Cloud Payments news and trends

Airswift and Cloud to Offer Streamlined Instant Crypto Payments
Cryptocurrency // February 02, 2023

Airswift and Cloud Payments have teamed to simplify cryptocurrency payments with Visa and Mastercard. Airswift, a crypto payments provider, announced the partnership in a Thursday (Feb. 2) news release, saying it would “enable cryptocurrency spenders with instant access to crypto at the points-of-sale” using Visa...

Subscription Commerce Platform AppDirect Acquires ITCloud.ca to Expand Canadian Reach
Acquisitions // February 10, 2022

Subscription commerce platform AppDirect on Thursday (Feb. 10) acquired Canadian cloud technology company ITCloud.ca, a move that broadens the reach of the AppSmart business across Canada, a joint announcement said. AppSmart, a B2B tech marketplace, helps channel partners and businesses find, buy and manage technology...

Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
Retail // January 20, 2022

Commerce is everywhere. Consumers navigate brick-and mortar stores with confidence, wielding phones and wearables and even paying right in the aisles when we find what we want — waving the devices to transact, and leaving without friction. That’s how we want it to be, at...

AmEx, Goldman Sachs Partner on Corporate Payment Solution
Partnerships / Acquisitions // October 20, 2021

American Express is working with Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking (TxB) to provide a cloud-based payment solution for large corporate clients.  The two entities announced the project Wednesday (Oct. 20), saying it would support multiple payment options and provide data and analytics in a single platform. ...

Interviews & Exclusives
Data Orchestration in the Cloud Powers Fast, Flexible and Secure Payments

June 07, 2023
Digital services have become par for the course in modern payments and banking. Issuers, processors and acquirers are all taking note, particularly as the risks of relying on legacy infrastructure systems to power their networks are becoming more apparent in the face of emergent, cloud-based offerings that better support a future-fit suite of data and […]

Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation

January 20, 2022
Commerce is everywhere. Consumers navigate brick-and mortar stores with confidence, wielding phones and wearables and even paying right in the aisles when we find what we want — waving the...

Europe’s New Cross-Border Tax Rules Are Coming and Cloud-Compliance Is Key

September 27, 2021
It’s often said that “nothing is certain but death and taxes” – but that quip could also include changes in tax laws, as the revisions in local, state and federal...

Fastly Says Edge Cloud Computing Is Best Way For FIs To Get Up Close And...

July 23, 2021
For innovation within financial services, being leading edge — and cutting-edge — means, well, moving to the edge. So says Cassandra Dixon, senior manager, solutions engineering at Fastly, who told...

Quick Reads
Airswift and Cloud to Offer Streamlined Instant Crypto Payments

February 02, 2023
Airswift and Cloud Payments have teamed to simplify cryptocurrency payments with Visa and Mastercard. Airswift, a crypto payments provider, announced the partnership in a Thursday (Feb. 2) news release, saying it would “enable cryptocurrency spenders with instant access to crypto at the points-of-sale” using Visa and Mastercard payment. The company says the partnership will provide […]

Subscription Commerce Platform AppDirect Acquires ITCloud.ca to Expand Canadian Reach

February 10, 2022
Subscription commerce platform AppDirect on Thursday (Feb. 10) acquired Canadian cloud technology company ITCloud.ca, a move that broadens the reach of the AppSmart business across Canada, a joint announcement said....

BNY Mellon, Microsoft Azure Boost Cloud-Based Wire Payments

October 12, 2021
BNY Mellon is moving its wire payments infrastructure to Microsoft Azure and is also developing a treasury cash management relationship with Microsoft Treasury built on the Azure cloud payment system,...

Nexelus Unveils Cloud-Based Accounts Payable Tool

August 03, 2021
Nexelus has released its cloud-based solution apworks.ai, the operational software maker announced on Tuesday (Aug. 3). The company said the product addresses the manual practice and high costs of accounts...