Acquirers, Funds Transfer and Online and Mobile Banking

Paymob Secures UAE Central Bank License, Cementing Its Role as a Regional Fintech Leader

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 22, 2025

Paymob , the leading financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services License by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) after successfully meeting all regulatory conditions and requirements through a rigorous approval process.

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What is a Payment Processing System and How Does It Work?

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

On top of that, 69% of Americans online in 2023 said they used digital payment methods to make a purchase. It ensures the secure transfer of funds from a customer to a merchant via their preferred payment method. Issuing bank – The financial institution that issued the customers credit or debit card.

Process

Process Payment APIs and Integration Processors Online and Mobile Banking

100+ Payment Industry Terms Explained in Plain English

Clearly Payments

MAY 22, 2025

The payment industry is packed with jargon that sounds like it was made to confuse youterms like interchange optimization, chargeback ratio, and merchant acquirer get thrown around like everyones supposed to know what they mean. Authorization An authorization is a request to the cardholders bank to approve a charge. And thats okay.

Online and Mobile Banking

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A List of Digital Banks in Asia

Fintech News

MARCH 6, 2024

Are digital first banks in Asia poised to lead a disruptive charge against well-entrenched, established commercial banks? In the traditional banking sphere globally, but especially true in Asia, there is a considerable proportion of unbanked and underbanked populations who lack complete or any access to banking services.

Online and Mobile Banking

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Finovate Global Uzbekistan: Fintech Innovation and Banking Breakthroughs in Central Asia

Finovate

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Before that, we were talking about Ireland’s Central Bank and its search for top fintech talent, new investment in mobile payments in the Philippines , and the pace of digital transformation in India’s financial services sector. You joined TBC a few years after the bank expanded to Uzbekistan. Why Uzbekistan?

Innovation

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BNP Paribas and Ant International Collaborate on Promoting Cross-Border Payment Solutions in Europe, and Tokenised Deposits for Global Treasury Management

Fintech Finance

JULY 15, 2024

The European Union’s leading bank, BNP Paribas and Ant International , a digital payment and financial technology leader, have formed a strategic partnership to enhance cross-border payment solutions for merchants and consumers in Europe.

Cross-Border Payments

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The Difference Between a Payment Acquirer, ISO, and PayFac

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Navigating the realm of payment processing unveils three key players: acquirers, ISOs, and aggregators. Acquirers: The Foundation of Payment Networks At the heart of payment processing, acquirers, often referred to as acquiring banks , play a foundational role.

ISOs

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A Big List of Payment Gateways

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 3, 2023

List of Payment Gateways 2Checkout (now Verifone): Global payment platform for online and mobile commerce (International). Alipay: Third-party mobile and online payment platform (China). Apple Pay: Mobile payment and digital wallet service (International). Credorax: Smart acquiring solutions (International).

Payment Gateways

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Everything You Need To Know about Merchant Processing and How To Choose the Right Solution for Your Needs

Stax

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether you run a small online store or a major brand, accepting electronic payments is a must for all businesses. They will also help you stay compliant with certain rules and regulations, including the various fees applicable to online payment processing. The bank forwards this information to the relevant credit card company.

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What are Merchant Accounts and How Do They Work?

Stax

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A merchant account acts as a pathway between your business, your customers, and the issuer and acquiring banks to process electronic transactions like credit cards. A merchant account refers to a business bank account that allows businesses to accept electronic payments for goods and services.

Accounts

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ACH vs. EFT Payments: What’s the Difference?

Payment Savvy

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Barely a couple of decades ago, there were just a few options available for transferring money from one account to another, but the rise of internet banking has given way to a bunch of different services with different names, processes, fees, and waiting times. What Exactly is an EFT Transfer?

ACH

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What is a Payment Gateway and How Does It Work?

Stax

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A payment gateway is a must-have for online stores. And the best way for online businesses to start accepting payments is with a payment gateway. TL;DR A payment gateway is a solution that securely reads and transfers a customer’s payment information to a merchant’s bank account—both for online and in-person transactions.

Payment Gateways

Payment Gateways Gateways Payment APIs and Integration Online and Mobile Banking

BNP Paribas Partners with Ant International

Finovate

JULY 15, 2024

French bank BNP Paribas announced this week it has teamed up with Ant Group subsidiary Ant International. For the first collaboration, BNP Paribas will work with Ant International’s Alipay+ , a cross-border mobile payment solution.

Cross-Border

Cross-Border Cross-Border Payments Treasury Management Online and Mobile Banking

What Is Debit Card Processing & How Does It Work?

Payment Savvy

JULY 3, 2024

As the preferred method for many, debit card transactions offer convenience, security, and immediate fund transfers, making them integral to modern commerce. Card-Not-Present Transactions Online Debit Card Transactions : Transactions conducted via online platforms.

Debit Card

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What is Payment Processing?

Clearly Payments

APRIL 3, 2024

This process is vital for businesses, as it enables them to accept payments through various methods, including credit and debit cards, electronic bank transfers ( EFT/ACH ), and digital wallets. Card Network: The credit card network sends the transaction details to the issuing bank (the customer’s bank) for authorization.

Process

Process Processors Online and Mobile Banking Payments

BNP Paribas Plans to Bolster Cross-Border Payment Solutions Alongside Alipay+

The Fintech Times

JULY 15, 2024

BNP Paribas , the multinational bank, is joining forces with Ant International , a digital payment and financial technology leader, in a move to enhance cross-border payment solutions for merchants and consumers across Europe.

Cross-Border Payments

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Understanding B2B Payments: Exploring Payment Methods and Key Terms

EBizCharge

MAY 15, 2024

Payment methods commonly used in B2B transactions include bank transfers, checks, electronic funds transfers (EFT) , credit cards, and increasingly digital payment platforms. Payment Authorization: Before the funds are transferred, the payment may undergo authorization processes to ensure security and legitimacy.

B2B

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What is a Payment Processor?

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This comprehensive guide aims to unravel the complexities and distinctions among three primary types of payment processors: Acquirers, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), and Aggregators. In the 1990s, the internet revolutionized commerce, and with it, online credit card processing emerged.

Processors

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 20, 2015

billion) went to three online lenders (Sofi = $1 billion, Avant = $340 million, Dianrong = $220 million). As private companies, there is not a lot of transparency about the deal terms, but we expect most, if not all, of the funding was structured as debt, not equity. Marketplace lender and digital banking solutions provider.

Online and Mobile Banking

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Data Dive, Pushing Forward, Pushing Back: Visa, Apple And PayPal

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Then there was the pushback of the week, care of PayPal, which is looking for better defined mobile wallet rules from the CFPB. While mobile money has rapidly grown in Africa, the addition of Visa payment credentials to mobile money accounts will allow African consumers access to the global digital commerce markets.

PayPal

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How Faster Payments Could Rev Up UK Retail

PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

consumers had used online banking at the time. PYMNTS recently caught up with Marion King, director of payments for NatWest , about what Faster Payments has meant for the bank and how its use may develop in the future. The world was a very different place when the U.K.’s s Faster Payments Scheme launched in 2008.

Faster Payments

Faster Payments Real Time Payments Payments Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 14 Companies Raise $100 Million Week Ending Sep 4

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

loans, commercial, underwriting, online, SMB. Mobile remittance service. Easy mobile trading for consumers. Mobile wallet. Tags: Payments, remittances, funds transfers, P2P payments, Y Combinator. Source: Crunchbase. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Latest round: $12 million Debt. Source: GeekWire. QuanTemplate.

FinTech

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $590 Million Week Ending Oct 9

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Mobile payments. Developer tools for mobile card acceptance . Developer tools for mobile card acceptance . Cybersecurity tools for banks and credit unions. Mobile payments for parking lots. Tags: Investing, trading, mobile, Howard Lindzon (investor). Total raised: $54.1 Source: Crunchbase. Source: Xconomy.

FinTech

FinTech Online and Mobile Banking P2P Underwriting

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $270 Million Week Ending May 6

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 26, 2016

Azimo raised $15 million from Rakuten for its funds transfer service. ——-. Mobile wallet. Digital banking company. Latest round: $40 million Debt (Silcon Valley Bank). Digital bank. Mobile payments. Digital banking company. Digital banking company. Online bookkeeping service.

Debit Card

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $810 Million Week Ending Nov 20

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Financing online consumer purchases. Global funds transfer service for businesses. Online small business financing. Mobile banking & payments platform. Mobile ecommerce & payments platform. Mobile point-of-sale solution. Online health insurance broker. Source: Crunchbase.

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Fintech Fundings: 32 Companies Raise $210 Million Second Week of July

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

Online automobile insurance. Digital banking technology. Investment banking platform. Mobile payments platform. Sound-based payment & banking technology. Tags: SMB, merchants, payments, acquiring, mobile banking, core system. Latest round: $14.4 million Debt. HQ: New York City. Alt-lender.

Underwriting

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Online payment service. Mobile insurance broker. Funding Societies. Mobile wallet. Tags: Consumer, payments, mobile. HQ: San Diego, California. Source: FT Partners. Insurance portal. Latest round: $15 million Series B. Total raised: $15 million. HQ: Shenzen, China. Source: Crunchbase. Total raised: $15 million.

FinTech

FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Underwriting P2P

Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 1, 2016

D3 Banking raised $10 million. Total fundings worldwide in June $1.6 Online payroll system. D3 Banking. Banking platform. Online accounting. International funds transfers. Tags: Consumer, SMB, funds transfer, remittances, foreign exchange, FX. Of the total raised, $61.5

Underwriting

Underwriting Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card FinTech

Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 12, 2016

Online insurance. Mobile wallet analytics. Mobile savings account. Funds transfers. Tags: Consumer, remittances, fx, international funds transfer, bitcoin, crypto-currency. Fintech deals by size from May 28 to 3 June, 2016: Partners Life. Latest round: $134.5 Total raised: $134.5 Source: Crunchbase.

Underwriting

Underwriting P2P FinTech Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $400 Million Week Ending May 20

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 16, 2016

million to launch its virtual bank. Full-service digital bank. Mobile rent payments. Mobile ordering & payment app. Online cap table management. Tags: SMB, merchants, acquiring, credit/debt card processing, restuarants, payments. EZBob landed a $25 million debt commitmen t to increase its SMB lending.

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. Three Finovate alums brought in new cash: Kreditech raised $11 million for its banking and lending services for the underbanked. CurrencyFair brought in $9 million for its P2P international transfer service.

FinTech

FinTech Underwriting P2P Debit Card

Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2016

Consumer online investment platform. Banking services for the under- and non-banked. Tags: SMB, consumer, insurance, mobile, underwriting. Latest round: $150 million Private Equity. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Source: Crunchbase. Betterment. Total raised: $205 million. HQ: New York City.

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech P2P Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raise $220 Million the Second Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

Bento for Business landed $7 million for its digital business banking platform. Bank operating system. Digital business banking platform. Mobile point-of-sale platform. Mobile point-of-sale apps. Mobile wallet & payments. Tags: Consumer, payments, mobile, merchants, acquiring, mPOS.

Underwriting

Underwriting FinTech Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $280 Million in 4th Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 21, 2016

Digital startup bank Number26 pulled in the bulk of that landing a massive $40 million round. Digital bank startup. Online identity & payment services. Banking & money management for students. Tags: Consumer, banking, youth, millenials, payments, personal financial management, PFM, financial education.

FinTech

FinTech Underwriting P2P Online and Mobile Banking

Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

eWallet & mobile payments. Mobile payments & transactions. Mobile payments platform for telecom companies. Insurance quotes via mobile camera. Tags: Consumer, SMB, insurance, quotes, mobile, photo capture, Y Combinator (investor), YC W16. Total raised: $31.85 million including $25 million debt. WorldCover.

Underwriting

Underwriting P2P FinTech Online and Mobile Banking

Top Digital Banks in Asia, According to The Banker (2025)

Fintech News

APRIL 1, 2025

Imagine a world where you never have to step into a physical bank again. With the rapid rise of digital banking, millions are now managing their finances seamlessly from their smartphones. But with so many options available, which digital banks are truly leading the charge in 2025? What is a Digital Bank?

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Paymob Secures UAE Central Bank License, Cementing Its Role as a Regional Fintech Leader

What is a Payment Processing System and How Does It Work?

100+ Payment Industry Terms Explained in Plain English

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A List of Digital Banks in Asia

Finovate Global Uzbekistan: Fintech Innovation and Banking Breakthroughs in Central Asia

BNP Paribas and Ant International Collaborate on Promoting Cross-Border Payment Solutions in Europe, and Tokenised Deposits for Global Treasury Management

The Difference Between a Payment Acquirer, ISO, and PayFac

A Big List of Payment Gateways

Everything You Need To Know about Merchant Processing and How To Choose the Right Solution for Your Needs

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ACH vs. EFT Payments: What’s the Difference?

What is a Payment Gateway and How Does It Work?

BNP Paribas Partners with Ant International

What Is Debit Card Processing & How Does It Work?

What is Payment Processing?

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Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $1.6 Billion Week Ending Aug 20

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Fintech Fundings: 14 Companies Raise $100 Million Week Ending Sep 4

Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $590 Million Week Ending Oct 9

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $270 Million Week Ending May 6

Fintech Fundings: 25 Companies Raise $810 Million Week Ending Nov 20

Fintech Fundings: 32 Companies Raise $210 Million Second Week of July

Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raised $300 Million First Week of June

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $400 Million Week Ending May 20

Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

Fintech Fundings: 21 Companies Raise $460 Million Week Ending April 1

Fintech Fundings: 38 Companies Raise $220 Million the Second Week of June

Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $280 Million in 4th Week of June

Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Top Digital Banks in Asia, According to The Banker (2025)

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