E-Money

13 Apr 16 @ 13:16

Global investment in FinTech ventures in the first quarter of 2016 reached $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over the same period last year, and the percentage of investments going to... read more

07 Apr 16 @ 13:31

Efma has published a new Efma Digest to highlight how FinTech is rapidly impacting on the range of services provided by retail banks, disrupting the traditional business model and introducing new customer... read more

07 Apr 16 @ 13:10

For the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London remains just ahead of New York to retain the number one position. Both cities gained four points in the ratings and London... read more

18 Mar 16 @ 11:22

Blockchain has traditionally been a subject of mitigated opinions, due to its early association with bitcoin, the cryptocurrency adopted by techies all around the world, and also used on anonymous... read more

11 Mar 16 @ 11:14

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that 2015 would be the year of Apple Pay. As it turned out, 2015 was the year of mobile payments initiatives generally as technology... read more

29 Feb 16 @ 11:03

Innovations in FinTech have been added to the list of things the Financial Stability Board worries about by Mark Carney, head of the international group of policymakers and regulators. The governor... read more

23 Feb 16 @ 16:46

PCM interviews James Anderson of MasterCard to discuss the hottest trends for 2016 – including MasterPass, wearable payments and MasterCard as a technology company.

22 Feb 16 @ 10:09

EACHA leads, upon invitation by the ECB, a taskforce consisting of ACHs (including members of EACHA, EBA Clearing and representatives of Target2), national central banks, the ECB, and ad hoc... read more

19 Feb 16 @ 12:45

As Apple and the other handset giants turn their attention to financial services through the launch of their various ‘Pay’ solutions, will banks face a similar fate to that of... read more

19 Feb 16 @ 12:40

In 2015 the UK online alternative finance sector grew 84%, facilitating £3.2 billion in investments, loans and donations, according to a joint report published today by the Cambridge Centre for... read more

17 Feb 16 @ 15:58

Curve, a London-based startup, allows people to combine an unlimited number of bank cards into one physical payment card, accepted everywhere MasterCard cards work. It is supported by a mobile... read more

17 Feb 16 @ 15:41

Japan’s largest mobile network operator, NTT DOCOMO, has set up DOCOMO Digital in London as a new global business operation to advanced the mobile commerce ecosystem and encourage financial inclusion... read more