Starting the Transaction: Payment Initiation and Customer Experience
This technical note is framed to help policymakers and payment system operators understand recent trends in payment initiation and customer experience in making interoperable payments work better for low-income populations.
Instant Payments and Merchants — Pricing Policy Considerations
This technical note helps explain why changes in instant payment pricing are occurring, assesses their impact on market development, and offers suggestions for the path forward.
DTB and Mastercard Join Forces to Empower Fintechs with Payment Cards in Kenya
Diamond Trust Bank and Mastercard have forged a partnership that lets the bank offer payment cards to tech-enabled companies, including fintechs in Kenya.
Promoting Responsible Digital Wage Payments
This brief gives an overview of the different considerations to maximize the potential of digital wage payments to benefit workers, employers, and governments.
Scaling up Responsible Digital Payments in the Rwandan Tea Sector
This report proposes an approach for scaling digital payments in the Rwandan tea sector building on the evolving payments ecosystem.
EBANX Launches Payment Initiator Service for Brazilian Merchants via Pix
International payments in rising markets company EBANX has been authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil to offer a payment initiator service via Brazil’s instant payment platform Pix.
Singapore-Based Fintech Tazapay Raises $16.9 Million in Series A Fundraising Round, Led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia
Tazapay plans to use the funds to further scale its business across Asia and expand in other regions where the company is receiving strong demand for its services, such as the Middle East and Europe.
Fintech Startup CLOWD9 Partners With Netcetera to Help Combat Global Payments Fraud
CLOWD9 will use its 3-D secure issuer service, designed for frictionless and reliable payment processing, for transaction authentication and Access Control Server.
China Mobile Showcases PayMax, Its First Digital Payments Solution
This strategic venture aims to empower the people of Pakistan with a financial solution that is secure, unique and ensures inclusion in the unbanked sector of Pakistan.
ACI Worldwide and India1 Payments to Expand ATM access in Rural India
The implementation has enhanced India1 Payments current 11,000 ATMs with ACI’s latest technology, which has created capacity for expanding the ATM network in the coming years.