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The future of payments: A European Commission view

30 Jan 15 @ 10:59

“Everything changes but change itself. You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters and yet others go flowing ever on,” observed Heraclitus of Ephesus (circa 535 –... read more

Tinkoff Bank selects IRIS fraud prevention

30 Jan 15 @ 10:41

Tinkoff Bank, Russia’s leading provider of online retail financial services and a large credit card issuer with 4.8 million cards issued, has selected IRIS Analytics’ fraud prevention solution. IRIS has... read more

Google enable email money transfer

30 Jan 15 @ 10:35

Google has enabled Send Money in Gmail, a money transfer payment service that will initially only be in the UK and the US. Originally revealed several years ago in the US,... read more

IT spending on the rise in North America

29 Jan 15 @ 12:45

North American IT spending growth is rising steadily and is expected to be 4.5% higher in 2015. Growth will drop slightly in 2016 as IT spending by North American banks... read more

OpenWay launch WAY4 Host Card Emulation

29 Jan 15 @ 12:36

OpenWay has developed WAY4 Host Card Emulation software  – supporting cloud technology specified by Visa and providing value-added financial services for customer attraction and engagement via mobile. WAY4 Host Card... read more

Apple Pay nails US contactless payments

29 Jan 15 @ 12:30

As Apple CEO Tim Cook announced record breaking profits, he understatedly reported that “Apple Pay has got off to a “strong start” since the contactless payment service launched last autumn”. What... read more

Norwegian operators advance Strex mobile payments brand

29 Jan 15 @ 12:21

Norway’s three leading operators ‒ Telenor, TeliaSonera and Tele2 – are to advance their Strex joint venture for mobile payments. Strex is now able to offer end users a single mobile wallet... read more

If Apple were a country…

29 Jan 15 @ 09:43

Firstly, let me be clear…this is not a payments story. It is very interesting though! Apple just reported the biggest quarter of net income earned by any public company ever,... read more

Mobile banking apps still a challenge

28 Jan 15 @ 11:00

Understanding your customer’s mobile banking behaviour and what they want out of their digital experience and tools is key to any bank wanting to compete in the digital revolution, where the... read more

All in one wallet card – Swyp

28 Jan 15 @ 09:25

As the race to win space in your wallet gains further momentum there is a new player in town: Swyp. Everybody, from Apple to Google, has a digital wallet these... read more

Retail Crime Survey: Retailers failing to protect themselves against fraud and cybercrime

27 Jan 15 @ 12:55

According to the Retail Crime Survey, UK retailers have said that fraud increased by 12% year-on-year in 2013-14 and accounted for 37% of the total cost of crime during the... read more

UK reports digital payments acceleration

27 Jan 15 @ 12:46

Total spending on Visa cards in the UK has surpassed £600 billion for the first time reports Visa Europe. The results provide strong evidence of the UK’s transition to a digital... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

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