Issuing & Acquiring

12 Oct 21 @ 08:05

R3 has acquired the technology and team of the financial asset tokenization specialist Ivno, enabling the use of Ivno-developed capabilities across the Corda platform. This acquisition further strengthens R3’s capabilities in the... read more

06 Oct 21 @ 11:43

According to a recent study, the North America digital banking market size is poised to expand at substantial CAGR during the forecast period. North America digital banking industry will witness... read more

01 Oct 21 @ 12:00

A group of seven central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank and Swiss National Bank), together with the Bank... read more

01 Oct 21 @ 11:46

PSD2 took its time to be implemented across Europe, but now that the legislation has been adopted and transposed into most markets, it’s beginning to deliver on what it promised.... read more

27 Sep 21 @ 11:04

Credit cards are becoming less profitable for banks even as lower-cost alternatives such as buy-now-pay-later schemes and digital wallets with a credit function are emerging. If credit cards are to... read more

24 Sep 21 @ 11:17

The 2021 iteration of the Domestic Payments Jury Report shows domestic schemes morphing into new payments channels in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – and challenging our perception of what it means... read more

23 Sep 21 @ 11:05

A new white paper unveils the markets which will be at the forefront of powering the payments industry in the coming years. Released by Transact Payments Ltd (TPL), it reveals that... read more

17 Sep 21 @ 16:06

The FinTech sector – often hyped as the answer to banks’ digitisation woes – demonstrated resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, with leading FinTechs recording double-digit growth despite sector-wide operational and... read more

17 Sep 21 @ 15:45

As retail banking undergoes an epochal shift, TietoEVRY’s Hans Sjölund considers the implications for the card business, and why issuers need to transform their infrastructure to ensure profitable growth. Retail... read more

16 Sep 21 @ 12:57

Despite the various challenges faced in today’s dynamic environment, acquirers can deliver a reliable, flexible solution to merchants while solving their own challenges related to customer churn and stable revenues.... read more

14 Sep 21 @ 15:54

A majority of Europeans want their own governments to regulate cryptocurrency while a growing number would also support the creation of national digital currencies in order to assert some monetary... read more

13 Sep 21 @ 08:27

Central banks should move forward with CBDC projects to avoid falling behind comparable private sector payment initiatives that are already taking root, Benoît Cœuré, Head of Innovation at Bank for... read more