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Invisible banking is in plain sight – here’s what to do about it

23 Aug 18 @ 13:59

In today’s mobile world, financial institutions are working hard to give their digital offerings an overhaul. They are under pressure from several key factors to do so: firstly, because of... read more

SMART Payments: Step 1 – Simplify payment complexity

23 Aug 18 @ 11:44

The race to digital is rattling the payment ecosystem with more choice for consumers adding complexity across the payment value chain – from merchants to consumers and everyone in between.... read more

American Express files latest blockchain-based proof of payment technology patent

25 Jul 18 @ 15:17

American Express has proceeded with the latest in a series of blockchain patents that it is seeking to position the group as the leader in new blockchain enabled transaction technology.... read more

Is it time for a serious Open Banking standard?

17 Jul 18 @ 09:23

There are four things that should now be crystal clear to everyone involved in Open Banking. Open Banking has arrived. It was the #1 topic at Money 20/20 Europe. Open... read more

Worldline obtains its “pan-European” Third Party Provider (TPP) license

16 Jul 18 @ 08:53

Worldline has obtained two new licenses, linked to the PSD2, from the National Bank of Belgium enabling the company to become a Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) and an Account... read more

PwC Report: Open Banking market could be worth £7.2bn by 2022

04 Jul 18 @ 13:56

In a new and very interesting piece of PwC research on Open Banking, they state that new regulation aimed at opening up the UK’s current account market could lead to... read more

Mastercard launch services to facilitate interactions between banks and third parties in Open Banking environment

05 Jun 18 @ 18:53

Mastercard says it has developed a new suite of services to underpin Open Banking transformations taking place in the industry as partners ready themselves to take advantage of Europe’s PSD2... read more

Open Banking requires ‘Open Payments’ platforms to meet needs of connected customers

04 Jun 18 @ 12:38

A report published today by payments processor RS2 warns that the payment industry must consolidate omni-channel payments, card payments, and direct-from-bank Open Banking payments into new ‘Open Payments’ platforms to... read more

Internet of Payments (IoP) – Is this the future of Paying?

23 May 18 @ 20:02

Today, there are more objects enabled with Internet access than ever before – from smartwatches and kitchen appliances to vehicles. Intelligent devices can, in principle, do all sorts of things... read more

OSPT Alliance launches CIPURSE training program with FIME

23 May 18 @ 09:03

Global technical association, OSPT Alliance has collaborated with FIME to develop and launch a technical training program. It will educate security, ID, payment, access control and transport players on the... read more

Cloud scalability seduces the financial sector – but there are challenges

21 May 18 @ 20:58

The financial sector, while forging ahead in other areas of digital transformation, has been relatively slow to adopt the cloud and there has been good reason for it: banks have... read more

The Challenge for Retailers – Building an Open Payment Platform

11 May 18 @ 16:45

In the last decade, contactless technologies, the mobile Internet and constantly connected mobile devices have significantly changed the way consumers consider their shopping experience. Consumers are also looking for seamless... read more

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ETC Mining and the anatomy of a crypto scam

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more

Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more

Visa and Mastercard accelerate agentic payments through bank pilots

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. [caption id="attachment_57882"... more

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