by global payments body EMVCo and approved by payment schemes including Visa. Ravelin is the first fraud vendor to offer such […]
Mastercard: The cashless economy is taking hold in Australia
Research conducted by Mastercard has found a surge in uptake for digital infrastructure among Australian companies amid COVID-19. Using a representative sample of 806 domestic businesses and conducting a survey regarding their experiences during the pandemic so far, Mastercard reports that 52% have shifted and accelerated their focus on ecommerce structures. 68% claimed to have […]
Svea Finland chooses open banking platform Nordic API Gateway to improve e-commerce checkout game
Copenhagen, 20th of January 2021: Today, the payment service provider Svea and open banking platform Nordic API Gateway announces a new partnership that is set to boost the checkout game for a wide range of merchants in Finland through Nordic API Gateway.As the EU directive, PSD2, is set to simplify the payment ecosystem across Europe, […]
ONE Insurance Chooses IXOPAY
IXOPAY to provide full payment support for ONE Insurance ONE Insurance Ltd., an online insurance provider based out of Liechtenstein, has chosen the leading payment orchestration platform IXOPAY to provide an optimal payment experience to its customers. IXOPAY’s architecture is designed to give merchants the best payment processing options for each transaction, with its intelligent […]
Aion Bank and Vodeno partner with Form3 to disrupt banking and change the way we think about finances
Aion Bank, a new full-service digital bank, and Vodeno, a cloud-based banking-as-a-service platform, have partnered with cloud-native payments technology specialists Form3 to implement their next-generation payments platform and deliver real-time payment processing, clearing and settlement for Aion’s European members. Aion Bank offers an all-inclusive approach to banking, which gives its Premium Members access to a […]
UBS in talks to invest $400 million in India’s Paytm
UBS is in talks to invest $400 million in Indian digital payments startup Paytm, according to Bloomberg. A fund run by UBS’s asset management arm is in discussions to buy a stake in Paytm alongside some of the Swiss bank’s clients, according to people close to the talks. UBS is negotiating the purchase of Paytm […]
Visa, Plaid call off $5.3 billion deal
(Reuters) – Visa and financial technology company Plaid said on Tuesday that they would terminate their $5.3 billion merger agreement following a U.S. government lawsuit aimed at stopping the proposed transaction on antitrust grounds. The U.S. Justice Department had sued to stop the deal in November, saying that Visa was a “a monopolist in online […]
Walmart launches fintech startup to build digital financial products for customers, employees
Walmart (WMT), the world’s largest retailer, announced on Monday that it is launching a financial technology (fintech) startup in partnership with Palo Alto, Calif.–based venture capital firm Ribbit Capital, a backer of Robinhood, Credit Karma and Affirm. The new fintech company, which will be majority-owned by Walmart, aims to “develop and offer modern, innovative and […]
Fintech firm Checkout.com crowned Europe’s top unicorn after tripling valuation to $15 billion
LONDON — Online payments firm Checkout.com is now Europe’s top tech unicorn. Checkout.com said Tuesday that it had raised $450 million in an investment led by Tiger Global Management — which is also an investor in rival payments giant Stripe — lifting its valuation to $15 billion. That’s almost three times the $5.5 billion Checkout.com was worth in […]