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EU GDPR fines top €60 million – over 124 fines issued to-date

25 Aug 20 @ 11:36

New research released by Finbold reveals which countries in Europe violate GDPR guidelines the most, as well as the total combined GDPR fines of EU countries to date. Its been... read more

Q&A: Mobile wallets – the key customer channel

24 Aug 20 @ 14:32

Payments cards & Mobile speaks to Li Yan, Founder and CEO of Wiseasy, to get his views on the future of mobile wallets and digital banking. Mobile wallets are on... read more

Emerging ATM markets continue to show growth potential

24 Aug 20 @ 11:47

While many mature ATM markets are seeing a slowdown, developing markets are set to witness rapid expansion over the next five years, with ATMs supporting cash-reliant newly banked populations. As... read more

Wirecard assets begin carve up as Railsbank takes UK entity

24 Aug 20 @ 09:00

The break-up of Wirecard has begun as it agreed to sell what is left of the UK business to Railsbank, a UK FinTech backed by Visa. The UK deal, which... read more

Indian antitrust watchdog rejects complaint against WhatsApp Pay

20 Aug 20 @ 13:25

The Competition Commission of India (CCI, the countries most powerful antitrust watchdog rejected the case against WhatsApp Pay, saying the company has not abused its dominant messaging app to expand... read more

Contactless payment market worth over $100 billion by 2026

20 Aug 20 @ 13:03

The contactless payment market size exceeded $40 billion in 2019 and is estimated to grow at 15% CAGR from 2020 to 2026. The global industry shipments are projected to reach... read more

Airtel and MoneyGram partner to enable money direct to mobile wallet

20 Aug 20 @ 09:29

MoneyGram has announced a new partnership with Airtel enabling Airtel Money’s 19 million customers to quickly and conveniently receive MoneyGram transfers directly into their mobile wallet from family and friends... read more

American Express completes Kabbage acquisition

18 Aug 20 @ 13:38

American Express says it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of Kabbage, a financial technology company providing cash flow management solutions to small businesses in the US.... read more

Finablr missing £1 billion costs chairman Shetty his company

18 Aug 20 @ 13:02

Finablr, the embattled foreign-exchange business, which uncovered about £1 billion of debt hidden from its board that may have been used for purposes outside of the company and compounding a... read more

EC approves Mastercard acquisition of Nets subject to conditions

18 Aug 20 @ 10:59

The European Commission announced it will approve, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Nets’ account-to-account payment business by Mastercard. The decision is conditional on the transfer of... read more

Facebook sets up F2 unit to supercharge payments activities

17 Aug 20 @ 10:37

Facebook has revealed that it has set up a new business unit to address payments and commerce opportunities. David Marcus, a former PayPal President and co-creator of the Libra cryptocurrency... read more

Domestic payment card schemes create unique ecosystem in many countries

14 Aug 20 @ 11:18

Cards only carrying domestic payment card schemes branding accounted for 12% of all payment cards worldwide in 2018. This sector has strong growth potential, with products tailored to local market requirements.... read more

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Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more

Global Banks set ground rules for Agentic Commerce as Fraud and Liability risks rise

27 Sep 26 @ 18:53

Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more

UK Banks complete first live transactions using Tokenised Deposits

27 Sep 26 @ 18:52

Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more