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Euroclear and itBit collaborate on blockchain solution for gold

27 Jun 16 @ 10:24

Euroclear and itBit, a financial services company delivering blockchain services for capital markets, announced their collaboration to explore opportunities in creating a next generation settlement service for the London gold... read more

US regulators condemn bitcoin as financial stability risk

22 Jun 16 @ 10:41

US regulators have warned that the growing popularity of bitcoin and other digital currencies is posing potential financial stability risks as it revealed they are being put under closer scrutiny.... read more

London to go cashless in 20 years as it embraces FinTech

21 Jun 16 @ 09:16

A FinTech based UK could become a cashless society within 20 years according to research published by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s promotional company, to coincide with London Technology Week... read more

Bank of Canada initiates blockchain technology exploration

17 Jun 16 @ 10:01

The Bank of Canada has revealed it is studying the technology underlying the digital currency bitcoin, conducting one of the first known tests by a major central bank about how it... read more

Alternative payments – Three unrecognised truths for merchants

09 Jun 16 @ 14:15

As the European eCommerce market continues its meteoric rise, we spend an increasing proportion of our time looking at how to accommodate the diverse alternative payments preferences of European consumers.... read more

Companies stockpiling Bitcoin against cyber attacks

09 Jun 16 @ 13:59

A study among UK companies reveals that many of them are building a reserve in various crypto currencies, such as Bitcoin, in order to pay off criminals in case of cyber... read more

SWIFT outline path to Distributed Ledger Technology adoption

23 May 16 @ 11:32

SWIFT has announced the availability of a new paper investigating how Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) could be used in financial services. Published in collaboration with Accenture, the paper is based on... read more

Blockchain in banking: disruptive threat or tool?

26 Apr 16 @ 10:42

Blockchain could have widespread potential to disrupt financial intermediaries. This in-depth Morgan Stanley study suggests several misconceptions and identifies 10 hurdles to overcome to make blockchain a reality in banking. The opportunity is clear but... read more

Digital commerce to reach $8 trillion

14 Apr 16 @ 12:49

New data has found that the digital commerce market is set to increase from $4.9 Trillion in 2015, to just over $8 trillion by 2020. In perspective, the GDP of Japan... read more

2016 UK consumer payment study

18 Mar 16 @ 11:48

TSYS has announced the results of its 2016 UK Consumer Payment Choice Study. New to the second annual research were findings related to emerging payments. The online survey of more than 500... read more

Blockchain: short-lived illusion or a real game changer?

18 Mar 16 @ 11:22

Blockchain has traditionally been a subject of mitigated opinions, due to its early association with bitcoin, the cryptocurrency adopted by techies all around the world, and also used on anonymous... read more

Bitcoin breaks – network capacity maxed out

07 Mar 16 @ 16:37

A number of prominent voices in the Bitcoin community have been warning that the system needs to make fundamental changes to its core software code to avoid being overwhelmed by the... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

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

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