Money transfer innovators TransferWise introduce a borderless account, with real time debit payments. Global money transfer company TransferWise announced the launch of the first truly multi-country/multi-currency Borderless Account. This e-money account gives users local bank details for the UK, US, …
Alexander Peh, Head of Market Development & Mobile, PayPal CA
PayPal CA’s mobile expert gives us the lay of the fintech land, highlighting new mobile payment verticals and user experiences to explore. PayPal’s solutions always seem to meet customers at the exact places they want to transact. That’s not …
8 Reasons Toronto is Fintech’s Rising Star
It’s an exciting time to be in Toronto. This fall brought a continuous stream of announcements from emerging fintech stars and multiple events in the city highlighting local innovation. The city has been steadily humming with the energy of innovation. …
A Conversation with Andrew Boyajian, Head of Banking for North America, TransferWise
Lessons in bringing fair play to the world of international money transfers and using transparency to empower a growing user base. Breaking consumers out of ingrained habits and patterns is a real challenge for fintech innovators. However, Andrew Boyajian and …
How Prepaid and Mobile are Driving Commerce in Emerging Markets
Flip phones are back, according to an article that made the rounds recently. Reading it I wondered “Did flip phones ever go away?” by Salim Dhanani Director of Business Development They might seem like a kitschy throwback for many of …
Agency Banking: Banking the Diaspora
If you’ve ever moved from one country to another, you’ve probably experienced this ridiculous cycle… by Salim Dhanani Director of Business Development … You walk into a bank hoping to set up an account, so you can collect pay from your …
Are Your Older, More Influential Customers Ready for Mobile Payments?
What will it take to convert this older segment of the population to adopt your mobile wallet? Here are 5 barriers to overcome for your more influential customers. by Paul Brandner Director of Marketing Surely it’s been said a dozen times …
New Life for QR Codes: Pin Over the Web
Remember when QR codes seemed like a cool idea? by Blake McClelland Director of Business Development Four or five years ago QR codes started showing up everywhere: on business cards, t-shirts, TV commercials, food packaging and even on busses.How successful …
From the Mouth of Banks Vol. 1
A major perk of our work at Carta is connecting with some of the smartest people in finance around the world. Recently I sat down with an SVP from a large global bank who (under the promise of beer and anonymity) …
One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All: Flexible Pricing Models
For all the parodies of startup culture, getting one off the ground is no joke. by Blake McClelland Director of Business Development Whether it’s made up of sweat equity, bootstrapping or serious VC, cash is almost always tight (until that …
The One Thing Missing From Money 20/20
In the world of payments and fin-tech, Money 20/20 has emerged as the definitive event industry event. by Giles Sutherland Vice President Strategic Alliances Last week, almost ten thousand of us descended on Las Vegas, and crowded into standing-room-only, sold-out …
Carta Worldwide is a Finalist in 2 Award Categories at the EPA in London this Year
Carta Worldwide is pleased to announce that we are finalists in two award categories at the Emerging Payments Awards in London this year. “Best Payment Technological Innovation” and “Best Contactless Solution”. 2014 Emerging Payments Awards Finalists
Rui Mendes on Solving the Challenges of Legacy Platforms
Carta’s CTO talks about how the current payments environment is highly complicated. Carta’s strategy: to create a simple solution for the complexity faced by their customers. In an industry of legacy platforms, Carta’s next generation processing platform stands out as …
Carta Mobile Paypass NFC Technology on Display with Mastercard Worldwide at Cartes 2012
Carta Worldwide is working closely with MasterCard Worldwide to deliver best-in-class payment products. Carta is proud to be working with MasterCard for the ongoing development of new innovations for payments. New innovations will bring exciting new offerings to power …
Carta Worldwide Bridging the Gap to Enable NFC Mobile Payments
While growth in contactless payment card issuance is paving the way for convenient daily payments without the need to carry cash, the market has yet to reach the highly anticipated solution that would offer wide scale mobile payments. Most cite …
Carta Completes World First With MasterCard
Carta becomes the first processor to complete integration to MasterCard MOTAPS, enabling rapid deployment for NFC programs. Click here to go to the MasterCard Newsroom. Carta is the first global processor to integrate the MasterCard Mobile Over-the-Air Provisioning Service (MOTAPS) …
Lyca Mobile Expands With the Help of Carta Worldwide
Lycamoney’s partnership with Carta Worldwide, Transact Network and MasterCard provides customers with the power of safe electronic spending and budget control. Lycamoney customers to receive an extra 10% Lyca Mobile credit every time they top-up their mobile using their Lycamoney …
