payment processing

A payment processor is a company appointed by a merchant to handle transactions from various channels such as credit cards and debit cards for merchant acquiring banks. They are usually broken down into two types: front-end and back-end.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

NCR To Buy Payment Processing Firm JetPay
NCR To Buy Payment Processing Firm JetPay
October 22, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

NCR is expanding further into payments. The U.S.-based firm said Monday (Oct. 22) that it will buy Pennsylvania-based JetPay, “a provider of end-to-end payment processing...

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UK’s Payment Systems Operator, NPSO, Details RFP Must-Haves
UK’s Payment Systems Operator, NPSO, Details RFP Must-Haves
September 24, 2018  |  International

The New Payment System Operator (NPSO) announced on Monday (Sept. 24) the initial details for a new procurement process for the clearing and settlement layer...

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Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
July 20, 2018  |  Digital Payments

As a species, human beings tend to like consistency. That desire extends to eCommerce, too — and it’s the motivation behind a new digital payments technology...

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Adyen Shares Start Trading At 67 Percent Above IPO Pricing
Adyen Shares Start Trading At 67 Percent Above IPO Pricing
June 13, 2018  |  IPO

Shares of the Dutch payment processing firm Adyen debuted Wednesday (June 13) at €400, or about $470, which stood at 67 percent higher than the...

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Wells Fargo Merchant Services SMB Pricing Not At Parity With Square
Wells Fargo Merchant Services SMB Pricing Not At Parity With Square
June 13, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Wells Fargo Merchant Services has decided to simplify the prices it charges small businesses (SMBs) to accept credit and debit card transactions to compete with...

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Adyen Lands $8.36B Valuation Pre-IPO
Adyen Lands $8.36B Valuation Pre-IPO
June 13, 2018  |  IPO

Dutch payment processing firm Adyen raised 947 million euros ($1.1 billion) for its investors in the biggest technology IPO in Europe so far this year....

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Adyen Preps For IPO
Adyen Preps For IPO
May 24, 2018  |  IPO

Adyen, a Dutch payment processing company that counts Airbnb, Uber, Spotify and Netflix as customers, is gearing up to go public on the Amsterdam stock exchange...

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EVO Payments Makes Its Stock Market Debut
EVO Payments Makes Its Stock Market Debut
May 23, 2018  |  IPO

EVO Payments Inc. made an impressive stock market debut on Wednesday (May 23), with share prices up as much as 26 percent after the company...

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Worldpay Paints an Optimistic Post-Acquisition Picture
Worldpay Paints an Optimistic Post-Acquisition Picture
May 11, 2018  |  Earnings

Since the official birth of the new Worldpay in January — U.S.-based Vantiv bought U.K.-based Worldpay and kept the name — the company has realized...

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