Ireland’s Touchtech plans staff expansion as it lands first contract
Dublin-based fintech startup Touchtech will hire 40 technical and marketing professionals in the next three years after sealing its first deal.
POS market to nearly triple on skyrocketing mobile demand
The global market for retail point-of-sale (POS) terminals is projected to shoot up to $33.4bn in the next five years as mobile payments are overtaking the sector.
Partner departs bitcoin-focused VC firm Pantera Capital
Steven Waterhouse is leaving his role as partner and CTO at bitcoin and blockchain-dedicated VC firm Pantera Capital.
Bitfinex resumes trading following $77m hack
Bitcoin exchange Bitfineix is up and running again after last week suffering a security breach that saw 19,756 bitcoins stolen from users’ accounts.
Blockchain will have significant impact on EU payments
European payments providers are bullish on the impact that blockchain will have on their industry.
Visa and Barclaycard kit out Team BG with payment wearables
For the Rio Olympics, Visa and Barclaycard are working together to provide all 366 British athletes with wearable payments bands.
Ding enters French mobile top-up market with Transfert Crédit buy
Global mobile top-up group Ding has gobbled up smaller sector player Transfert Crédit getting access to the French market.
MasterCard launches payments service for Chinese students
MasterCard is making it easier for Chinese users to pay for tuition and other costs in the US through a new partnership with online payments service Plastiq.
Tilt takes on Venmo with peer-to-peer payments
Tilt, a group crowdfunding app, is expanding into peer-to-peer payments to meet user demand.
Banks create blockchain alternative to LC transactions
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have created a blockchain technology-based version of Letter of Credit (LC) transactions in cooperation with Singapore's IDA.
