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Verdict Staff

Ahlibank launches new credit card with Visa payWave technology

Ahlibank, a Qatari owned financial institution, and Visa International have rolled out their first Visa Platinum credit card in Qatar powered with Visa payWave technology.

Ant Financial invests in Filipino fintech firm Mynt

Ant Financial, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba that operates Alipay, and Filipino conglomerate Ayala have taken stakes in Filipino fintech firm Mynt for an undisclosed amount.

KBA launches real-time direct P2P mobile payment service in Kenya

Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has launched a new digital payments platform called PesaLink in collaboration with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).

MoneyGram partners with Capital Bank for money transfer services in Ghana

MoneyGram has collaborated with Capital Bank to expand its money transfer services in Ghana.

Paytm to invest $89.6m to provide more push to online payments in India

Indian online payments firm Paytm has outlined an INR6bn ($89.6m) investment plan to expand its Quick Response (QR) code-based payment network in the country.

MasterCard to offer payment processing platform to Airtel Payments Bank

MasterCard has reached an agreement with Airtel Payments Bank to offer a complete outsourced payments processing platform that delivers a number of payment services including switching, card management, along with support for reconciliation and dispute management processes.

MOBI724 Global, CredibanCo to offer integrated card-linked platform

MOBI724 Global Solutions and CredibanCo, a payment cards network and processor in Colombia, have signed a partnership agreement to deliver an integrated card-linked offers and digital marketing platform for card issuers and retailers in the Colombian market.

Billtrust unveils Virtual Card Capture for automated virtual credit card acceptance

Billtrust, a payment cycle management firm, has rolled out its latest offering known as Virtual Card Capture that improves efficiency and automates cash application process for emailed credit card payments.

MasterCard partners with CFIB to cut interchange fees for SMEs in Canada

MasterCard has teamed up with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) to slash interchange fees on card transactions for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada.

TerraPay announces partnership with MoneyTrans, Paga for Spain-Nigeria mobile remittances

TerraPay, the Netherlands-based payment network, has announced partnership with money transfer firm MoneyTrans and Paga, a Nigerian payments and financial services firm, to launch remittance services from Spain to mobile wallets in Nigeria.