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🎉 Costa Rica 🇨🇷: Central Bank Launches "Click to Pay" with Mastercard and Evertec 👀 Paid Members Public
🎉 Costa Rica 🇨🇷: Central Bank Launches "Click to Pay" with Mastercard and Evertec 👀 Curious about what's happening in this beautiful Caribbean country? Here’s what you need to know: ➖ A Strategic Partnership: The Central Bank of Costa Rica, Mastercard, and local fintech Evertec have teamed up to
💃 Chile 🇨🇱: British Fintech SumUp 🇬🇧 Launches Payment Links with Digital Wallet Integration Paid Members Public
💃 Chile 🇨🇱: British Fintech SumUp 🇬🇧 Launches Payment Links with Digital Wallet Integration The new *Payment Links* feature enables merchants to accept online payments quickly and securely. This is the first solution of its kind available in the Chilean market. ♿️ Easily Shareable Links: Payment links can be generated as QR codes and
🔈 USA 🇺🇸: Swedish Fintech Klarna 🇸🇪 Teams Up with Google Pay‼️ Paid Members Public
🔈 USA 🇺🇸: Swedish Fintech Klarna 🇸🇪 Teams Up with Google Pay‼️ Starting in 2025, Google Pay users in the United States will be able to select Klarna as a payment option at checkout — with no additional fees. Klarna’s flagship product, BNPL ("Buy Now, Pay Later"), is already a globally
👀 Uruguay🇺🇾: Google Pay enters the payment market. Paid Members Public
👀 Uruguay🇺🇾: Google Pay enters the payment market. The first cards to integrate with Google Wallet will be Mastercard cards from Midinero, the digital platform of the Central Bank of Uruguay. ➡️ This move opens up new possibilities, enabling Uruguayans to access 100 million payment points globally. ➡️ The service is designed for
⛔️ HSBC🇬🇧 Stops Processing Payments for Retail Customers in Russia🇷🇺 and Belarus🥔 Paid Members Public
⛔️ HSBC🇬🇧 Stops Processing Payments for Retail Customers in Russia🇷🇺 and Belarus🥔 Payments related to these countries may now face additional reviews or be rejected outright. ▶️ According to Reuters, HSBC is one of the European banks "*particularly sensitive*" to scrutiny by U.S. authorities. For instance, the bank has
⚡️ Singapore's DBS Bank🇸🇬 launches the UnionPay Diamond Multi-Currency Debit Card Paid Members Public
⚡️ Singapore's DBS Bank🇸🇬 launches the UnionPay Diamond Multi-Currency Debit Card It seems that no similar products currently exist in the world. ▶️ The card enables direct payments in 14 currencies, including HKD, RMB, AUD, CAD, DKK, JPY, NZD, NOK, SGD, SEK, CHF, GBP, USD, and EUR, with no conversion
☠️ Gazprombank🇷🇺 prepares to be disconnected from SWIFT🇺🇸 Paid Members Public
☠️ Gazprombank🇷🇺 prepares to be disconnected from SWIFT🇺🇸 This was the last major Russian state bank that had avoided sanctions. The White House threatens to disconnect it permanently by the end of November. ▶️ What happened❓ — In the spring of 2023, Poland🇵🇱 first requested to include Gazprombank on the sanctions list. Later,
📱 Mastercard plans to eliminate passwords and manual card data entry by 2030 Paid Members Public
📱 Mastercard plans to eliminate passwords and manual card data entry by 2030 T — Tokenization, B — Biometrics. And goodbye to one-time codes for online payments. A Mastercard study reveals that nearly 2 out of 3 shoppers struggle with entering their card details manually, and 25% of shopping carts are abandoned due