Issuing & Acquiring

03 Apr 17 @ 11:39

A new study commissioned by SafeCharge has revealed that payment outages and downtime are causing frequent disruption to merchants bottom line and growth abilities. The research ‘Payments, Interrupted’, conducted by... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 13:27

The Russian e-commerce was worth €14.85 billion in 2016, an increase of 20% when compared to 2015, and is expected to rise rapidly to reach €16.14 billion at the end... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 13:17

Europe has become the main target for cross-border M&A in Q1 2017, as US companies ride a Trump-fuelled equity rally to hunt for bargains across the Atlantic. Mergers and acquisitions in Europe... read more

29 Mar 17 @ 10:43

The blockchain ecosystem made great leaps forward in 2016, with dozens of new companies, funding rounds and partnerships making headlines. But who is doing what in the Blockchain ecosystem ca... read more

29 Mar 17 @ 10:17

Banking has always been a very conservative industry. If liquidity drops too low, entire markets can grind to a halt. Open yourself up too much and you become susceptible to... read more

29 Mar 17 @ 10:10

The US Supreme Court has declined a bid by retailers to revive a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement they reached with Visa and Mastercard over claims the card networks improperly fixed payment... read more

28 Mar 17 @ 10:37

First Annapolis has been closely monitoring European payment card products since October 2015 to identify issuers’ reactions to interchange regulation implemented in December 2015, and to track the evolution of... read more

27 Mar 17 @ 12:42

The surge in Bitcoin price has led to an uptick in related crimes during the first three weeks of March, just as the cryptocurrency was moving to integrate into conventional... read more

27 Mar 17 @ 12:24

With the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and open architecture framework set to come into force next year, regulation may well tip the scales between banks and FinTechs for... read more

24 Mar 17 @ 12:20

With card-not-present fraud a global concern, many countries have deployed various fraud prevention tools to help curb fraud in both online and mobile channels. In this report, the U.S. Payments... read more

24 Mar 17 @ 10:45

A recent First Annapolis Consulting survey showed that leading US debit issuers continued to experience strong portfolio performance in 2016, with year-over-year transaction growth in the high single-digits. Issuers averaged... read more

22 Mar 17 @ 08:52

The FCA is investigating the role of British banks in the alleged processing of hundreds of millions of pounds for a Russian money laundering scheme dubbed “the Laundromat” the growing scrutiny... read more