World First, the U.K. money transfer company, has shuttered its U.S. business to avoid having its acquisition by Ant Financial of China blocked by regulators in the U.S. According to a report in The Financial Times, World First has been in deal discussions with Ant...
World First is launching a cross-border payments platform for SMEs. The U.K. company said Tuesday (May 9) that it is rolling out its World Account solution, an international payments platform for B2B payments developed for smaller businesses. According to World First, the solution allows SMEs...
To be the first to do anything is always a coup. You want first pick in your fantasy football league. Who doesn’t want first pick of the holiday White Elephant gift? Being the first child in the family certainly has its perks. Barclays had...
FinTech and technology in general are helping SMEs bring their goods and services across time zones and currencies. Mike Ward, CEO of World First's North American operations, discusses what the most critical knowledge points are when executives consider moving beyond home base.
December 12, 2023
U.K. card issuer Paymentology has named Marqeta veteran Jeff Parker as its new CEO. Parker, who stepped down as managing director of Marqeta last month, will succeed interim Co-CEOs Abe Smith and Angy Watson, Paymentology said in a news release provided to PYMNTS Tuesday (Dec. 12). “We embarked on a thorough search for our new CEO, seeking an individual who not […]
February 01, 2019
World First, the U.K. money transfer company, has shuttered its U.S. business to avoid having its acquisition by Ant Financial of China blocked by regulators in the U.S. According to...
