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Omni-Channel Retailing: The demand for cross-channel payment infrastructure service

08 May 17 @ 14:00

In a new omni-channel retailing report – it is noted that online technologies, mobile devices and new consumer demands are rapidly transforming the retail sector and the payments industry. They offer... read more

Cloud computing: There’s a clearing in the cloud for financial services

08 May 17 @ 12:41

The financial services sector is one of the prime markets that stands to gain many benefits from cloud computing but, to date, this has proved rather difficult. This is hardly... read more

25% drop in global correspondent banking relationships linked to de-risking

08 May 17 @ 12:13

Recent correspondent banking research has revealed that between 2009 and 2016, correspondent banking relationships, where one financial institution provides services on behalf of another in a different location to facilitate... read more

The domain tools report – the distribution of malicious domains

08 May 17 @ 12:11

A new report, which profles malicious domains by describing patterns in their registration details: top level domain (TLD), free email provider, Whois privacy provider, and hosting location has some startling insights. In... read more

Hackers exploit SS7 security flaws to access German bank accounts

05 May 17 @ 13:57

Despite security experts warnings for years about security flaws around the SS7 (Signalling System 7), a protocol used by mobile networks to communicate with each other- hackers have finally accessed a back door and... read more

M-commerce : 86% of UK digital shoppers have made a purchase via smartphone

05 May 17 @ 12:56

Actinic has unveiled the m-commerce results of the tenth annual ‘e-Merchant profile’, a study carried out between November and December 2016 comprising data from 2,100 European companies. The study confirms that... read more

UK wasting £37 billion a year on failed Agile IT projects

05 May 17 @ 12:03

British business is set to waste an estimated £37 billion on failed Agile IT projects over the course of the next 12 months, according to a new report from independent... read more

Stolen credit card testing increases 200% in 2017 exacerbating e-commerce fraud

04 May 17 @ 16:02

With RBTE just around the corner, released data from Radial’s  e-commerce fraud technology lab adds another alarming statistic for retailers to contend with when delivering a seamless customer experience. To date... read more

Banks at risk of missing the open banking opportunity

04 May 17 @ 15:51

Monitise FINkit has announced the key findings from its research into senior banking executives’ priorities, challenges, and future plans surrounding open banking. The study, carried out by independent researchers LM Research,... read more

Why did JPMorgan leaves blockchain consortium R3?

04 May 17 @ 15:43

The news that JPMorgan Chase left the R3 blockchain consortium speaks to the challenges ahead for any consortium whose aim is to get multiple financial institutions to agree on a shared technology set.... read more

Competition increases for China’s $5.5 trillion mobile payment market

03 May 17 @ 14:33

China’s mobile payment market is more than 50 times bigger than that its US counterpart sitting at $5.5tn and is now being shaken up by its underdog Tencent, which is snatching market... read more

Cyber security: The targeted attack landscape in 2016

03 May 17 @ 11:48

A new cyber security report revealed new levels of ambition in 2016, a year marked by extraordinary attacks, including multi-million dollar virtual bank heists, overt attempts to disrupt the US electoral... 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