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McKinsey predicts payments revenues to enter negative decline

02 Apr 20 @ 16:08

As the catastrophic human costs of the coronavirus come into clearer focus, so too do the consequences for people’s well-being beyond the immediate imperative to safeguard lives. Taking care of... read more

The future of disruptive FinTech post COVID-19

02 Apr 20 @ 15:42

Finch Capital a FinTech VC, has published a report in which it notes the challenges and opportunities that the sector will face both during, and after, the crisis. Covid-19 is reframing... read more

COVID-19: $76 billion wiped off private FinTech market

23 Mar 20 @ 12:05

What a difference one month makes. Public FinTechs were significantly outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq until the COVID-19 crisis hit. On Feb 19th, the FinTech index comprising 26 public... read more

Tech nation: UK FinTech tops the charts for investment

17 Mar 20 @ 12:54

In a ray of good news, The annual Tech Nation report charts and champions the digital economy. As emerging and maturing technologies continue to disrupt and transform incumbent industries, and... read more

Trust is at the heart of banking – can the incumbents hold off the challengers?

11 Mar 20 @ 13:03

There was a time when banks were pillars of the community. Customers relied on them to keep their money safe and help them weather economic storms. This intimacy – and... read more

Global technology companies face probe into deals going back a decade

20 Feb 20 @ 11:14

Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft are facing a new wave of scrutiny over whether they stifled competition by buying up smaller rivals. The Federal Trade Commission has asked the firms... read more

Rapyd and Visa team to drive adoption of FinTech services

19 Feb 20 @ 09:34

Rapyd announced a new agreement with Visa that will help Rapyd expand its worldwide business operations. Rapyd will collaborate with Visa to offer FinTech and payment  services where both firms... read more

Digital payments – The next revolution in payments gathers pace …

14 Feb 20 @ 16:14

The love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more

Future of Banking: The need to strike balance between technology and risk mitigation

11 Feb 20 @ 19:49

Technology and data advances will enable banks to provide customers with a hyper-personalised largely automated service within the next decade, replacing the traditional retail products-based approach. But the extent of... read more

Japan prepares to launch digital Yen

27 Jan 20 @ 09:05

According to Reuters, about 70 lawmakers from the ruling party feel a digital yen is needed to counter the approaching launches of Libra and China’s own digital currency. The effort... read more

UK tech sector beats both US and China to lead global growth

17 Jan 20 @ 09:49

In what was another record-breaking year, investments in the UK tech sector soared to £10.1 billion ($13.2 billion) in 2019 – a £3.1 billion increase on 2018’s very strong figures... read more

Report: State of Mobile 2020

15 Jan 20 @ 13:37

App Annie has released The State of Mobile 2020 report. This annual appraisal provides insight into mobile’s expansive impact across industries and the global economy, highlighting publishers and brands that... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more