Issuing & Acquiring

29 Mar 23 @ 10:26

The European Banking Federation (EBF) has published a vision paper on a Digital Euro Ecosystem. The EBF sets forth its perspective on the digital money ecosystem of the future, where... read more

28 Mar 23 @ 11:44

Almost €17.9 billion in contactless payments were made 2022, the highest level recorded since 2016 and a jump of 31.4% on 2021. Online and mobile banking payments continued to surge... read more

24 Mar 23 @ 10:00

Tietoevry has completed a major systems’ upgrade for Chip Card, member of Payten, one of the leading payments processors in the Republic of Serbia. With electronic payments becoming more popular... read more

22 Mar 23 @ 20:09

In the years between 2017 and 2021, the electronic payments industry grew at 30% and 13% CAGRs in volume and value of transactions respectively; for card acquiring specifically, the volume... read more

22 Mar 23 @ 19:42

Checkout.com has announced it will launch Checkout.com Issuing allowing customers to create payment cards for their own customers. The company has been testing Checkout.com Issuing for a while, and millions of... read more

20 Mar 23 @ 16:38

The last three years have seen considerable change in how the UK financial services sector operates. The expectations of consumers have shifted, prompted by the pandemic and a need for... read more

17 Mar 23 @ 17:27

Rumours are flying that ACI Worldwide is being reviewed for purchase by the FinTech strong private equity firm Motive Partners. Motive has been seeking financing in recent weeks for a... read more

17 Mar 23 @ 16:03

In a blow to the two biggest networks in payments, the $5.6 billion antitrust class-action settlement, in which more than 12 million retailers have accused Visa and Mastercard of improperly... read more

13 Mar 23 @ 13:17

Swift says it will continue to progress on its experimental solution for interlinking Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), reporting that 18 central and commercial banks found “clear potential and value”... read more

09 Mar 23 @ 16:36

Aite-Novarica research reveals that payment technology is an important area of growth and innovation within the commercial banking space, and legacy systems cannot support end-user demand for better payment capabilities.... read more

08 Mar 23 @ 18:04

The Central Bank of Brazil will start a CBDC pilot project, aiming to replicate the success of its instant payment system Pix and help further popularise financial services in the... read more

07 Mar 23 @ 17:28

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden have concluded Project Icebreaker, which studied the potential benefits and challenges of using retail central... read more