US storms ahead of UK in 3DS2 use for payment authentication, data shows
2 June 2021, London UK — The US is beating the UK in the rollout of the 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) multi-factor authentication protocol, new data from fraud detection and payment acceptance specialist Ravelin shows today. 68% of transactions in the US now use 3DS2, with a significant 99% authentication success rate. By comparison, just 7% of UK […]
Kushki, an Ecuador-based fintech, raises $86M to build financial infrastructure in Latam
Just about every week there’s a blockbuster round coming out of South America, but in certain countries such as Ecuador, things have been more hush hush. However, Kushki, a Quito-based fintech, is bringing attention to the region with today’s announcement of a $86 million Series B and a $600 million valuation. “We never thought that we […]
A guideline for merchants and PSPs on how to improve their conversion on mobile and web
Does PSD2 SCA irrevocably lead to dropping approval rates? Netcetera debunks this myth and shows merchants and PSPs how to counteract this. Download this guide to learn how innovative technologies such as 3DS SDK, e-Commerce Tokenization, and Delegated Authentication can improve conversion and provide an outstanding user experience.
African payments startup Chipper Cash raises $100m
African cross-border payments startup Chipper Cash has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by SVB Capital. Deciens Capital, Ribbit Capital, One Way Ventures, 500 Startups, Tribe Capital, Brue2 Ventures, and Jeff Bezo’s personal VC fund joined the round, according to TechCrunch. Founded in San Francisco in 2018 by Ugandan Ham Serunjogi […]
NEC Payments finds a new path to payment security with Netcetera
Bahrain-based NEC Payments needed an ACS offering 3DS 2.0, the latest in payment security protocols. Netcetera rose to the challenge, building them a solution from the ground up. NEC Payments is a rapidly growing digital banking and payment technology company with big plans. Already offering innovative cloud-native banking-as-a-service to Middle East Fintech and technology distribution […]
IXOPAY Partners with Aplauz
Payment Orchestration Embraces Conscious Spending The industry leading payment orchestration platform, IXOPAY has partnered with Aplauz, the go-to payment method for conscious spending. The strategic partnership will see IXOPAY and Aplauz provide clients with a payment solution that enables them to make every payment a conscious choice. It is also an opportunity for online merchants […]
European Payments Initiative (EPI) Podcast Series in collaboration with Netcetera and G+D – Part 2 (Video)
Our European Payments Initiative Podcast Series in collaboration with Netcetera and G+D is back, now with part 2! In the second episode of this series, we’ll be looking at what EPI might look like from an architectural point of view and how the existing infrastructure can be used to build something innovative. When thinking about […]
European Payments Initiative (EPI) Podcast Series in collaboration with Netcetera and G+D – Part 1 (Video)
The time has come for more European sovereignty in retail payments. What is EPI exactly? Does it make sense to create a European card scheme, when the Digital Euro is coming anyway? Do we give up control over everyday payments in Europe to global players & BigTech? These are some of the questions we will […]
Konsentus launches Open Banking Exchange
UK, 5 May 2021: Konsentus today announced the launch of its open banking international membership programme, Open Banking Exchange. Open Banking Exchange has been established to leverage the past achievement and know-how of Open Banking Europe (OBE), to enable open banking and open finance around the world. The European success of OBE generated a global […]
IXOPAY partners with Volt to support open payments in Europe
Volt integration offers IXOPAY merchants access to account-to-account payments across Europe from one connection London, UK, 5 May 2021: Payment orchestration platform IXOPAY and Volt, the leading open payments gateway, today announced a new partnership that will give IXOPAY’s merchant clients another option to accept PSD2-compliant Open Banking payments through its payment orchestration platform. IXOPAY […]
