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Today in FinTech: Bolt Buys Crypto Startup Wyre; Amex, i2c Launch Payments Platform; Adyen to...
International // April 07, 2022

In today’s FinTech News, Zilch and Experian have teamed up to share reporting of buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit data, while American Express partnered with i2c to launch a new FinTech payments platform. Plus, by the end of 2022, Adyen plans to add Tap...

Payments Processing Firm RS2 Adds Acquiring Services
Acquiring // April 07, 2022

RS2, a Frankfurt, Germany-based provider of payments technologies, is launching its own acquiring business, the company announced in a Thursday (April 7) news release. Adding the capacity to process payments for merchants will let RS2 expand its presence among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), per...

Why Direct-to-Consumer Payment Models Will Become A Mainstay
Coronavirus // April 28, 2020

“Payment solutions providers are likely to see an increase in DTC spending and demand, and they should prepare now to help facilitate a smooth transition,” RS2 CEO Daniela Mielke told PYMNTS. “This virus may be contained in a few months, but the long-term impact to...

Helping ISVs And PayFacs Survive (And Even Thrive) In Uncertain Times
Payment Methods // April 03, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis are reshaping the way business is done — and the way we pay. A recession is almost certainly taking shape. Where consumers are pulling back, where firms across all verticals are seeing headwinds and declines in top and...

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Helping ISVs And PayFacs Survive (And Even Thrive) In Uncertain Times

April 03, 2020
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis are reshaping the way business is done — and the way we pay. A recession is almost certainly taking shape. Where consumers are pulling back, where firms across all verticals are seeing headwinds and declines in top and bottom lines — and could be tapping small business loans […]

How PayFacs And ISVs Can Survive (And Thrive) In Uncertain Times

March 20, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 will likely be felt over months and years, altering the business landscape in ways yet imagined. And for the payment facilitators (PayFacs) and independent software vendors...

Top News In Payments: Visa Logs 700M Direct Transactions; CFPB Sues Citizens Bank

January 31, 2020
In today’s top news, Visa reported positive first-quarter earnings, totaling 700 million Visa Direct transactions, and CFPB sued Citizens Bank for violating the Truth in Lending Act in Rhode Island....

Top News in Payments: Mastercard Pilots Digital ID Verification Program; PayPal’s Bill Ready to Join...

December 12, 2019
In today’s top news in payments, Mastercard announces the launch of a new digital identification program that can instantly authenticate someone’s identity, and Apple’s Tim Cook defends monopolies. Also, Bill...

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ACI Worldwide and RS2 Launch Acquiring and Issuing Solution in Brazil

June 25, 2024
Real-time payments firm ACI Worldwide launched a collaboration with Brazil-based payments processor RS2. The partnership is designed to offer a one-stop solution for acquirers and issuers in Brazil, supporting financial institutions, integrated software vendors, payment facilitators, independent sales organizations and payment processors, according to a Tuesday (June 25) press release. “The combined new cloud-enabled technology […]

Payments Processing Firm RS2 Adds Acquiring Services

April 07, 2022
RS2, a Frankfurt, Germany-based provider of payments technologies, is launching its own acquiring business, the company announced in a Thursday (April 7) news release. Adding the capacity to process payments...

RS2 To Acquire Germany’s Kalicom Digital Payments System

January 22, 2020
Global payments provider RS2 announced its acquisition of Kalicom Liebers Zahlungssysteme KG on Wednesday (Jan. 22), which will be a boost for its goals in the field of payments processing,...