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Luno partners FIS to enhance payment options

Khairani Afifi Noordin
·1-min read

Luno’s Singapore customers can now purchase cryptocurrencies instantly using their credit or debit cards without depositing funds.

Crypto app Luno has partnered with FIS to leverage on the latter’s Worldpay Merchant Solutions capabilities to enhance its payment options.

Luno’s Singapore customers can now purchase cryptocurrencies instantly using their credit or debit cards without depositing funds, providing an alternative to the current Bank Deposit or StraitsX payment offerings.

With Worldpay on Luno, users are able to transact using their cards and are subject to a flat 3.5% all-inclusive transaction fee. This includes card merchant and Luno's processing fees.

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This makes it one of the lowest transaction fees available in the market amongst the 14 companies that have received an in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the company claims.

The addition of Worldpay puts Luno at the forefront against competitors in Singapore with existing card payment options, says its global expansion manager and country manager for Singapore Sherry Goh.

Founded in 2013, Luno was acquired by the world’s largest blockchain investor Digital Currency Group in 2020.

Luno Singapore was granted IPA from the MAS under the Payment Services Act to provide digital payment token services in Singapore in April, becoming the first global retail-focused cryptocurrency app in Singapore to obtain such approval.

The company had recently introduced USDC Savings Wallet and two new cryptocurrencies — Chainlink and Uniswap — to its Singapore app.

 

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