E-Money

25 Apr 17 @ 14:23

Six of the major Dutch banks – ABN Amro, ASN Bank, ING, Rabobank, Regiobank and SNS – say they will launch Payconiq, a mobile payments app this summer. The app,... read more

19 Apr 17 @ 13:38

According to a new report, the FinTech (financial technology) sector is rising globally, and has already arrived in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In fact, the number of... read more

12 Apr 17 @ 12:22

The future of payments won’t be about payments, it’ll be about data. Specifically the contextual data that travels with payment, rather than the payment message itself. Payment will cease to... read more

11 Apr 17 @ 12:13

Open innovation is undoubtedly one of the drivers behind PSD2. However, the trend towards open banking and APIs is a global one that goes beyond European legislation. And effects more... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 18:34

Apple Pay has won a major regulatory battle with Australian banks that will see it retain control of its contactless mobile payment technology. Four banks had wanted to negotiate with Apple... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 13:27

The Russian e-commerce was worth €14.85 billion in 2016, an increase of 20% when compared to 2015, and is expected to rise rapidly to reach €16.14 billion at the end... read more

29 Mar 17 @ 10:17

Banking has always been a very conservative industry. If liquidity drops too low, entire markets can grind to a halt. Open yourself up too much and you become susceptible to... read more

22 Mar 17 @ 17:14

The UK is set to roll-out an image-based cheque clearing system from 30 October 2017. The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company have announced that waiting for five to six working days... read more

15 Mar 17 @ 11:05

In less than a year the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will be implemented in European Union (EU) Member States, and the acronym ‘API’ is on the minds of Payment... read more

15 Mar 17 @ 09:25

Google is to revisit history going back back to P2P payments, adding the feature to its Gmail Android app that allows sending friends funds by attaching a file to an email. Google first... read more

14 Mar 17 @ 11:50

Payments cards and card payment at the point of sale and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2015. This was supported by the roll-out of new... read more

09 Mar 17 @ 15:22

A new report published by Allied Market Research projects that the global prepaid card market is anticipated to reach $3,653 billion by 2022, registering a CAGR of 22.7% from 2016 to... read more