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Digital pound strengthens privacy case for Bitcoin and crypto

08 Feb 23 @ 12:34

The UK’s plans for a digital pound to be launched later this decade underscore that digital currencies are the future of finance and strengthen the case for cryptocurrencies such as... read more

Digital pound and Digital euro announce accelerated CBDC launch projections

07 Feb 23 @ 15:00

The UK’s Treasury and the Bank of England have announced a new, bullish timeframe for the build and launch of a digital pound CBDC. The UK Treasury and Bank of... read more

Feature: The European payments landscape for 2023

06 Feb 23 @ 18:24

Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of European payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as the dominance of debit... read more

UK will regulate crypto in current financial services framework

06 Feb 23 @ 12:46

The crypto industry in the UK will fall under the umbrella of mainstream financial services regulation says the UK government. The Treasury said it will unveil a series of proposals... read more

Moody working on crypto stablecoin scoring system

31 Jan 23 @ 18:18

Moody’s is reported to be working on the early implementation of a scoring system for stablecoins, the crypto sector’s most traded tokens, as the asset class grows and faces increased... read more

Russia and Iran consider stablecoin for cross-border trade settlement

26 Jan 23 @ 14:00

Local Russian news outlets are reporting that Russia and Iran are considering a stablecoin collaboration to skirt financial and economic restrictions imposed by the US, EU, UK and other countries,... read more

New European Parliament legislation for banks on crypto seen as “prohibitive”

25 Jan 23 @ 09:51

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, part of the European Parliament, has voted to impose strict restrictions on banks seeking to hold crypto. Banks will have to treat crypto as... read more

DBX: The Digital Banking Experience Report

23 Jan 23 @ 17:09

Sopra Steria has revealed the results of its Digital Banking Experience Report (DBX) For the second year running, IPSOS and Forrester assessed banks’ digital maturity and ability to keep pace... read more

A week in cryptocurrency – Highs…Lows

20 Jan 23 @ 16:44

This week has, as usual, been rich in cryptocurrency news. FTX is way down the rankings but the mood out there is still on a knife edge. As per an... read more

The Universal Digital Payments Network launches at WEF

20 Jan 23 @ 13:10

An interesting announcement relating to the payments industry has materialised from the World Economic Forum by the name of The Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). The UDPN was launched to... read more

Trends for 2023: FinTech and its rapid regeneration

17 Jan 23 @ 13:20

FinTech start-ups are facing the rockiest market conditions since they were founded, but many are already adapting by expanding into new spaces and catering to enterprises. FinTech is undergoing a... read more

The Eurogroup wades in on the digital euro project

17 Jan 23 @ 11:00

Since the launch of the investigation into the possible issuance of a digital euro in October 20211 in response to the invitation by Leaders at the Eurosummit, the Eurogroup has held... read more

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Visa strengthens fraud defences with BioCatch acquisition

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant's larges... more

Fiserv and Mastercard expand strategic alliance

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merch... more

RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2bn

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2... more