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FIS expands real-time P2P payment offering with Zelle

30 Nov 16 @ 08:03

FIS has announced the expansion of its real-time P2P payments suite with plans to offer Early Warning’s Zelle P2P service to extend its comprehensive faster-payments solutions. The partnership with Early... read more

UK payments industry going through biggest shake-up in a generation

29 Nov 16 @ 09:54

The UK payments industry is about to see its biggest change in a generation according to the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). The comments come as the Payments Strategy Forum, a... read more

India’s Paytm collects 8 million new users after cash clamp down

28 Nov 16 @ 16:39

Paytm has reportedly added 8 million new users in the two weeks after the Indian government announced the replacement of the country’s highest-denomination bank notes. In a bid to root... read more

Lower cost of Instant Payments opening market for small and mid-sized banks

22 Nov 16 @ 12:51

A new study by Lipis Advisors, experts in real-time payments, has found that the cost of migrating to Instant Payments infrastructure for small and medium sized banks is far lower... read more

US banks roll out Zelle P2P money transfer app to take on Venmo

28 Oct 16 @ 16:30

A consortium of US banks, including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, are rolling out a new P2P money transfer app to take on Venmo and other mobile payment... read more

Etisalat launches mobile wallet service in the UAE

19 Oct 16 @ 17:07

As with Orange in France, telecom operator Etisalat has announced the launch of its mobile wallet service — Etisalat Wallet — in the UAE. The app, available on Google and... read more

National payment switches: navigating the complexity for economic growth

18 Oct 16 @ 18:00

A national payment switch has become a necessity for a cashless or ‘less cash’ society. The advantages of such a switch include boosting financial inclusion, stimulating innovation, competition, growth and... read more

Nordea sacks Nets and teams with Danske on mobile payment app

14 Oct 16 @ 17:24

Newly IPO’d Nets shares took a bashing as Nordea Bank dropped the electronic payment system it was developing with Danish banks and instead teamed up with its main rival in... read more

Digital disruption and financial inclusion: Is banking facing an ‘Uber’ moment?

11 Oct 16 @ 12:24

Financial intermediation and payment systems have always been the preserve of the banking sector, but advancement in technology or digital disruption is giving a lot of palpitations to bankers. Anthony... read more

Corporates move into mobile payments – $100 billion through HSBC

05 Oct 16 @ 18:07

Corporates are increasingly embracing mobile payments, with more than $100 billion in payments now authorised globally through the HSBCnet mobile corporate banking platform since its launch in 2011. The total... read more

Payments Systems Regulator recieves financial services Super Complaint

26 Sep 16 @ 13:36

Which? has made the first Super Complaint to the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR ) calling on them to ensure banks better protect victims of fraud. Which? says that protections have... read more

Ripple signs global banks to blockchain-based money transfers

26 Sep 16 @ 12:55

SWIFT, post hacking scandal, may have some competition as a number of major global banks have signed with Ripple Labs to found a new global transfer system based on Ripple’s... read more

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ETC Mining and the anatomy of a crypto scam

02 Mar 26 @ 11:25

Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more

Takeover talk swirls as PayPal’s valuation slumps

24 Feb 26 @ 12:45

After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more

Visa and Mastercard accelerate agentic payments through bank pilots

18 Feb 26 @ 13:35

The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. [caption id="attachment_57882"... more

Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more