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15 Oct 20 @ 13:26

European banking has been a hotbed of innovation in recent years, as Open Banking regulations, new cloud technologies, and almost universal adoption of smartphones have paved the way for a... read more

09 Oct 20 @ 15:23

Payments could be Apple’s next multibillion-dollar business according to Krish Sankar a Cowen analyst. In a research note this week he notes that the three elements of the business, Apple Pay, Apple Card and Apple... read more

06 Oct 20 @ 17:10

The latest version of the World Payments Report has been released today, payment firms are being pushed rapidly into transformation, even as they handle larger transaction volumes, face increased competition... read more

06 Oct 20 @ 15:11

P27 Nordic Payments Platform, after having registered interest in 2019, has signed an agreement to acquire Bankgirocentralen BGC AB (Bankgirot), Sweden’s only clearing house for mass payments. Bankgirot, established in... read more

01 Oct 20 @ 09:06

SWIFT says it has a new service to help banks improve the experience for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumers who send low-value payments across borders. SWIFT is working... read more

29 Sep 20 @ 13:07

A new piece of research has found that the value of instant payments, where transactions are completed within ten seconds, will reach $18 trillion by 2025, up from $3 trillion... read more

26 Aug 20 @ 12:26

If you mentioned that Amazon was trying to take a foothold in the financial services and payments market, not many would be surprised. But what if you explained how deep... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 10:59

The European Commission announced it will approve, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Nets’ account-to-account payment business by Mastercard. The decision is conditional on the transfer of... read more

10 Jul 20 @ 09:43

Opera, one of the world’s leading browser providers with more than 360 million users, and new offerings across content, classifieds and digital financial services, has announced its intention to purchase... read more

02 Jul 20 @ 14:23

A group of 16 major European banks from five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) paved the way for the future launch of the European Payments Initiative (EPI). ... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 11:19

WhatsApp have announced that they are bringing digital payments to WhatsApp users in Brazil. People will be able to send money securely or make a purchase from a local business without... read more

21 May 20 @ 16:09

Increasing financial inclusion efforts, the rapid uptake of contactless and mobile payments, and the introduction of new payment systems are contributing to growth in cashless payments worldwide. A new study... read more