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PSD2 open banking: The ticking timebomb for financial institutions

09 Apr 18 @ 14:21

The overall idea behind PSD2 open banking is not new, Yodlee and others have for a while aggregate accounts, and they have done this through a process known as screen... read more

UK bank accounts: true digital capabilities in customer on-boarding

05 Apr 18 @ 11:15

There are a number of challenger banks in the UK looking to shake up the traditional status quo, dominated by the incumbents who have a wide range of accounts and... read more

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology move from promise to practice

05 Apr 18 @ 10:48

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) have been key disruptors discussed for several years now. But compared with previous years, when many of the discussions were conceptual, at finally there... read more

Heavy-weights join board of reserve-backed cryptocurrency

04 Apr 18 @ 11:51

In an under reported story regarding the ultimate direction of cryptocurrencies, some of the world’s best-known economists have announced plans to create what could be described as a reserve-backed cryptocurrency.... read more

Top 4 Blockchain companies to watch in 2018

04 Apr 18 @ 11:05

The more blockchain-based initiatives there are being released into the market, the more difficult it can be to understand which of those are the most interesting applications of the technology.... read more

Banks now recognising the benefits of cloud computing technology

04 Apr 18 @ 10:47

Amid the excitement generated by technologies such as quantum computing, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and distributed ledger (DLT), cloud computing can be often overlooked. Yet at the recent Sibos event,... read more

European Commission proposes cheaper cross-border payments

03 Apr 18 @ 10:26

The European Commission has announced what the industry sees as a long overdue proposal to make cross-border payments in euro cheaper across the entire EU. Consumers and businesses in the... read more

PSD2 open banking, who will use it?

29 Mar 18 @ 10:30

The first thing to be clear about is that PSD2 open banking is not the same as UK Open Banking currently live with the CAM9, although not all of them... read more

Open Banking viewed as big opportunity for UK FinTechs

29 Mar 18 @ 10:15

UK FinTechs see Open Banking as a major area of opportunity for 2018, according to the EY UK FinTech Open Banking Snapshot, launched at HMT FinTech conference. The majority (81%)... read more

Payment card acceptance set to surge by 40% to 85 million outlets worldwide

28 Mar 18 @ 10:46

The latest cards research, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2022, reveals that the number of card-accepting merchant outlets rose by an impressive 7 million in 2016 to 61... read more

The new PCI DSS 3.2 standards – New authentication requirements for cardholder data

28 Mar 18 @ 10:14

Poor password management – including the continued reliance on default, stolen, weak and non-unique passwords – is a key factor in more than 80% of hack-driven breaches, according to Verizon’s... read more

Europol arrests mastermind of Carbanak cyber crime gang

27 Mar 18 @ 10:54

Spanish police have arrested a Ukrainian national they suspect is the head of the infamous Carbanak cyber crime gang that stole more than €1bn from 100 financial institutions, often by... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more