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FI’s unaware of customer account access obligations under PSD2

31 Aug 16 @ 13:47

Only 5% of banks and other financial institutions are aware that the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will require open access to customer accounts, according to a UK law firm... read more

20 global FinTech hubs form federation to push innovation

30 Aug 16 @ 13:15

Financial technology groups from more than 20 cities across the world plan to form a federation of ‘FinTech’ hubs this year in what would be the first attempt to coordinate innovation... read more

Whose regulation is it anyway and why it is so important

16 Aug 16 @ 17:13

Sometime it is difficult enough for the industry to keep up with new technology threats and opportunities domestically, let alone regionally or internationally. Given the frenetic pace with which new technology... read more

Global FinTech investment growth continues

15 Aug 16 @ 13:07

Investment in the financial technology (FinTech) sector worldwide grew by 75%, or $9.6 billion, in 2015 according to a recent report by Accenture. The growth was driven primarily by a 445%... read more

The moral mobile wallet: Striking the right balance with end users

15 Aug 16 @ 11:53

Even though studies are showing that an increasing number of users are giving the mobile wallet technology a try, only a few are reported to be using it on a continuous... read more

Alibaba develops VR mobile payment technology

09 Aug 16 @ 10:16

Alibaba claims it is developing VR mobile payment technology-as the e-commerce giant bets on VR-driven shopping for future growth and is wrestling with arch rival Tencent for supremacy in the booming digital... read more

Bright outlook for European FinTech and payments firms

15 Jul 16 @ 12:28

Europe’s biggest FinTech and payments firms are poised to benefit from “secular tailwinds” in coming years as the payments industry continues to undergo a revolution, according to a new report from... read more

FI’s should not be complacent about Facebook Messenger chat bots

13 Jul 16 @ 17:55

When it comes to user engagement, Facebook’s reigns supreme above all others. WhatsApp has exceeded 1 billion users, and Facebook Messenger reports 900 million users, handling 60 billion messages a day combined — three times... read more

London to go cashless in 20 years as it embraces FinTech

21 Jun 16 @ 09:16

A FinTech based UK could become a cashless society within 20 years according to research published by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s promotional company, to coincide with London Technology Week... read more

Alternative payments – Three unrecognised truths for merchants

09 Jun 16 @ 14:15

As the European eCommerce market continues its meteoric rise, we spend an increasing proportion of our time looking at how to accommodate the diverse alternative payments preferences of European consumers.... 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