Newswire Summaries
Elavon, Wyndham expand collaboration with Cloud Payment Interface for hotels
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:55:03 (UTC)
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elavon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank and one of the largest payments processors globally, today announced the expansion of its relationship with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, making Elavon’s Cloud Payments Interface (CPI) available to more than 6,000 Wyndham franchisees across the United States and Canada. Elavon’s CPI represents a significant leap forward in hospitality payments processing. By adopting CPI, hotels under Wyndham's 25 brands don’t need to ...
Alipay+ launches world’s first smart glasses-embedded payment solution
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:52:04 (UTC)
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After Alipay debuted a smart glasses payment solution with Rokid in China, Alipay+, the unified wallet gateway service under Ant International, announced the Alipay+ smart glasses-embedded payment solution for global e-wallets. In collaboration with Meizu, a global industry leader, Alipay+ completed the world's first real-world smart glasses-embedded e-wallet payment transaction in Hong Kong. The successful transaction on Meizu StarV Snap smart glasses with AlipayH...
FICO survey: UK consumers trail Europeans in real-time payments
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:50:22 (UTC)
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An international survey on the uptake, trust, and future of real-time payments (RTP) from global analytics software leader FICO suggests that UK consumers are behind other European markets. Of the five surveyed countries in EMEA, the UK had the smallest number of consumers who had sent an RTP. Key Findings: 79% of UK consumers have sent RTP, compared with 94% in Sweden and 83% in Germany 35% of UK consumers consider RTP to be more secure than a credit card, comp...
QR code payments market outlook report 2025-2029 available
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:48:51 (UTC)
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "QR Code Payments Market: 2025-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The QR Code Payments report provides a detailed analysis of the adoption and uses of QR code payments across the globe; enabling stakeholders such as payments providers, financial institutions and merchants to understand future growth, key trends and the competitive environment. The suite includes several different options that can be purchased separately, including...
ClearBank, Zopa Bank, Cube big winners at Fintech Awards London 2025
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:09:19 (UTC)
LONDON, UK, June 19, 2025 – The Fintech Awards London 2025, the capital’s flagship celebration of innovation and excellence in financial technology, brought the UK fintech community together in spectacular style beneath the iconic Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre at The Underglobe on Wednesday, 18 June. Hosted by the ever-energetic Julia Streets, founder and CEO of Streets Consulting, this year’s ceremony showcased the power, purpose, and creativity of the fintech sector with a vibrant ev...
Ebury launches Ebury Connect to deliver digitally integrated services for SMEs
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:07:26 (UTC)
London, June 19, 2025—Ebury, the global financial services firm specialising in international payments and collections, foreign exchange risk management solutions, and business lending, is excited to launch Ebury Connect, a new business unit aiming to increase the efficiency with which companies benefit from Ebury’s products. Ebury Connect provides an integrated infrastructure that enhances efficiency, scalability, and cash flow control, designed for the needs of corporates (B2B) and fint...
NetGuardians and Intix unite to form Vyntra
Thursday, June 19, 2025 16:03:13 (UTC)
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, June 19, 2025—Today marks the official launch of Vyntra, a new global leader in transaction intelligence, formed through the strategic union of NetGuardians and Intix. Backed by thematic investment firm Summa Equity, Vyntra brings together deep expertise in financial crime prevention and transaction observability, delivering a unified vision for trust, transparency, and real-time intelligence in financial services By combining NetGuardians’ AI-driven financ...
BHN finds consumers lean into gift cards, digital gifting, and AI-driven purchases
Thursday, June 19, 2025 15:59:06 (UTC)
PLEASANTON, Calif. —June 16, 2025—Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, American consumers plan to buy more gift cards this year, strategically using them to manage budgets, find deals, and control spending, according to new research from leading branded payments provider Blackhawk Network (BHN). The research provides actionable insights specifically for retailers, restaurants, and brands. It highlights significant growth in digital gifting, increasing adoption of AI-driven shopping, self-us...
SWIVEL integrates Magic-Wrighter’s LoanPay Xpress Into its payments platform
Thursday, June 19, 2025 15:54:29 (UTC)
SAN ANTONIO – June 18, 2025 – Following its acquisition of Magic-Wrighter, Inc., SWBC’s SWIVEL Transactions, LLC, a leading fintech company specializing in integrated solutions, today announced the upcoming transition to fully integrate Magic-Wrighter’s LoanPay Xpress (LPX) into SWIVEL’s award-winning payments platform, bringing improved performance and a streamlined experience to better serve consumers’ needs. Users of Magic-Writer’s LoanPay Xpress (LPX) and New Account Fundin...
Alcatel, Digital Turbine aim to provide best UX on mobile devices in India
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 17:29:37 (UTC)
Austin, TX, and New Delhi, India - [June 18, 2025] - Alcatel, the leading French consumer tech brand, and Digital Turbine, the company that powers the premium mobile experience through innovative technology, have announced an exclusive partnership to elevate user experience in India. As Alcatel launches its new range of smartphones in India, the collaboration will allow them to deliver seamless, personalized experiences that enhance how users interact with their mobile devices. This par...
