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Mainframe Modernisation: The Cloud Shift

Bjoern Langmack, Global App Modernization & Migration leader, Deloitte and Steve Steuart, Global Head of Mainframe Migration and Modernization, AWS, discuss the steps needed before deciding to modernize mainframes on the cloud, why now is the right time to modernize, how is the industry responding, and some of the key challenges to migrating and modernizing mainframe workloads.

11 July 2022

News/payments

Amazon Egypt rolls out BNPL options

Amazon has collaborated with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) fintech platform, vaIU, to launch affordable payment options for Amazon Egypt.

04 July 2022

Finextra TV/cloud

Mainframe modernisation: Overcoming hurdles to achieve agility

For mainframe modernisation to be successful, financial institutions must remedy industry challenges that have permeated the space for several years. Steve Steuart - Global Head of Mainframe Migration and Modernization, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Keval Mehta - FS Cloud Lead, Accenture, discuss how financial institutions can best develop their mainframe modernisation strategies and what the digital endgame looks like.

29 June 2022

Company announcement/payments

Amazon extends credit card deal with Chase

Chase today announced a multi-year extension of the co-branded Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature credit card.

01 April 2022

Company announcement/payments

Computop integrates new Amazon Pay interface for express checkout

Online merchants who process their payments via Computop Paygate can now offer their customers a faster checkout via Amazon Pay.

24 February 2022

News/payments

Amazon reaches global deal with Visa over card fees

Amazon has dropped its threat to stop accepting Visa cards across its global operations after reaching an agreement with the card scheme.

17 February 2022

News/regulation

Major tech antitrust bill advanced by US Senate vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-6 this week to advance a major tech competition bill, says CNBC.

21 January 2022

News/payments

Amazon suspends ban on Visa payments

Amazon has deferred its plan to stop customers using Visa credit cards at the last minute, says the Independent.

17 January 2022

News/payments

Curve promises Amazon Visa ban hack

As Amazon UK stops accepting Visa credit cards from later this week, fintech Curve says it has a "hack" that will enable shoppers to still make payments with the banned cards.

17 January 2022

News/payments

Barclays to offer instalment payment plans with Amazon

UK consumers can now apply for a reusable credit account from Barclays, which lets them spread the cost of purchases over £100 on amazon.co.uk in equal monthly instalments

17 December 2021

News/payments

Amazon to ban Visa credit cards in the UK

Amazon UK is to stop accepting credit cards from Visa, blaming the ban on the 'high cost of payments'.

17 November 2021

News/payments

Amazon adds Venmo as payment option

PayPal has struck a deal with Amazon to enable US shoppers to pay for purchases using their Venmo accounts.

09 November 2021