In today’s FinTech news, Aussie BNPL firm Openpay is pulling out of the U.S. while security technology provider Giesecke+Devrient acquires the payment and identity solutions business of Valid USA. Plus, the European Commission (EC) is closing a consultation on Tuesday (July 5) about open finance....
Security technology provider Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has acquired the payment and identity solutions business of Valid USA, according to a press release. “With this step, G+D aims to accelerate growth in the U.S., one of the world’s largest payment and identity markets,” the German company said...
Ghana is rolling out a general purpose digital currency, partnering with German banknote printer Giesecke+Devrient to do it, Reuters reported. The nation wants to eventually spin the pilot program into a digital form of its own national currency, which will be called e-Cedi, according to...
A major German digital security firm that is a significant player in the electronic payments sector on Tuesday (Sept. 15) has backed a call by the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) for quick exploration into creating an official European Union digital currency. Giesecke+Devrient...
July 01, 2022
Security technology provider Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has acquired the payment and identity solutions business of Valid USA, according to a press release. “With this step, G+D aims to accelerate growth in the U.S., one of the world’s largest payment and identity markets,” the German company said in the release. “G+D customers will benefit from the enlarged […]
August 11, 2021
Ghana is rolling out a general purpose digital currency, partnering with German banknote printer Giesecke+Devrient to do it, Reuters reported. The nation wants to eventually spin the pilot program into...
September 15, 2020
A major German digital security firm that is a significant player in the electronic payments sector on Tuesday (Sept. 15) has backed a call by the head of the European...