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Visa continues acquisitive direction with purchase of Currencycloud

23 Jul 21 @ 12:07

Visa has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Currencycloud, a global platform that enables banks and FinTechs to provide innovative foreign exchange solutions for cross-border payments. The... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

23 Jul 21 @ 11:56

And just like that, the world almost feels normal again. Restrictions have lifted, and there’s life back in the economy at last! One tell-tale sign of this? Companies are on... read more

Spending on crypto-linked Visa cards topped $1 billion in H1 2021

16 Jul 21 @ 13:32

Visa says its customers spent more than $1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in H1 2021, as the payments processor takes steps to make crypto transactions smoother. The company said... read more

Mastercard ban in India set to cause issues for domestic banks

16 Jul 21 @ 10:50

India’s decision to ban Mastercard for non-compliance with data storage rules has unsettled the country’s financial sector as it will disrupt banks’ card offerings and hit revenues, payments and banking industry... read more

Open Banking hits four – are we open for business?

16 Jul 21 @ 10:36

It’s been four years since UK regulators fired the starting gun on Open Banking, followed closely by the EU and 36 other markets world-wide. As a major new study into... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

16 Jul 21 @ 10:20

Are you looking for a new job at the moment? How exciting! However, we know it can be stressful and somewhat scary at the best of times, particularly now, as... read more

P27 secures merger approval from EU Commission

09 Jul 21 @ 15:25

The European Commission has announced merger approval for the P27 Nordic Payments initiative to establish its pan-Nordic payments platform. This approval marks a significant milestone for the initiative which is... read more

Digital lenders must adopt better payment services to succeed

07 Jul 21 @ 11:08

A new wave of digital-first lenders is opening up access to loans and investment capital for Europe’s SMEs, a trend which could lead to an economic revolution. In a new... read more

Technical info for implementing ISO 20022 for improved retail payments

07 Jul 21 @ 10:20

The New Payments Architecture (NPA) will aim to offer various benefits for businesses and personal clients residing in the United Kingdom, which may assist with improving the way they control their professional... read more

Real-time payments now as popular as cash in Southeast Asia

07 Jul 21 @ 08:16

Real-time payments are now as popular as cash as a payment method for consumers in Southeast Asia, according to new research from ACI Worldwide and YouGov. Three out of five consumers... read more

Report: UK and Nordics lead Open Banking in Europe

07 Jul 21 @ 07:59

According to a new report by Payments Cards & Mobile and Mastercard, which conducted in-depth research into how prepared European countries are to embrace the Open Banking ecosystem, the Nordic... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

02 Jul 21 @ 15:12

After what feels like a lifetime of lockdowns, restrictions and hitting pause on life, things are slowly returning to normal. And frankly, we couldn’t be happier. During this global pandemic,... 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

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