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Casablanca, September 22nd 2025 – HPS (CSE: HPS), a global provider of payment solutions, today announced the signing of two major agreements with leading Asian financial institutions ranked among the Top 100 and Top 200 banks worldwide.
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HPS (CSE: HPS), a leading global provider of software and payment solutions, announces that it has signed an agreement to sell, subject to conditions precedent, its Testing business, including the Acpqualife name, to Synanto Services SAS.
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QKS Group has named HPS a technology leader in its 2024 SPARK Matrix™ for Card Management Systems.
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QKS Group has recognized HPS as a technology leader in its 2024 SPARK Matrix™ for Merchant Payment Platforms. The SPARK Matrix™ evaluates vendors based on technology excellence and customer impact.
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HPS, a leading global provider of payment software and solutions, and Enigma, a global leader in artificial intelligence enabled entity resolution and decision-making, today announced a strategic collaboration to deliver cutting-edge AI fraud detection models to businesses worldwide.
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HPS (CSE: HPS), a leading global provider of payment software and solutions, is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Ireland-based CR2 Limited (“CR2”), following the satisfaction of all the relevant customary regulatory conditions. The acquisition of CR2 by HPS was first announced on 24 May 2024.
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HPS (CSE: HPS), one of the leading global providers of software and payment solutions, is pleased to announce the establishment of its new entity in Sydney, Australia.
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HPS (CSE: HPS), a leading global provider of payment software and solutions, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire CR2, a prominent digital banking and payments software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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HPS, the leading global provider of payment software and services, is thrilled to announce the official opening of its new office and delivery center in Pune, India, marking a significant milestone in the company's global expansion strategy.
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HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions and services, today announces it has been awarded a top three placement in the latest global vendor guide by Datos Insights.
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HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions and services, is setting up in Montreal to support the modernization of the payment activity of one of the main Canadian banks. This first establishment in North America is an important step in the acceleration of HPS Group activities in Canada and the United States over the coming years.
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HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions and services, today announces it has obtained a principal membership license from Visa, the world leader in digital payments, which will enable HPS’ clients to join the global Visa payments network.
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HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions, today announced its plans to move its South Africa office to Cape Town as it looks to expand its team and support new business growth. This is a natural step for HPS as the company has seen sustained growth in the county, alongside its clients and the wider market.
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Following the incident that occurred on Saturday, April 23, and after identifying a hardware malfunction, the HPS Switch teams successfully executed the business continuity plan.
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The Board of Directors met on 22nd December, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Horani to approve the new Governance and Organisation of HPS Group.
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HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions, today announced that UNObank, South East Asia’s first full-spectrum digital bank, has selected HPS’ PowerCARD solution for its card issuing activities in Asia.
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HPS’ Board of Directors met on July 28th , 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohamed HORANI and co-opted as independent directors Mrs. Meryem CHAMI and Mrs. Nathalie ROUVET LAZARE, replacing the two resigning directors, Mrs. Anne COBB and Mrs. Isabelle AGUILLERA.
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Biometric fintech company, Zwipe and ICPS, a leading international card payment processor and card personalization bureau, are partnering to bring Zwipe Pay ONE enabled biometric payment cards to banks across Africa and Asia.
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Serquo, a leading software and technology company, and HPS, the leading global provider of payment solutions, today announced a long-term strategic partnership to offer new and exciting payment technologies.
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HPS Group today announces the completion of the acquisition of ICPS in Mauritius, which it first announced on February 9th, 2021.
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PS, the leading global provider of payment solutions, today announced a new partnership with Utimaco, a leading global provider of IT security solutions. As part of the partnership, HPS has integrated Utimaco’s hardware security module Atalla AT1000 into PowerCARD, HPS’ comprehensive suite of solutions that covers the entire payment value chain.
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INMAA, a non-profit microcredit association, provides financial services and close support to Moroccan microenterprises.
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As part of the continuation of the HPS Group’s reorganization implemented on January 1, 2022, the Board of Directors met on February 3, 2022, to approve the creation of a new organizational entity: the “Business Innovation” unit.
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HPS and The MCB Group Ltd. signed, on February 08, 2021, a definitive acquisition agreement whereby HPS will acquire all outstanding shares from MCB.
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HPS Group today announces the completion of the acquisition of IPRC, announced on July 9th.
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The Sipay Plus payment gateway and HPS, the international leader of payment solutions provider, announced today the signing of a new partnership for the combination of their innovative electronic payment technologies in order to maximize the synergies between the two platforms.
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HPS, the leading multinational provider of payment solutions, today announced that Capitec Bank, South Africa’s second largest retail bank, will use PowerCARD to consolidate and modernise its Back Office payment activities for both their Card Issuing & Merchant Acquiring businesses.
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HPS, the leading multinational provider of payment solutions, today announced that Bank of Cyprus, the largest banking and financial services group in Cyprus, completed the migration to HPS’ PowerCARD solution to replace its legacy systems.
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HPS, a global payments solutions provider, together with Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), a subsidiary of the Bank of Ghana, announce the launch of the Universal QR Code and Proxy Pay platforms in a step towards a cashless society.
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HPS, a leading multinational provider of payment solutions, can today announce that it has completed the modernisation of Absa’s African Operations outside of South Africa (“ARO”) acquiring payments infrastructure journey.
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To enhance the electronic payment throughout Saudi Arabia and reduce the dependence on cash, Hightech Payment Systems (HPS) has been appointed by Saudi Payments, a fully owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA), to provide a unified QR code platform to enable banks, wallet providers and FINTECHs to interact seamlessly within an interoperable platform.
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HPS, the leader in electronic payment solutions organized an internal convention on Friday, February 14, bringing together all of its employees from around the world to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the company.
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HPS, leading multinational provider of payment solutions and services, announces ISO / IEC 27001 certification, an international standard in information security management systems, for all of its Processing and Switching businesses in Morocco (cards and mobile payment).
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HPS plans to create a dedicated PowerCARD “Centre of Excellence” in Athens to exclusively support SIA in the development of all payment cards initiatives in Greece.
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Societe Generale, one of Europe’s largest banks with operations across the world, has selected HPS to improve the payment processing activities for ten African subsidiaries.
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HPS, a leading payment software company, has launched PowerCARD Connect-Open API, an open banking platform that enables FinTech firms to build innovative payments applications on banks and other large financial institutions’ existing payment systems.
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HPS, a multinational company and leading provider of electronic payment solutions for financial institutions, card processors, merchant acquirers, independent sales organizations (ISOs), and national and regional switches around the world, has increased its presence within Africa with a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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HPS, a multinational company and leading provider of electronic payment solutions for financial institutions, card processors, merchant acquirers, independent sales organizations (ISOs), and national and regional switches around the world, today announced that payments industry veteran Michael J. Dooley has been hired to spearhead the company’s expansion in the U.S. marketplace, further growing its U.S. PowerCARD customer base. Today HPS serves 350-plus users in more than 85 countries across five continents, including ISOs, acquirers, issuers and third-party processors in America.
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nexo standards, the global industry association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, today announces that HPS, a leading payment software company, has deployed nexo’s protocols across its PowerCARD suite of solutions.
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HPS, leader dans l’édition de solutions de paiement électronique, s’implante à Singapour afin de renforcer sa stratégie de proximité de ses clients sur le marché asiatique. En renfort à ses bureaux de Casablanca, Paris, Aix-en-Provence et Dubai, la nouvelle implantation à Singapour vient soutenir la stratégie d’expansion et de développement du Groupe HPS sur le continent asiatique.
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Suite à la levée des dernières conditions suspensives liées aux autorisations administratives telles que prévues par la réglementation en vigueur, HPS à travers sa filiale HPS Switch et le Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) ont procédé le 05 juillet 2016 à la signature d’un acte réitératif de contrat de cession de fonds de commerce finalisant l’acquisition par HPS Switch de l’activité de switching et de compensation du CMI au Maroc. Cette activité est donc gérée par HPS Switch depuis le 5 juillet 2016 pour le compte de l’ensemble des émetteurs et acquéreurs clients de HPS Switch
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HPS, à travers sa nouvelle filiale HPS Switch, et le Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) ont procédé le 29 février 2016, à la signature du contrat de cession par le CMI de son activité de switching et de compensation au Maroc. Cette signature a été accompagnée de la signature des contrats de services avec les premiers clients de HPS Switch au Maroc.
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Casablanca, Morocco, July 2, 2015: HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, has today announced a new partnership with Attijariwafa bank Group, one of the leader banks in Africa.
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Casablanca, Morocco – 05 May 2015 – HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, has today announced a new global partnership with Gemalto, the world leader in digital security.
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Casablanca, Morocco 11 February 2015: HPS, a leading payment software company providing electronic payments solutions, announced today that Banque Populaire will now be using the PowerCARD solution to process electronic payment transactions of all of its subsidiaries in Africa.
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Casablanca, Morocco – 03 February 2015 – HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, has today announced that First National Bank (FNB), one of the most innovative banks in the world, has signed an agreement with HPS to implement PowerCARD in order to modernize its merchant acquiring business. FNB will use PowerCARD to drive innovation across its merchant.
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Casablanca, Morocco – 10 December 2014 – HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, today announces that JCC has deployed the new PowerCARD Version 3 solution. JCC will use the new version of PowerCARD to support the electronic payment activity of its new banks clients.
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Porto Alegre, Brazil – 08 October 2014 – HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, today announces that Raízen, the joint venture between Shell Brazil and Cosan, will be using their PowerCARD solution to manage their new prepaid cards; delivered via payments services provider ITS System.
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Casablanca, 1st July 2014 – HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, today announced the release of their latest PowerCARD upgrade, a new Data Analytics Dashboard. This has been created by integrating a Business Intelligence (BI) tool with the PowerCARD solution, and delivered through a partnership with DigDash, provider and distributor of the BI software DigDash Enterprise.
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CASABLANCA, Morocco – 10th June 2014 – HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, today announces that it has entered into a global services alliance agreement with Tech Mahindra, a leading $3.1bn specialist provider of connected solutions to the connected world.
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HPS, the market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the cards and payments industry, announced today that it has won the award for the “Best Anti-Fraud Initiative” at the Smart Awards, held during “Cards & Payments Asia” in Singapore on 23rd and 24th April 2014.
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HP, the world's largest technology company, is collaborating with HPS in the launch of an outsourced payments solutions based on the PowerCARD software. The global cooperation between HP and HPS enables financial institutions and payment organizations of all sizes to improve their cards and payments business by replacing legacy hardware and software with a single, flexible and cost processing effective platform. The initial implementation is underway in both Europe and Asia, with the first live transaction expected in 2014.
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HPS has signed a strategic partnership with one of the largest electronic payment processors in Latin America for the provision of comprehensive PowerCARD solution. With this multi million agreement, HPS continues its international development and in particular in the very dynamic region of Latin America. This alliance consists in the offering of PowerCARD solution for Cards and Merchant Management.
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Mohamed Horani, President and Chariman of HPS Group, was invited to Dakar on Friday by the Interbank Electronic Payments Grouping of the UEMOA Area (GIM UEMOA) as a guest of honor to an organized event celebrating GIM UEMOA 10 year anniversary.
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BENCHMARK TEST CONFIRM POWERCARD SOFTWARE SCALES UP TO 100 MILLION ACCOUNTS - HP today announced that banks, retailers and telecom operators can now boost the cost-effectiveness of their card operations with PowerCARD payment management software.
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HPS, a leading payment solutions company, continues its international development. Jordan Islamic Bank, the best retail Islamic bank in the world in 2011 according to the specialised New York Global Finance Magazine, signed a contract on August 9, 2012, for the implementation of HPS' PowerCARD© solution.
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HPS, a leading payment software company, continues its international development by accessing a new market, Bangladesh. Eastern Bank Limited, a major private bank of Bangladesh, signed a contract on May 29, 2012, for the implementation of the PowerCARD© solution.
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HPS, a leading payment software company, announces its new organizational structure.
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HPS, a leading payment solutions company, continues its international development with the signing of a new contract in Vietnam with Mekong Development Bank (MDB).
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HPS, one of the world's leading payments solutions providers, has signed a consultancy agreement with Mr. Sonny Sannon, former president of MasterCard South Asia Middle East and Africa (SAMEA). Sannon is an emblematic personality in the electronic payments industry, and through this association, HPS aims to strengthen its position in the dynamic Asian market, notably India.
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HPS, a leading payment software company, recently signed a contract with CEDICAM, the Crédit Agricole Group’s payments platform. Operating mainly in electronic payments, payments processing and payment security, CEDICAM is a leader in Europe with more than 7.5 billion transactions processed each year.
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HPS, a leading payment software company, has successfully launched revolving credit card management for Topazio bank, subsidiary of Embratec (Empresa Brasileira de Tecnologia Group), a leading payment services provider in Brazil.
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HPS, a leading payment solutions company, completed the acquisition of ACPQualife, a leader in solution editing, system qualification, consulting, integration and processing in the payment field.
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HPS has made a breakthrough in the growing Latin American market. The leading payment solutions company has signed a contract with Empresa Brasileira de Tecnologia (Embratec), a leader in supply of services related to payment cards, which leads to new opportunities in a promising regional market.
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HPS has invested in high tech training through its “HPS Academy” center. It provides specialized training in electronic payments for the benefit of its customers, suppliers, and HPS employees. This training conducted faceto-face or over distance (e-learning), at either Casablanca or Dubai, covers several areas of electronic payment including training in the PowerCARD system. With this high tech preparation, HPS Academy is contributing to the success of the “Digital Morocco 2013” strategy.
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HPS, a leading payment solutions company, is participating for the ninth time in the “2009 Salon Cartes & IDentification”. In addition to exhibiting its innovative solutions, HPS is officially opening, on the sidelines of this event, the HPS Europe office in Paris.