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20 Sep 23 @ 08:26

Intesa Sanpaolo are launching a SoftPOS solution that allows merchants to use their smartphones and tablets to accept payments made by their customers using contactless cards from the main schemes... read more

13 Sep 23 @ 16:34

Swift has entered a new phase of its breakthrough work on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) interoperability, announcing that three central banks are beta testing its solution for interlinking CBDCs.... read more

11 Aug 23 @ 09:20

While the threat of a recession had receded somewhat, economic predictions for the UK remain cautious, with predictions for negative growth proving correct. KPMG’s Global Economic Outlook credits this to... read more

02 Aug 23 @ 10:45

While a lot of the conversation surrounding AI is focusing on the threat automation poses to jobs—the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 found that AI is expected... read more

28 Jul 23 @ 09:42

The global blockchain market is set to grow $163.83 billion by 2029, up from $7.18 billion in 2022, exhibiting a CAGR of 56.3%. That being said, blockchain is still viewed... read more

14 Jul 23 @ 09:39

While a lot of the conversation surrounding AI is focusing on the threat automation poses to jobs—the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 found that AI is expected... read more

23 Jun 23 @ 09:40

It’s being predicted that the advent of generative AI and its impact on productivity and jobs has the potential to be this generation’s Industrial Revolution. Just last month, the government’s... read more

12 Jun 23 @ 10:08

Adyen has published economic research that finds that retailers could potentially add £169 billion in revenue to the sector in the UK if they switched to a unified commerce approach... read more

09 Jun 23 @ 09:32

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the financial services industry are not new bedfellows. As far back as 1982, hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies developed expert, or knowledge systems to solve problems... read more

09 Jun 23 @ 09:30

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which this week launched aggressive legal pursuits of both Binance and Coinbase, demonstrates what we can expect to see in US policy setting for... read more

09 Jun 23 @ 09:06

With the magstripe set to disappear from millions of new payment cards by the end of the decade, the Smart Payments Association (SPA) has looked at the potential impacts and... read more

09 Jun 23 @ 08:41

Software AG has signed a commercial partnership with Konsentus to help banks securely participate in the Open Banking ecosystem. Open Banking and Open Finance are opportunities to level the playing... read more