FinTech

14 Feb 17 @ 14:49

A new report reveals that 74% of Nordic banks intend to collaborate with FinTech firms in 2017. This finding is in sharp contrast to 2016’s study, which found that less... read more

09 Feb 17 @ 09:53

Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent of consumer payments worldwide. So, is a cashless society a... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:47

Cyber attacks are increasing in number and sophistication. ‘Transfer’ is one of the four ‘Ts’ of risk management, alongside terminate, tolerate and treat. We examine the growing market for cyber... read more

31 Jan 17 @ 13:19

In a couple of weeks, Payments Cards & Mobile will be heading out to Berlin to take part in the Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, otherwise known as MPE. If you would... read more

31 Jan 17 @ 10:13

In what has become a classic story in the financial technology space, the start-ups that were born out of a professed desire to disrupt the banking industry have evolved to... read more

26 Jan 17 @ 11:18

2016 was the year when the Chinese FinTech dragons roared and some previously feted Western FinTech leaders wilted. In its first Digital Disruption GPS report by Citi, they argued that China was... read more

25 Jan 17 @ 15:14

With the rise of biometrics within financial services, could you become your own password? Bill Gates claimed the password could not meet the challenge of keeping information secure and predicted... read more

25 Jan 17 @ 10:51

The growth of connected devices, better known today as the Internet of Things (IoT), is accelerating at an unbelievable rate, leading to the rise in the Internet of Payments. By 2020... read more

24 Jan 17 @ 10:48

Research from Equifax has revealed that 90% of UK consumers have not heard of the Open Banking initiative, with 45% of respondents then going on to say that they are... read more

20 Jan 17 @ 10:13

Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has taken over PayCash Europe with the intent to launch Mercedes Pay. With increasing interest in FinTech and systems, companies are trying to... read more

19 Jan 17 @ 10:53

PCM would like to announce the publication of the updated Payment Card Statistical Yearbooks 2016-17 (Statistics for Europe and Eurasia) – and its corresponding website paymentyearbooks.com. In this business, we know you need to... read more

17 Jan 17 @ 15:14

The amount of money laundered by foreign criminals is estimated to be as high as £100 billion a year and unlawful tax avoidance costs UK taxpayers as much as £2.7... read more