Mobile payments

Diane Offereins manages relationships with 1,000 merchants and 3,300 financial institutions.

Alipay has entered agreements with Nordic trade and tourism institutions to further enable merchants in that region to accept payments from Chinese customers through Alipay's in-app marketing program.

SourceMedia's PayThink conference is an annual gathering of key decision-makers in the financial services and payments industries. This year's event, which took place in Phoenix this September, brought several key ideas to light.

The benefits of adopting an end-to-end payments solution are substantial and will help businesses collaborate with vendors and customers, while saving time and money, writes Stephen Markwell, head of treasury services product strategy for commercial banking at JPMorgan Chase.

As ISOs evaluate payment partners, it’s important that to dig into their existing tools and also gain an understanding of what the company’s continued investment is going to be for the future, writes O.B. Rawls IV, CEO and president of iPayment.

The grocery chain is speeding payments to counter grocery innovations from Amazon and Walmart.

Faster processing can accommodate digital payment options in line with upcoming regulations and advancements in neighboring countries.

An integration with transfer company bux will remove navigation and manual processes for remittances to India.

Menusifu receives a $3 million round to boost a system that integrates with Alipay and WeChat Pay, enabling Chinese travelers to make direct payments with renminbi from Chinese bank accounts and digital wallets.

The third-party wallets don't market interoperability or share much data, frustrating the process of adding new riders.