Polar Electro, the world leader in personal guidance for fitness, sport, and health, has announced a partnership with the pioneering Swedish tech company Fidesmo to introduce a new collection of sports watch wristbands that are enabled for convenient and safe contactless payments.
One of the leading banking groups in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, Emirates NBD and Pine Labs, a prominent merchant commerce omnichannel platform, partner to ensure that companies across the region have access to the latest, and best, payment solutions.
Payments firms are calling for a rethink of UK plans to protect victims of APP fraud, arguing that a refund cap of £415,000 will hurt smaller providers.
Project Agorá, launched by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a group of leading central banks and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), is inviting the private sector to join its exploration of how tokenisation can enhance the functioning of wholesale cross-border payments.
Nets, part of European PayTech Nexi Group, and Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, have entered a partnership that will bring Klarna's popular payment methods to Nets' Nordics merchant customers.
US-based dental care financing provider Basis has partnered with insurtech company TruStage to integrate insurance coverage with BNPL solutions for dental patients
Bank payment company GoCardless has appointed Jolawn Victor as its Chief Growth Officer. Victor previously held C-suite and executive roles at PepsiCo, Headspace and most recently, Intuit, where she was Vice President and Country Manager of Intuit UK with ownership of the company's go-to-market (GTM) functions.
French mobile payments app Lydia has launched a new challenger bank proposition with plans to invest €100 million in the new venture and hire 400 people over the next three years.