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Usio Wins Contract to Support New York City Economic Development Corporation Vaccines Incentive Program
Will Provide Prepaid Card and Technology Supporting Mayor’s Program to Give $100 to get COVID-19 Vaccination Usio, Inc:, a FinTech and integrated electronic payment solutions provider, announced it was awarded a contract by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to support the mayor’s recently initiated Vaccines Incentive Program.......
Embed Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation Extends Free Mobile Wallet as a Gift to the Industry
Embed celebrates 2 decades of innovation and thought leadership in the family entertainment centre (FEC) sector; launches virtual gallery to highlight legacy. The company is also extending the free giveaway of the award-winning Mobile Wallet solution for another year, and introduced limited edition Embed 20th anniversary-themed Game Cards. Embed intends to continue......
Fraudsters Shift Focus at Mid-Point of 2021 from Financial Services to Travel and Leisure and other Industries
TransUnion analyzes global digital fraud trends through June 30, 2021 As the prevalence of digital fraud attempts on businesses and consumers continues to rise, TransUnion’s newest quarterly analysis found that fraudsters are re-focusing their efforts from financial services to the travel and leisure and gaming industries. Across industries, the rate......
UN Chief Welcomes Historic’ IMF Liquidity Boost for Governments in Need
IMF’s allocation makes new borrowing available to the fund’s 190 member countries, roughly in proportion to their share of the global economy. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)......
Co-Branded Credit Card Trends Continue, But With Twists According to Packaged Facts
In many ways, reports Packaged Facts‘ just-released Co-Branded Credit Cards in the U.S., the payments industry continues with its longer-term trends, albeit with COVID-19 curves and warp-speed accelerations. In terms of dollar purchasing trends, overall purchasing volume for the largest ten co-branded programs is down 5% due to the pandemic and its......
Israeli FinTech is Booming: H1/2021 Investments climb by 260% compared to H1/2020
· VC funding hits $2.3B in the first half of 2021, surpassing the 2020 full year total by 28% · FinTech sector figures suggest 2021 will easily overtake 2020 in the number of funding rounds, mega-rounds, acquisitions, and IPOs · Demand for payment solutions grew to 35% of Israeli FinTech......
Fitch Affirms Triple A-Rating of the African Development Bank, Outlook Stable
Fitch said the triple-A rating was driven by the ‘extraordinary support’ of the Bank’s shareholders Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank’s credit rating at ‘AAA’, with a stable outlook. Fitch said the triple-A rating was driven by the ‘extraordinary support’ of the Bank’s shareholders. Fitch views the Bank’s risk-management......
Sapiens and Munich Re Partner to Help Insurers Target the Commercial Insurance Market
The partnership will enable insurers to better support SMEs and promotes post-pandemic economic recovery Sapiens International Corporation, a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced a partnership with Munich Re, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions, to offer......
Samsung Partners Innoviti on BEAM to provide Extra Margin for Mainline Mobile Dealers on EMI Transactions
Reaffirms Innoviti’s commitment to bring online customers back to retail shops using its superior technology backed by its strong partnerships with leading brands Innoviti Payment Solutions, leading provider of smart payment solutions announced a pioneering scheme, Brand EMI Acceleration Mission (BEAM) on its smart marketing app, G.E.N.I.E. This novel feature enables......