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Biometrics to secure over $3 trillion in mobile payments by 2025

02 Feb 21 @ 15:50

A new study has found that biometrics will authenticate over $3 trillion of payment transactions in 2025, from just $404 billion in 2020. The report found that biometrics, including fingerprint,... read more

Neobanks in South America – a review of the current landscape

27 Jan 21 @ 13:09

South America has witnessed exceptionally dynamic growth and evolution of its neobanks landscape, with now more than 30 live digital banks that serve over 50 million customers out of the... read more

Mastercard enhances contactless payments by applying quantum tech

26 Jan 21 @ 18:04

Mastercard says it will enhance contactless payments by applying the latest quantum-resistant technologies. Mastercard says it has designed the Enhanced Contactless (Ecos) specifications to increase the security and convenience of... read more

Irish banks’ payments app Synch hits regulatory road bump

25 Jan 21 @ 13:28

The recent announcement from a group of Irish banks to set up an instant money-transfer app called Synch, has hit a regulatory block, as the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission... read more

Mobile outperforms 2020 expectations with consumers spending $143 billion on Apps

22 Jan 21 @ 13:28

App Annie has released The State of Mobile 2021 report. This annual appraisal provides insight into mobile’s expansive impact across industries and the global economy. 2020 accelerated mobile adoption as... read more

Bitpanda launches debit card that combines all assets into one card in real time

20 Jan 21 @ 16:31

Bitpanda is now taking pre-orders for their first physical product – the Bitpanda Card, facilitated by Visa. The card is linked to any asset in a user’s Bitpanda portfolio, allowing... read more

PayPal wins Chinese payments race with full ownership of payment business

19 Jan 21 @ 17:21

PayPal has manged to fend off serious competition and achieve what no other foreign company has been able to do to date becoming the first foreign operator with 100% control... read more

Irish banks form alliance for faster payments app Synch

18 Jan 21 @ 09:00

Four of Irelands largest banks are joining forces to launch an instant payments digital payment app, dubbed Synch, that they intent to promote to help fend off the threat posed... read more

New Year, New Habits: Contactless payments and e-commerce are here to stay

14 Jan 21 @ 10:48

As the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches and digital payments play a larger role in daily life around the world, there will be no reverse gear on consumer... read more

QR Code payment users to reach 2.2 billion globally by 2025

11 Jan 21 @ 17:52

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of QR code payment users will exceed 2.2 billion in 2025, up from 1.5 billion in 2020; equating to... read more

A regulator with no teeth? Ant Group forced to break up by PBoC

04 Jan 21 @ 17:39

China’s central banking regulator, the People’s Bank of China, is reported to be accelerating plans to bring Ant Group closely under its control as part of a “rectification” drive that... read more

2021: The Future of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)

17 Dec 20 @ 11:19

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation journey, with increasing numbers of non-finance digital brands embracing Banking as a Service (BaaS). At the same time, there remains a huge... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more

Spain’s largest banks launch collaborative fraud platform

18 Jun 26 @ 19:36

Three of Spain’s largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards strengthening the fight against financial crime, launching a shared fraud intell... more