Issuing & Acquiring

08 Nov 17 @ 09:22

Ultra Electronics’ CORVID PayGate platform has been accredited by the Faster Payments Scheme Limited (FPSL) as technically compatible with the Faster Payments Central Infrastructure (FPS CI). This assures CORVID’s ability... read more

01 Nov 17 @ 13:39

Powered payment cards become powered when they take on interactive form factors such as biometric sensors and Dynamic Code Verification (DCV). In total, 213 million powered payment cards are forecasted to... read more

01 Nov 17 @ 09:18

While payments might seem ‘instant’ to those engaged in the transaction, the reality is, apart from cash, they are generally not. Real time clearing is what happens when you hand... read more

31 Oct 17 @ 14:50

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new malware, CryptoShuffler Trojan, which steals cryptocurrencies from a user’s wallet by replacing their address with its own in the device’s clipboard. Criminals are targeting... read more

31 Oct 17 @ 09:50

The global e-commerce market continues to grow rapidly, and is predicted to be worth $2.4 trillion by 2019. As a result, the market continues to attract not merely ever-greater levels... read more

30 Oct 17 @ 12:15

Mastercard says that it will open up access to its in house blockchain technology platform via an application programming interface (API) which will be made available to developers at banks... read more

30 Oct 17 @ 09:55

Almost half (49%) of global financial services organisations have experienced a data breach in the past, according to the 2017 Data Threat Report. The report also reveals 21% have been... read more

23 Oct 17 @ 11:16

Verizon recently released its annual Payment Security Report. And for retailers, the report highlighted significant areas for improvement in encrypting data, securing transmitted retail payment data, and authentication. This should serve as... read more

23 Oct 17 @ 11:05

eCurrency Mint Limited says that it has partnered with PayPro Indonesia to provide eCurrency’s digital fiat currency (DFC) solution in Indonesia. Through eCurrency’s solution, PayPro’s e-money product delivers a cryptographically protected, secure instrument... read more

19 Oct 17 @ 18:24

We live in digital times. Customers are increasingly shopping online and on mobile devices. In fact, the number of Europeans regularly using a mobile device — smartphone, tablet or wearable... read more

19 Oct 17 @ 18:00

A consortium of Spanish banking, energy and teleco heavyweights have established blockchain based national network dubbed Alastria. The non-profit “world’s first regulated national network based on blockchain”, will develop distributed... read more

19 Oct 17 @ 09:10

Bloomberg recently reported that the Fed was forced to fly a planeload of cash to Puerto Rico to help avert disaster, when Hurricane Maria knocked out power on the island, the residents realized they... read more