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08 Feb 19 @ 13:18

Societe Generale, one of Europe’s largest banks with operations across the world, has selected HPS to improve the payment processing activities for ten African subsidiaries. By migrating to HPS’ technology,... read more

07 Feb 19 @ 15:27

In a further update to the ongoing FT (and other party) investigations into Wirecard, it now seems that there is going to be serious fall out from the allegations made... read more

07 Feb 19 @ 13:07

The latest FinTech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveals that 2018 witnessed the highest level of investment in FinTech start-ups on record, with... read more

05 Feb 19 @ 16:55

Banking customers are increasingly opening multiple accounts, particularly the younger generations, with up to a third of Millennials and Gen-Zs having opened at least two new accounts in the past... read more

05 Feb 19 @ 09:47

Open Banking regulation is a critically important strategic topic that cannot be ignored due to the size of the opportunity and the potentially disruptive impact it could have on the... read more

05 Feb 19 @ 09:00

The development of the Chinese payments industry in recent years has been breathtaking. Here are a few proof points: China’s mobile payments sector dwarfs the US. In 2017, China saw... read more

04 Feb 19 @ 15:55

Phygital payments are on the rise. While payments vendors continue to pitch and strategise with a focus on omni-channel, the omni-channel story has already moved on. Omni-channel remains important and the... read more

04 Feb 19 @ 15:37

Wirecard has informed investors that an external law firm has been investigating alleged accounting manipulations by “a member of Wirecard’s finance team” in its Singapore operations since May 2018, with the... read more

04 Feb 19 @ 09:37

Curve says it is considering legal action against American Express after the card network blocked its customers from using Curve’s services this week. Curve enables users to load all of... read more

01 Feb 19 @ 15:50

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) was formally launched in January 2019 by an international group of financial regulators and related organisations, including the FCA to create a global regulatory... read more

01 Feb 19 @ 15:28

The huge global increase in connectivity, prompted by the launch of mobile devices, has affected banks just as much as retailers. As a result, financial institutions have had no choice... read more

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