E-Money

09 Jan 19 @ 12:57

Mizuho Bank is set to roll out a proprietary digital currency, J Coin, in March, backed by 60 regional domestic banks. The virtual currency is the result of the development of... read more

07 Jan 19 @ 16:59

Google has announced that it has been granted an e-money licence and authorised as a payment institution in the Republic of Ireland, paving the way for it to begin providing new... read more

05 Dec 18 @ 15:33

Travelex has released a study into attitudes towards cash and other payment technologies: Do we really want a cashless society? The study, which looks at cash and cashless technology usage in... read more

20 Nov 18 @ 10:00

Over the years, there has been a growing realisation in banking towards innovation as the proven path to differentiation and competitiveness. While the transformation has been slow, over the last... read more

15 Nov 18 @ 06:49

According to preliminary IHS Markit smartphone data, global smartphone shipments recorded a negative year-over-year growth rate for two consecutive quarters in 2018. Shipments totalled 354.8 million units in the third... read more

09 Nov 18 @ 16:39

Deutsche Bank this week made two telling announcements as it signalled it is moving into a highr gear to keep pace with the digitisation of payments and platforms around it.... read more

08 Nov 18 @ 16:42

By 2030, 80% of heritage financial services firms will go out of business, become commoditised or exist only formally but not competing effectively, according to Gartner. These firms will struggle... read more

05 Nov 18 @ 12:48

Having recently complied with new rules laid out by the Indian government surrounding personal and transaction data – a directive that sparked aggressive lobbying effort from US companies who said... read more

01 Nov 18 @ 12:03

An unprecedented combination of drivers for change are at work in today’s financial services industry. Some of these factors, particularly digitisation, are influencing the majority of industries – driving increasing... read more

30 Oct 18 @ 12:03

Hitachi Payment Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, and State Bank of India (SBI) have signed a definitive agreement to enter into a joint venture for the establishment of a... read more

29 Oct 18 @ 17:01

Mobile phones continue to be the largest category of connected devices, but in 2018 they are expected to be surpassed by IoT, which includes connected cars, machines, utility meters, remote... read more

23 Oct 18 @ 08:46

Research published today and sponsored by RS2 examines the payment landscape across a number of global markets, and finds that proliferating payment channels and the expectations of consumers and merchants... read more