All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

SumUp Cash Advance expanded

Cash Advance will now be available in several across Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands

eBay forms EU partnership with Klarna

After a launch in Germany, eBay is offering Klarna’s payment options to shoppers in the UK, Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain

TBC Uzbekistan launches Osmon Card, its first revolving credit product

Osmon card offers a range of benefits, including rapid approval process, free issue and delivery and a 55-day interest-free period

JCB enables seamless transactions on ETA applications for UK-bound travellers

Japan was amongst the countries and territories which saw the strongest growth from 2023 in international travel

Swift and Google Cloud collaborate to develop anti-fraud technologies

Google Cloud and Swift are to develop a secure, privacy-preserving solution for financial institutions to combat fraud

Worldline empowers global online businesses to succeed in the UAE

Worldline has partnered with Telr to launch an e-commerce payments solution that will simplify online payments and optimise transactions

Santander to sponsor Williams Racing

Santander will also become the official retail banking partner of F1 in 2025

Yuno makes Mastercard’s Click to Pay at checkout available to customers across the globe

Click to Pay helps ensure purchases can be made securely and quickly with just a few clicks, decreasing the instances of cart abandonment

Worldpay brings faster refunds to the UK

The faster refund capability is available to UK shoppers using Mastercard and Visa cards when making purchases at participating retailers

Lufthansa partners with FinMont 

Lufthansa will integrate FinMont’s payment orchestration platform into its global payment system, helping streamline B2B payment processes