E-Money

21 May 19 @ 08:25

SWIFT says that a group of banks are to trial instant gpi cross-border payments in Europe using the TARGET Instant Payments Settlement (TIPS) platform. The European Central Bank (ECB) and... read more

13 May 19 @ 08:19

Visa announced it has finally acquired control of Earthport, a company that provides cross-border payment services to banks, money transfer service providers and businesses via the world’s largest independent ACH... read more

29 Apr 19 @ 11:17

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), represented by Saudi Payments, has entered into agreement with Vocalink & IBM to develop the new faster payments system planned for launch at the... read more

26 Apr 19 @ 11:04

The journey from unbundling to rebundling and back has been a formidable one. Open Banking and emerging technologies and the pace of innovation are driving changes throughout the banking industry... read more

25 Apr 19 @ 08:00

Visa has introduced a new API platform called Visa Next. The platform with beta application programming interfaces (APIs) and development tools for issuers and processors was launched to help build... read more

18 Apr 19 @ 10:26

So, Facebook is creating its own cryptocurrency. The move is partly to counter the threat from up and coming messaging rivals Telegram and Signal, with the effort to build its... read more

05 Apr 19 @ 12:20

Citigroup recently announced that it is developing a consumer-payments platform (B2C payments), in a move to enter the rapidly growing digital payments industry. Citi’s new service will offer merchants a... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 15:09

A range of pressures are bearing down on acquiring and processing businesses, including the emergence of new technologies such as faster payments and blockchain solutions – not to mention increasing... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 10:27

65% of merchants want to accept instant payments. That’s because they know the customer experience (CX) benefits will drive growth for their business, and they recognise that this payment type... read more

25 Mar 19 @ 09:29

IBM has created a real-time, global payments network to support cross-border transactions and foreign exchange in more than 50 countries using cryptocurrencies or “stable coins.” IBM Blockchain World Wire will... read more

22 Mar 19 @ 12:47

Voice assistants continue to gain momentum, but there’s still little clarity around how this new interface affects the brand-consumer relationship, and how brands need to reposition themselves in light of... read more

19 Mar 19 @ 13:45

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a central electronic register under the Payments Services Directive (PSD2). The register will provide information on several thousand payment and electronic money institutions... read more