Media Coverage

i2c President Says Blockchain Will Unlock Cryptocurrency
Cryptos are having a moment. Scan the headlines over the past few weeks and cryptos, well beyond the marquee bitcoin, are making inroads into mainstream consumer and business activities.

Contactless Payment Provider Purewrist Partners With Processor i2c
Purewrist, a provider of contactless transaction technology, announced Tuesday its Purewrist GO wearable bracelet will go live on card issuer and processor i2c Inc.’s platform.

Regulators Reckon With Big Tech Global Hysteria
Regulators the world over aren’t feeling the love for Big Tech these days. Reports are circulating that European Union regulators are hard at work crafting a “hit list” of roughly 20 companies — Big Tech marquee names among them — that will face tougher rules over market competition and other operational activities.

i2c: Doing Well By Doing Good
While other firms scaled back their workplace and hiring activities with the onset of the pandemic, i2c took a different path, forging ahead with building its team and growing its resources to help its affected clients.

i2c Joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program As New Enablement Partner
By joining Visa’s Fast Track program as an enablement partner, i2c is now able to help fintechs accelerate time to market, leveraging Visa’s breadth of capabilities while providing superior flexibility, scalability and reliability afforded by its platform.

Why The Pandemic Is A ‘Black Swan’ That Will Spur Payments M&A
In an interview with Karen Webster, Jim McCarthy, president at i2c, said that a great digital shift will spur tie-ups of all sorts — from partnerships to outright buyouts — as incumbents seek to move quickly to modernize their tech stacks.

Plastic Starts to Take a Back Seat As Mastercard Expands Its Digital Card Program
Mastercard Inc. announced Wednesday plans to expand its Digital First card program in North America by partnering with payment processors to provide guidelines for consumer experience with digital payment cards. Processors Mastercard is partnering with include i2c…

i2c Taps Former Visa Exec Jonathan Vaux to Spearhead European Operations
Reporting to company President Jim McCarthy, Vaux will be responsible for building strategic alliances with banks, FinTechs, merchants and payment service providers throughout Europe, and leading business development initiatives.

The time is now for cardless and contactless payments
From plastic cards to virtual cards – Nikki Waters of i2c reveals the influencing factors of the new payment behaviour, and how can banks and fintechs leverage NextGen technologies to bring out new contactless solutions to the market

i2c Names BaaS Veteran To New EVP Of Americas Sales Role
Digital payment and open banking technology provider i2c Inc. has named Kevin Fox as executive vice president (EVP) of Americas sales to support a formidable demand for its solutions. Fox will be tasked with heading up business development efforts and creating “strategic ecosystem alliances” throughout the Americas, according to an announcement.

Catching Hold Of Rapidly Digitizing Consumer Bases
The future of FinTech won’t be won by what looks the best, Wain said. The systems that go the distance will actually deliver more than their competitors – and more consistently and smoothly.

Crypto.com Expands Card To 31 Countries
Digital-payments company i2c Inc. has unveiled a partnership to power the expansion of Crypto.com’s end-to-end crypto ecosystem, which consists of a Visa crypto debit card and a wallet app to buy and sell crypto and earn cash-back rewards in crypto form.

Payments Processor i2c Hiring To Meet Global Demand
Global payments processor i2c Inc. is upsizing its workforce to meet a spike in demand for digital commerce solutions among FinTechs and banks.

How FIs And FinTechs Are Expanding The Credit Card Paradigm
As consumers shop amid ongoing public health restrictions, they almost invariably reach for their credit cards — whether the physical varieties in their wallets or the digital versions stored on their browsers and mobile devices.

Innovating Cross Border B2B Payments: It Takes An Ecosystem
The current climate of innovators appears to be up for the challenge, however. FinTechs and banks continue to develop new solutions to address many of the biggest pain points of global business payments, from speed to foreign exchange. Even so, noted Jim McCarthy, president of i2c, no single player has quite cracked the code of […]
