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08 Oct 18 @ 09:24

Mobile wallet adoption in Asian markets like China, India and Taiwan is much higher than their Western counterparts such as the US, the UK and Germany. According to a new... read more

05 Oct 18 @ 16:23

In the last couple of weeks two Challenger banks have hit the UK. N26 is a German direct bank, headquartered in Berlin, that offers its services throughout most of the... read more

05 Oct 18 @ 10:58

It has long been predicted that Amazon would eventually make a move into banking. In March, Payments Cards and Mobile reported that the online retailer was in talks with J.P. Morgan to offer current... read more

04 Oct 18 @ 13:05

Argos has become the first retailer in the UK to offer a voice commerce and search shopping services via the Google Assistant platform. While the success is yet to be... read more

04 Oct 18 @ 12:46

A Wall Street Journal investigation has uncovered that $88.6 million in illicit funds have been transacted through 46 cryptocurrency exchanges. The WSJ reported that $9 million of the suspect funds went through crypto exchange ShapeShift.... read more

04 Oct 18 @ 09:05

Technology and new payment formats have revolutionised the retail industry as cards replace cash, and e- and m-commerce provide new platforms for retail. Rather than abandoning bricks-and-mortar, many shoppers engage... read more

02 Oct 18 @ 14:27

PayPal and Ipsos, have released a new e-commerce report the Cross-Border Consumer Research 2018. The report, which investigates the online shopping habits of approximately 34,000 consumers in 31 countries, reveals... read more

02 Oct 18 @ 13:27

PRETA says that over 40 major European financial institutions and service providers have signed up to fund and complete PRETA’s pan-European PSD2 Open Banking access directory. With the delivery of... read more

01 Oct 18 @ 10:11

The UK’s financial regulator (FCA) has issued Tesco bank with a £16.4 million penalty over an online cyber incident that occurred two years ago, the first fine the FCA has... read more

01 Oct 18 @ 09:24

Ransomware attacks are a key cybersecurity threat for global organisations, warns Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Ransomware is the most common type of malware, found in 39% of malware-related data... read more

28 Sep 18 @ 10:47

2018 marks the fifth year of FIS’ report “Flavors of Fast”. It was originally inspired to capture the early but remarkable influences of faster payments schemes around the world. In... read more

28 Sep 18 @ 09:36

Snapchat has announced it is testing a new way to search for products on Amazon.com through the Snapchat app’s camera, allowing users a mobile commerce experience by shopping directly using the... read more