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UK Fraud report: H1 2022 sees decline in fraud of 13%

13 Oct 22 @ 11:19

UK Finance has released its latest fraud report covering H1 2022. The report shows that while the end of the pandemic has seen a fall in overall fraud losses, some... read more

The European Council approves Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation

13 Oct 22 @ 11:04

The European Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee has approved MiCA, the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation text, and sent it to the chair of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary... read more

Alert: BidenCash marketplace gives away data on 1.2 million credit cards

13 Oct 22 @ 10:34

A dark web marketplace named BidenCash has released a massive file of 1.2 million credit cards data to promote the marketplace, allowing anyone to download them for free to conduct... read more

E-commerce fraud losses to exceed $48 billion globally

12 Oct 22 @ 16:53

A new study has found that the total cost of e-commerce fraud to merchants will exceed $48 billion globally in 2023, from just over $41 billion in 2022. It predicts... read more

Deutsche Bank and Fiserv launch Vert in Germany – Winners and Losers?

12 Oct 22 @ 11:06

It has been almost a year and a half since Deutsche Bank and Fiserv announced the founding of a joint venture for the German market called FSDB Merchant Services GmbH.... read more

Mastercard launches contactless card for the quantum computing era

12 Oct 22 @ 08:13

In Q1 2021, Mastercard saw 1 billion more contactless transactions compared to the same period in 2020, and in Q2 2021, 45% of all in-person checkout transactions globally were contactless.... read more

Indian central bank announces digital rupee CBDC trial

11 Oct 22 @ 17:10

The Reserve Bank of India has said it will pilot a digital rupee for specific use cases and also released a concept note on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The... read more

Cheque use drops to all time low – Faster Payments picks up slack

11 Oct 22 @ 13:23

Cheque usage continues to decline for business-to-business (B2B) payments in US and Canada (North America), falling to an all-time low of 33% since AFP (Association for Financial Professionals) began tracking this... read more

Payment Processing as a Business – A huge opportunity for Banks

10 Oct 22 @ 15:20

Research conducted by Celent has revealed that, in response to commercial pressures and changing scheme and regulatory requirements, payments processing is transforming from a commodity to a business, creating compelling... read more

Payments industry continues strong post pandemic recovery statistics

10 Oct 22 @ 13:08

A new report on the recovery of the payments industry suggests the global payments industry demonstrated its resilience again in 2021, more than recouping the revenue erosion experienced in 2020,... read more

Worlds largest crypto exchange Binance suffers massive hack

10 Oct 22 @ 12:28

Over the weekend, Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange suffered a cyber hack that has culminated in a estimated loss of around $570 million and further damages the struggling digital... read more

Report: Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia and the Pacific

07 Oct 22 @ 11:16

The rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is a global phenomenon. As of August 2022, two central banks have formally launched a CBDC: the Central Bank of the Bahamas... read more

Report: Underscoring the importance of cybersecurity amid shifting fraud threats

07 Oct 22 @ 09:17

Visa has shared an updated look at how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily lives return... read more

5 of Europe’s best workplaces, and why

07 Oct 22 @ 09:00

Recently, Great Place to Work revealed its list of Europe’s Best Workplaces for 2022. In the Multinational rankings, 25 huge companies, many of them household names, came out on top.... read more

56% of FCA regulated firms have not implemented critical Consumer Duty deadline

06 Oct 22 @ 16:15

Businesses are in danger of failing to embrace the opportunity that the upcoming Consumer Duty regulation presents and may not be compliant due to a failure to prepare. New research... read more

The digital euro and the importance of central bank money

06 Oct 22 @ 09:37

More than 340 million Europeans carry euro banknotes and coins around as cash and pay in euro when they shop online. One of the key ECB responsibilities, alongside its main... read more

ABN AMRO introduces ID & pay: e-ID with payment functionality

06 Oct 22 @ 09:29

ABN AMRO says it will introduce a new streamlined product, ID & pay, an app that replaces cumbersome onboarding and payment processes with a single online identification and payment functionality... read more

SWIFT paves way for global use of CBDCs and tokenised assets

05 Oct 22 @ 16:54

SWIFT says that it has demonstrated that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and tokenised assets can move seamlessly on existing financial infrastructure – a major milestone towards enabling their smooth... read more

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Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more