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30 Nov 16 @ 08:47

The European Payments Council (EPC) will launch the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme today. European Payment Service Providers (PSPs) now have one year to get ready to process... read more

30 Nov 16 @ 08:03

FIS has announced the expansion of its real-time P2P payments suite with plans to offer Early Warning’s Zelle P2P service to extend its comprehensive faster-payments solutions. The partnership with Early... read more

29 Nov 16 @ 12:54

The Royal Mint is set to launch a digital gold offering which will be traded on blockchain – to be made available around mid-2017. The blockchain-based gold product, called Royal... read more

29 Nov 16 @ 10:29

Apple has claimed first blood in its battle with Australia’s largest banks, which have been trying to force it to offer them access to Apple Pay. The decision could help... read more

29 Nov 16 @ 09:54

The UK payments industry is about to see its biggest change in a generation according to the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). The comments come as the Payments Strategy Forum, a... read more

28 Nov 16 @ 16:52

In a very good blog, originally posted on Withoutfire.com, John Elliott, a payments / privacy / cyber security / risk specialist has some very interesting views and theories on the Tesco... read more

28 Nov 16 @ 16:39

Paytm has reportedly added 8 million new users in the two weeks after the Indian government announced the replacement of the country’s highest-denomination bank notes. In a bid to root... read more

25 Nov 16 @ 10:58

We live in a world with a transactional data landscape. Every minute of every day, simply by going about our normal day-to-day activities, we are generating information through the payments... read more

25 Nov 16 @ 10:25

The UK is set for higher online Black Friday retail spending growth than the US, according to new data from Ingenico ePayments. The global analysis of online retail growth from... read more

24 Nov 16 @ 16:21

Payment habits are strongly national. They have developed over time and have been shaped by various cultural, political, economic and technological factors. In its most recent white paper RS2 examines... read more

24 Nov 16 @ 15:23

Visa and Mastercard, are are sensing an opportunity and hoping to see a seismic switch to digital transactions after years of waiting post India’s sudden withdrawal of its most widely... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:47

Bank Leumi, one of Israel’s largest banks, says that its credit card subsidiary, Leumi Card, will introduce the first-of-its-kind integration of a mobile security product based on behavioral biometrics. Based... read more