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Future of European Fintech Alliance statement on the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication

12 Jan 18 @ 11:49

The Future of European Fintech Alliance, consisting of 72 European FinTechs, challenger banks and FinTech associations, has taken note of the final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication... read more

Major UK retailers unaware and unprepared in the face of PSD2

10 Jan 18 @ 22:03

New research has revealed that major UK retailers are unaware, unprepared and paralysed ahead of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) set to go live on January 13th. The research, from Consult... read more

MiFID II: the new financial regulatory system

04 Jan 18 @ 16:41

London and the EU are bracing themselves for MiFID II, the new dawning of one of the biggest regulatory shake-ups of since the 1980s ‘Big Bang’ as a new framework... read more

Payments Buzzwords 2018: Authentication, Identity and Chinese BigTech

03 Jan 18 @ 16:26

Authentication tipping point – will PSD2 change we way we pay? Talking about 2018 is hardly possible without mentioning PSD2. So here it is, on top of my list. On... read more

Five key themes that will transform banking in 2018

02 Jan 18 @ 13:35

NCR recently surveyed over 1,000 UK adults, aged 16 and above, to gather their thoughts on the future of banking. Some of the findings are pivotal in understanding how banking... read more

Five trends for payments in 2018

02 Jan 18 @ 13:27

This past year has seen a number of significant changes in the payments industry. From new transfer methods to the PSD2 push, the demand for faster, smarter, and safer transactions... read more

Retailers to benefit as banks open networks in compliance with new payments regulations

20 Dec 17 @ 10:10

Retail companies could become the new face of everyday financial transactions once the Revised Payments Services Directive, known as PSD2, goes into effect in the European Union in January. PSD2... read more

Most large global banks planning major investments in Open Banking

19 Dec 17 @ 10:47

All but one of 100 payments executives at large banks said their bank plans to make major investments in Open Banking initiatives by 2020, according to the results of a... read more

Nets and OpenWay collaborate on monetization of PSD2 and Open Banking

19 Dec 17 @ 09:00

Nets, the Nordic digital payments specialist, and OpenWay Group, the leading digital payment software developer and vendor, have published a white paper for stakeholders seeking to monetize from PSD2 and open... read more

2018 business banking trends and outlook

14 Dec 17 @ 15:28

Although banks and financial institutions around the world are faring relatively better than their recent past, competitive pressure from traditional rivals and emerging competitors are tightening margins, and impacting profit... read more

2018 payment trends: Safer data, faster payments, better experiences

13 Dec 17 @ 15:18

Fundamental shifts in consumer behavior, the emergence of new technologies and an evolving regulatory landscape means the payment trends in the payments ecosystem are poised for unprecedented transformation in 2018.... read more

Alternative financial institutions account openings outstrip the growth rate of traditional banks

11 Dec 17 @ 16:24

Banks have been under pressure for some time. This pressure has come from regulators, from customers and from new competition and there is no one front on which banks can... 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