WorldPay

175 results about this entity

Period: 04 Oct 2004 - 03 May 2024

WorldPay to double US workforce on Atlanta relocation

London-based payments processor WorldPay is to spend $10 million to relocate its US headquarters and 617 employees to Atlanta, amid plans to double its American workforce over the next four years.

Worldpay launches Total Mobile mPOS tech

Worldpay, the UK’s leading payments processor, has called time on queuing with the launch of Worldpay Total Mobile, a multi-user, mobile Chip & PIN payment service, providing a scalable, cost-effective way for medium and large businesses to take payments anywhere.

Syntec partners Worldpay for CardEasy phone payment processing

Worldpay, a global leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments, and Syntec, a leading cloud call centre management service provider, have agreed a global partnership which will enable businesses to accept telephone card payments securely without compromising end-user experience.

Vantiv agrees $1.65bn Mercury Payment Systems acquisition

Payment processor Vantiv has agreed a $1.65 billion deal to buy Mercury Payment Systems from private equity firm Silver Lake Group.

Contactless payments 'rocketing' in UK

New figures from WorldPay show contactless payments in the UK are rocketing, with 226% more contactless transactions compared to this time last year.

Zapp partners WorldPay to hawk mobile payments to retailers

Zapp has struck a deal with WorldPay that will see its mobile payments system made available to thousands of merchants, including big names such as WH Smith and McDonald's, from next year.

Brits predict death of coins and cheque books

Brits foresee the demise of cheque books and some coins in the near future as payments goes hi-tech thanks to mobile phones and biometrics.

John Lewis to sell WorldPay Mpos readers

WorldPay has secured a deal which will see British department store chain John Lewis sell its new Mpos chip and PIN device.

WorldPay gears up for the launch of its micro merchant payments service

Geraldine Wilson, MD Micro Merchants at WorldPay talks with Finextra about the pilot and the planned Summer launch of their Pay As You Go card acceptance service.

Payment processor Vantiv files for IPO

Vantiv, a payment processor owned by Fifth Third Bancorp and Advent International, has filed with regulators for an initial public offering.

RBS WorldPay hacker's property auctioned off

Flats and cars belonging to one of the ringleaders of the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, have been auctioned off to compensate the bank, according to local press reports.

Russian hacker pleads guilty over $9m RBS WorldPay heist

A Russian man has pleaded guilty to his part in a 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay's computer network, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, according to press reports.

Ogden dusts off business.co.uk domain name

Nick Ogden, the serial entrepreneur behind WorldPay and Voice Commerce Group, is dusting off the domain business.co.uk - which he acquired back in 1994 at the start of the Internet - to create a not-for-profit Website designed to help small business start-ups.

Advent and Bain to invest £200 million in WorldPay

The new private equity owners of payment processor RBS WorldPay say they intend to invest £200 million in the firm and create up to 250 jobs.

Russian hacker gets suspended sentence for $9m RBS WorldPay heist

One of the ringleaders of the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay's computer network, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, has escaped with a six year suspended sentence, according to press reports.

RBS WorldPay promises end-to-end encryption for US merchants

RBS WorldPay has struck a deal with Semtek for the provision of end-to-end security services for its US merchants.

Alleged RBS WorldPay ATM heist ringleader extradited

An alleged mastermind behind the 2008 cyber-attack on RBS WorldPay's computer network, which led to the theft of over $9.4 million, has been extradited from Estonia to the US.

RBS to sell 80% stake in WorldPay to Advent and Bain

Royal Bank of Scotland has inked a deal to sell just over 80% of its WorldPay payments processing unit to private equity firms Bain Capital and Advent International.

American Express enters RBS WorldPay fray

American Express has teamed up with UK private equity firm Permira to join the battle for the Royal Bank of Scotland's WorldPay payment processing business, according to the Financial Times.

Moneris emerges as WorldPay frontrunner

A five-strong shortlist of bidders, which includes surprise package Moneris, has emerged for the Royal Bank of Scotland's WorldPay payment processing business, according to Reuters.