Issuing & Acquiring

20 Mar 18 @ 11:45

The Open Banking ecosystem can learn a lot from the smartphone operating system (OS) market. In particular, banks that are developing APIs in a bid to control the new ecosystem... read more

20 Mar 18 @ 11:35

Online research from Equifax, shows that using a debit or credit card with a PIN number is still the preferred method of payment for 42% of people in the UK.... read more

16 Mar 18 @ 16:26

There can be little doubt after this year’s Sibos that digital disruption drives new ecosystems, marketplaces and businesses; thus, changing the game for how banks connect to their clients and... read more

16 Mar 18 @ 16:13

In the 1982 sci-fi movie Blade Runner, Harrison Ford played Deckard, an ex-detective tasked to track down replicants — robots who were so lifelike that it was almost impossible to tell man from... read more

15 Mar 18 @ 20:21

Transaction laundering has quickly evolved into one of the payment industry’s most prominent and most difficult problems. Transaction laundering — also previously known as “undisclosed aggregation” or “factoring” — occurs... read more

14 Mar 18 @ 15:25

That scammers are buying and selling your stolen personal info on the dark web and it’s not just credit card details is not new. However, with hacked dating profiles, streaming... read more

13 Mar 18 @ 15:53

The Global Shadow Banking Monitoring Report 2017 presents the results of the FSB’s annual monitoring exercise to assess global trends and risks from the shadow banking system. The 2017 monitoring exercise covers... read more

13 Mar 18 @ 15:27

PayPal has reportedly filed a patent to speed up cryptocurrency transaction times by eliminating the verification time of the payment, however, some experts argue that this is already made possible... read more

13 Mar 18 @ 15:12

The Bank for International Settlements has warned Central bankers that they risk endangering the stability of the global financial system if they launch their own digital currencies in an effort... read more

12 Mar 18 @ 15:00

On January 13th 2018 new regulations came into force – called the Payment Services Regulations – Article 105 of which compels banks to offer bank accounts and payment services to... read more

08 Mar 18 @ 17:35

BFC Bank, owned by BFC Group, is the latest bank to launch in the UK promising to act as a new, specialist bank that offers reliable, safe banking services to... read more

08 Mar 18 @ 17:22

For many years Jeff Bezos’ online shop has had almost every conceivable item in its range.  Now apparently, Amazon wants to expand and offer some kind of current account to... read more