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Blockchain cross-border transactions to reach $3.4 Trillion by 2023

18 Apr 19 @ 10:16

New research by has found that the number of cross-border transactions recorded on the blockchain will surge to 1.3 billion by 2023, a CAGR of 82% over the next 4 years.... read more

105 Organisations announce new Blockchain association INATBA

03 Apr 19 @ 11:16

105 organisations representing the full distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystem, including a number of big names from the financial services sector, announced their commitment to a new platform, the International... read more

IBM launches global payments network based on blockchain

25 Mar 19 @ 09:29

IBM has created a real-time, global payments network to support cross-border transactions and foreign exchange in more than 50 countries using cryptocurrencies or “stable coins.” IBM Blockchain World Wire will... read more

Infograph: The 33 top cryptocurrencies in four words or less

12 Mar 19 @ 09:37

Cryptocurrencies, also termed as digital or virtual currencies are considered as a form of asset and the currency is designed to work as an exchange medium. Cryptocurrencies use strong cryptography... read more

Mobile World Congress 2019: The payments perspective

07 Mar 19 @ 09:47

For anyone attending Mobile World Congress last week, they have no doubt gone to bed dreaming of 5G networks and foldable smartphones. But dig a little deeper, and there was... read more

FaceCoin – Why we should give a f*** about THIS cryptocurrency

04 Mar 19 @ 12:19

Facebook is working on making the FaceCoin cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money on its WhatsApp messaging app, focusing first on the remittances market. The company is developing FaceCoin... read more

Digital Payments Study: Technology and biometrics drive payments

04 Mar 19 @ 11:46

Today more than ever, people are living a digital and mobile life, and they expect their ability to pay to match that same “always on” mindset, according to social media... read more

Video: The future of banking and what’s really important to the customer

01 Mar 19 @ 13:00

Transformation of some sort is taking place in almost every part of the financial services sector but what does this really mean for the future of banking, and most importantly... read more

Have we gone around the block with blockchain?

27 Feb 19 @ 11:21

Blockchain has been seen as a panacea for all that ails the financial services and payments industries, but expectations for the distributed ledger technology have been falling almost as fast... read more

JPM Coin – JP Morgan Chase first US bank to launch its own cryptocurrency

14 Feb 19 @ 14:37

Despite CEO Jamie Dimon labelling Bitcoin a fraud, JP Morgan, the largest bank in the US, has announced it has created and successfully tested its JPM Coin cryptocurrency this month.... read more

Report: 12 trends reshaping digital banking in 2019

01 Feb 19 @ 14:45

The current pace of change in banking dwarfs any former precedent. And the future of digital banking will match the fastest evolutionary pace ever recorded. A visible shift in the... read more

Digital banking market to cross $9 trillion by 2024

17 Jan 19 @ 13:26

The global digital banking market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $7 billion to over $9 trillion by 2024; according to a new research... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

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

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more