UK Launches FinTech Fund Backed by Mastercard and Barclays
The United Kingdom has taken a significant step to bolster its position as a global FinTech investment hub by launching a £1 billion investment fund, announced Wednesday (Aug. 16) by UK FinTech Growth...
View ArticleFreedomPay and WorldPay Expand Integrated Payments Partnership
Payments platform FreedomPay expanded its collaboration with merchant acquirer Worldpay. The extended partnership will provide “integrated payments and omnichannel technology” for businesses in...
View ArticleMastercard Teams With Worldpay and Zip to Scale Open Banking
Mastercard is leveraging its open banking technology through partnerships announced Tuesday (Oct. 17) to provide flexible and secure lending and payments experiences for consumers and small businesses....
View ArticleBrookfield Taps Ex-Worldpay Exec to Move Deeper into Payments Sector
Brookfield has hired Worldpay’s former CEO to oversee its push into the financial infrastructure space. Sir Ron Kalifa, who spent more than a decade leading Worldpay and is now chair of Network...
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FIS Charts Path as Cloud-Based SaaS Provider, Worldpay Transaction Nears...
Payments firm FIS released third-quarter results on Tuesday (Nov. 7) that pointed to widespread recurring and organic revenue growth, and a continued shift by banks to digital channels. As had been...
View ArticlePast Might be Prologue for Worldline and for Merchant Acquirer Acquisitions
As 2023 wraps up and a new year dawns, acquirers are targets for acquirers. Europe has proven to be fertile ground for deal-making (though other markets beckon too). And while the most recent headlines...
View ArticleWorldpay Helps UK Music Retailer HMV Expand Payments Choice
British music and entertainment retailer HMV has tapped Worldpay to help it expand in Europe. HMV will use Worldpay Omnichannel — a Worldpay and FreedomPay effort — to improve its omnichannel strategy...
View ArticleThunes Picks Former Worldpay Exec Floris de Kort as CEO
Cross-border B2B payments firm Thunes has named a new chief executive. Floris de Kort, a veteran of companies such as Worldpay, has been chosen as the Singapore-based company’s CEO. He replaces Peter...
View ArticleWorldpay Becomes Independent Company as GTCR Sale Closes
Payments technology firm Worldpay has begun life as an independent business. The company announced Thursday (Feb. 1) that former owner FIS had finalized the sale of Worldpay to private equity firm...
View ArticleFIS Eyes Recurring Banking Solutions Growth After Sale of Worldpay Stake
Fidelity National Information Systems (FIS) reported fourth-quarter earnings results that showed momentum in recurring revenue metrics as financial institutions expand their digital banking initiatives...
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