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While 2021 was one of the most challenging years for many of us, we accepted the challenge and arrived at this Christmas much stronger than ever before, and we want to express our gratitude for your ongoing support and trust! As the year comes to the end, we look back at the challenges of 2021 […]

In compliance with recommendations of the FATF (Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering Prevention), an international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) body, CommerceGate is going to put additional countries on its internal blacklist. In our continuous efforts to keep up with the latest updates concerning International Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, we would like to advise you that […]

We want to inform you of the upcoming changes in the UK and the European cards processing. From the 1st of January 2021, the United Kingdom is no longer part of the EEA, Mastercard and Visa have announced revisions to interchange rates applicable to the payment transactions between the UK and the EEA. The new […]

On the 14th of April 2021, Mastercard issued an updated set of rules and requirements for Merchants operating with the content for Adults within “AN 5196 Revised Standards for New Specialty Merchant Registration Requirements for Adult Content Merchants” (see https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2021/protecting-our-network-protecting-you-preventing-illegal-adult-content-on-our-network/). The updated list of Mastercard requirements aims to prevent the distribution of illegal adult content across the […]

Desde enero de 2021, el Reino Unido ya no forma parte de la Unión Europea. Como consecuencia, Mastercard ha anunciado un nuevo Acuerdo de Servicios Comerciales (BSA) que tendrá un impacto en las tarifas de las transacciones en el comercio electrónico entre el Reino Unido y la Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE). Actualmente las transacciones entre […]

January 2021, the United Kingdom is no longer a part of the European Union. As a consequence, Mastercard is announcing a new Business Service Arrangement (BSA) which will impact on interchange fees for UK-EEA consumer card-not-present transactions. These transactions between the UK and EEA countries are currently charged  0.20% for debit cards 0.30% for credit […]

Introducción El comercio online con países de América Latina no es efectivo. La baja penetración de tarjetas de crédito y el bloqueo de compras internacionales disminuyen la venta online desde la UE. Esto implica que: Hay usuarios que no pueden acceder a servicios que pueden pagar; La venta online no alcanza el potencial de ingresos […]

Overview On the way of our journey to “open” LATAM market and to grant access to local acquiring solutions and local payment methods for EU merchants we’d like to announce that Brazil being the first country where we ready to service our clients, while Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru coming later this year.   Brazil is one of […]

In the series of Trade Dialogue lectures/Webinar series organised by WTO and ITU, CommerceGate took part in the panel discussion dedicated to the trading implication of cyber-security risks and confidence-building. During the panel discussion, the participants shared their views on the current state of cyber-security at a global level, identified gaps in cyber-security regulation and […]

CommerceGate were excited to invited to the second session of the WTO Trade Dialogues initiative and present how cross-border data flows are key within the Global Ecommerce Payments Industry. Please, see our CCO – Paul Barclay explain how and where data flows fit into the equation to make an online payment! Youtu.be >> International trade increasingly relies […]

From 17th of October 2020, VISA is introducing new Merchant registration requirements for a number of MCCs and business types. Merchants subject to new registration requirements, based on the information available to Commercegate from our upstream Acquirers, would be subject to a 500 USD annual fee for VISA registration (similar to MRP program by MasterCard). Merchants in […]

Wirecard collapses owing $4 billion To all the affected merchants and partners of this sad news, going forward we will all need to undertake our own thorough due diligence and choose our future payment partners carefully, checking their heritage, their regulator and satisfy every test; especially around segregated client funds and security. Transparency, Stability, Contingency […]

Today CommerceGate team was honoured to voice our perspective regarding the challenges faced by micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) and FinTech companies in the area of the Cross-Border Electronic Payments (EPS). A big thank you to WTO and ICC for the chance to speak to governments and policymakers, discussing the financial inclusion of MSME […]

Two of the fastest-growing industries will meet this February, Gambling and Payments! Meet us at #ICELondon to know more about the power of building your Global Payment Solutions. #20acquirers #HighApprovals #Gambling #GlobalPayments #CommerceGate   

Lots of changes have happened this year, our sincere thanks for your loyalty and goodwill throughout the year. Best wishes for a happy new year filled with happiness, and success. After a challenging 2019, onwards and upwards in 2020! The CommerceGate Team

In compliance with recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering Prevention, an international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) body, CommerceGate is going to put the additional country in its internal blacklist. In our continuous efforts to keep up with the latest updates concerning International Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, we would like to advise you that […]

We will see big changes in Financial Services this year. The ripple effect we are seeing globally from PSD2 and Open Banking is only going to grow wider and stronger; 3-D Secure 2.0 will lower the consumer effort with fewer challenges and no longer requiring complicated verification during an online purchase process; Blockchain technology opening up opportunities […]

ICE London is the benchmark and driver of the B2B Gaming industry’s international growth. Aiming to present our advanced platform CGPT, build new relationships, share and get fresh news in the areas of Security, World Regulatory changes, Online Casino trends and eSport, CommerceGate Team couldn’t miss these three days (5-7 February 2019) in the heart […]

CommerceGate team has shared the expectations for 2019 with one of our most technology-oriented Partner. Read all predictions prepared by Clearhaus, through interviewing of the payments industry experts, here https://goo.gl/vKK2y8  

Dear Friends! Your support has been the key ingredient to our success. Thank you for being our partner and for all your cooperation. Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The CommerceGate Team

Organised by WebShield, one of the leading on-boarding, underwriting and monitoring solution providers, RiskConnect is the networking conference specifically aimed at the Risk, Compliance and Anti-Fraud industry professionals. During the two-day conference on 29-30 November 2018, thought leaders and industry experts like Brian Kinch Director of Risk Management, Ecosystem Risk of Visa, Jonathan Trivelas Director, Customer Compliance and Fraud of Mastercard, Stanley Skoglund Co-Founder & […]

Interview of our CEO Evgen Sopin and Eugenio Calderon about international payments, history of the CommerceGate and evolution of e-commerce in Spain this week is in La Razón, it has the sixth-highest circulation among general-interest Spanish dailies and the fourth-highest among those based in Madrid. To read full Interview, please visit: https://www.guiadeprensa.com/suplementos/excelencia-empresarial-noviembre-2018-razon/commercegate/

Barcelona, Spain – with 15 different panels exploring the current state of blockchain the European Blockchain Convention is a must-attend conference for industry leaders, regulators, politicians, investors, developers, CTOs, lawyers and entrepreneurs in the Blockchain and the Digital Economy sphere. Among the speakers could be found industry thought leaders from all around Europe like Member of the European […]

Interview: CommerceGate CEO Evgen Sopin and Eugenio Calderon talk international payments, history of the company and evolution of e-commerce in Spain to La Vanguardia (4th newspaper in Spain and 1st in Catalonia by circulations).   To read full Interview, please visit: https://www.lavanguardia.com/monograficos/calidad-empresarial/commercegate-la-primera-institucion-financiera-en-espana  

In compliance with recommendations of Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering prevention, an international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) body, CommerceGate is going to put additional countries in its internal blacklist. The below list comprises the jurisdictions that are already blocked for transaction processing in our internal system: Afghanistan AF Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Cuba CU […]

There are dozens of conferences held across the globe every year dedicated to sharing fraud prevention knowledge and solutions. But one is sitting apart; is The Mastercard Global Risk Leadership Conference that is taking place on October 8 – 11, 2018 at the beautiful south coast of France in Cannes. The data compromised during a breach can […]

Barcelona, Spain – CommerceGate is preparing to attend the Kiev Affiliate Conference on 3rd of October, 2018, the event which continues a global series of networking affiliate marketing events. With some of the largest affiliates and international affiliate networks from all over the world being in attendance every year this event is growing and becoming […]

Barcelona, Spain – boasting an attendance of over 2500 blockchain specialists and 100 experienced speakers from 55 countries from around the world “Blockchain Cruise Mediterranean” is one of the largest events of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies in EU. Blockchain projects, Accredited investors, FinTech, Banking and Payments companies, Token sales projects, Blockchain Industry vendors and suppliers, Marketing […]

Dear Partners, CommerceGate prepares for the migration of our Partners to its newest payment platform CGPayTech. The platform was engineered to have a higher processing power than the current one, while significantly improve the security, propose a variety of additional payment methods and increase the quality of payment services. Using the most innovative cloud-based technologies, […]

Dear Pont Solidari, Fundació Banc de Recursos. We really appreciate that you gave us an opportunity to take a part in the computerization of schools in Bolivia. You really did a wonderful thing. The CommerceGate contribution aimed to a better preparation of the students in Bolivia for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow, reducing the […]