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Company announcement/payments

FIS to drive pay-by-bank with Banked

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Banked, a leading provider of open banking solutions, to drive new pay-by-bank offerings for both businesses and consumers.

14 February 2024

Company announcement/payments

FIS makes open banking move

Global financial technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) has today announced another milestone in its drive to make secure open banking more accessible to its clients and their customers.

08 February 2024

Company announcement/payments

Worldpay completes FIS separation

Worldpay, LLC, (the “Company”), a global industry leader in payments technology and solutions, announced today that it has closed upon its previously announced sale and will now operate as an independent company.

01 February 2024

Company announcement/startups

FIS launches Fintech Hangout Series

Global financial technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) has today announced the launch of its 2024 FIS Fintech Hangout Series, an initiative that fosters and connects fintech startups, investors, financial institutions, FIS experts, and participants from the FIS Fintech Accelerator Program.

31 January 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Fiat-to-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay joins forces with Worldpay

Alchemy Pay, the pioneering fiat-crypto payment gateway, has entered into a strategic partnership with Worldpay, the No.1 global acquirer, to amplify its payment channels and elevate its payment capabilities.

21 December 2023

Company announcement/payments

JCB commences largest contactless deployment in the UK to date

JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced an extension of its collaboration with global financial technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) and its merchant solutions business, Worldpay from FIS, to enable JCB Contactless for its UK merchants in the largest JCB contactless deployment in the UK to date.

19 December 2023

Company announcement/retail

UK consumers divided on use of generative AI in banking - FIS

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, has conducted new consumer research into the extent to which people understand and trust generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), as well as their attitudes towards the emerging technology’s role in personal finance and banking.

13 December 2023

News/payments

Mastercard inks open banking deals with Worldpay and Zip

Mastercard is stepping up its open banking activity through partnerships with merchant solutions business Worldpay and BNPL firm Zip.

19 October 2023

Company announcement/payments

FIS ready for FedNow

FIS® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, has announced it is among the first in the fintech industry to complete testing and certification for the FedNow® Service, the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment offering launching in July 2023.

10 July 2023

News/payments

FIS agrees sale of majority stake in Worldpay at $18.5bn valuation

FIS has agreed to sell 45% of its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to private equity funds managed by GTCR in a transaction valuing the unit at $18.5 billion.

06 July 2023

News/payments

FIS mulls $15 billion Worldpay sale

FIS is mulling a sale of its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business in a reversal of previous plans to spin off the unit as an independent company.

03 July 2023

News/retail

FIS buys embedded finance firm Bond

FIS has acquired Banking-as-a-Service outfit Bond in what the fintech giant calls a "small but important purchase" for its platform strategy.

12 June 2023