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Checkout.com first to secure acquiring licence from the UAE Central Bank

23 May 23 @ 09:03

Checkout.com has been granted a Retail Payment Services licence from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. This makes Checkout.com the first global payments provider to be granted an... read more

The African Banking Digital Transformation Report

22 May 23 @ 17:27

African banks remain resilient and committed to digitization to remain relevant in today’s competitive landscape. As competition heats up between the different players, AI is identified as key technological trend... read more

Global banks turn to fintech partnerships

22 May 23 @ 15:11

A Finastra survey, produced in collaboration with East & Partners, indicates that banks are investing heavily in fintech partnerships and digitalization to help them adapt to customer and regulatory demands.... read more

Tietoevry Banking launching Tap on Phone in Europe

22 May 23 @ 09:17

Tietoevry Banking has launched Tap on Phone – now available for partners and clients across Europe. This innovative solution allows merchants to accept payments from any contactless card or mobile... read more

Westpac one of first banks to roll out Tap to Pay on iPhone

19 May 23 @ 11:00

Australia’s Westpac says it will enable Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payment technology for business customers. Tap to Pay on iPhone accepts all contactless payments, including Apple Pay,... read more

UK consumers embrace Alternative Payment Methods

15 May 23 @ 17:24

UK consumers are embracing alternative payment offerings including digital wallets as they look to better manage their finances amidst the cost of living crisis, according to the Global Payments Report... read more

BLIK completes acquisition of VIAMO payment platform

15 May 23 @ 11:57

After obtaining the approval from the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS), Polski Standard Płatności, the operator of the mobile payment system BLIK, has acquired control of the Slovak company VIAMO,... read more

EPC Director General Giorgio Andreoli – Vision for European payments

10 May 23 @ 12:51

Giorgio Andreoli took up the post of Director General of the European Payments Council (EPC) on 1 April 2023. To get his views on the direction of the payments landscape... read more

Major trends impacting payments modernization in 2023

05 May 23 @ 15:42

The evolving payments landscape in commercial banking is a continued area of focus for financial institutions (FIs) and vendors. Broadly described as infrastructure or payments modernization efforts, FIs in particular... read more

Fintech projected to become a $1.5 trillion industry by 2030

04 May 23 @ 14:24

Fintech revenues are projected to grow six fold from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors. ... read more

Apple Savings account draws close to $1 billion in deposits

04 May 23 @ 09:18

According to polling company Gallup’s annual “Confidence in Institutions” survey, last year, prior to SVB, only 27% of Americans reported to have a “great deal or quite a lot” of... read more

Real-time payments redefining Asia-Pacific e-commerce market

02 May 23 @ 15:42

In a new whitepaper, FYST outlines how Asia-Pacific’s consumers and merchants are the trailblazers for digital payment usage – and the significant shifts we can expect to see as this... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

FCA probes Paypal, Mastercard and Visa competition

07 May 26 @ 16:30

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into PayPal, Mastercard and Visa, examining whether commercial arrangements linked... more

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

18 May 26 @ 17:07

The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more