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Payments Predictions: 18 for 2019

04 Dec 18 @ 01:01

Is it too early to be closing off 2018? Possibly or even proabably – but I know you all love a list of payment predictions – so here is the... read more

Base of IoT devices to hit 75 billion – TEE spec adoption to reach 10 billion

21 Nov 18 @ 09:33

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has reported a 25% increase in the number of Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)-enabled processors being shipped quarterly, year-on-year. At this rate,... read more

Digitisation to make heritage financial institutions irrelevant by 2030

08 Nov 18 @ 16:42

By 2030, 80% of heritage financial services firms will go out of business, become commoditised or exist only formally but not competing effectively, according to Gartner. These firms will struggle... read more

Charting the course for success: Tips for an innovative 2019 payments strategy

06 Nov 18 @ 14:23

The payments landscape has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past decade. Once seen as a mere extension of the IT department, forward-thinking payments leaders have realised that a... read more

The key to survival in the connected financial services world

01 Nov 18 @ 12:03

An unprecedented combination of drivers for change are at work in today’s financial services industry. Some of these factors, particularly digitisation, are influencing the majority of industries – driving increasing... read more

PCM Report: Payment fragmentation is the “new normal” across all markets

23 Oct 18 @ 08:46

Research published today and sponsored by RS2 examines the payment landscape across a number of global markets, and finds that proliferating payment channels and the expectations of consumers and merchants... read more

SWIFT expedite standardisation by creating financial sector API blueprint

16 Oct 18 @ 15:08

SWIFT has published a blueprint for common API standards following collaboration with European banking standards bodies, STET and Berlin Group NextGenPSD2 – who together represent many of the region’s banks... read more

The cashless society – Maintaining trust in the payment system

11 Oct 18 @ 08:54

There is no doubt that lack of trust in the payment system remains a fundamental obstacle to a cashless society. Research shows that consumers are now more concerned than ever... read more

Why the High Street banks should start to be concerned by the Challenger banks

05 Oct 18 @ 16:23

In the last couple of weeks two Challenger banks have hit the UK. N26 is a German direct bank, headquartered in Berlin, that offers its services throughout most of the... read more

Faster payments – 40 countries live as global roll-out gathers pace

28 Sep 18 @ 10:47

2018 marks the fifth year of FIS’ report “Flavors of Fast”. It was originally inspired to capture the early but remarkable influences of faster payments schemes around the world. In... read more

Stripe enters physical POS payments market with Stripe Terminal

18 Sep 18 @ 14:30

Stripe is has announced that it will aim to disrupt traditional POS terminal manufacturers, expanding beyond e-commerce payments with the launch of a new product for POS payments in-store, called Stripe Terminal.... read more

Barclays quick to embrace Open Banking with 3rd party account view in banking app

12 Sep 18 @ 14:40

Barclays says it will embrace the Open Banking revolution by updating its core mobile banking app allowing customers to view accounts from rival banks in one place. This change has... read more

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Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

18 May 26 @ 17:07

The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more