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An update on Apple Pay antitrust lawsuits

27 Jan 23 @ 11:22

Back in July last year, Apple was sued in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing Apple Pay of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart... read more

Russia and Iran consider stablecoin for cross-border trade settlement

26 Jan 23 @ 14:00

Local Russian news outlets are reporting that Russia and Iran are considering a stablecoin collaboration to skirt financial and economic restrictions imposed by the US, EU, UK and other countries,... read more

Amazon and Stripe partner to streamline e-commerce payments

24 Jan 23 @ 10:37

Amazon and Stripe have signed an expanded global agreement, deepening the companies’ long-standing partnership. Under the new agreement, Stripe will become a strategic payments partner for Amazon in the US,... read more

The Universal Digital Payments Network launches at WEF

20 Jan 23 @ 13:10

An interesting announcement relating to the payments industry has materialised from the World Economic Forum by the name of The Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). The UDPN was launched to... read more

51% of European businesses believe BaaS will replace traditional banking

19 Jan 23 @ 09:56

Over half of European business leaders expect Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) to make traditional banking obsolete, according to new research from Vodeno/Aion. The report – Banking-as-a-Service 2.0: Why Embedded Finance will make its... read more

The role of FinOps: Cloud spend transformation requires a new approach

18 Jan 23 @ 10:00

Global cloud spending has reached its peak over its history. According to Gartner, the total amount of investments in the industry will reach $830 billion by 2025. The actual figures... read more

Supply chain challenges mean payments industry changes

05 Jan 23 @ 10:00

A global pandemic and war in Europe haven’t just caused inflation to rise. They’ve also led to interruptions in global supply chains, whether that’s Ukrainian wheat not being shipped to... read more

US banks snap up FinTech deals as valuations tumble

12 Dec 22 @ 16:24

The FinTech industry, long seen as a threat by some to the established banks, are increasingly becoming acquisition targets for traditional US banks as rising interest rates and falling valuations... read more

Central Bank of Turkey launches Open Banking services

02 Dec 22 @ 14:46

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has launched Open Banking services, an important component of the digital economy roadmap of the liraization strategy. The Digital Turkish Lira Collaboration... read more

Court of Appeal unanimously dismisses Mastercard interchange fee appeal

29 Nov 22 @ 17:57

The UK’s Court of Appeal has today dismissed Mastercard’s appeal against the Competition Appeals Tribunal decision in which a class action law suits was bought against the company for unfair... read more

JP Morgan gets crypto wallet trade mark…despite CEO

25 Nov 22 @ 12:37

“I personally think that bitcoin is worthless,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, said in 2022, reiterating a past remark. But the banking giant will offer its clients exposure... read more

ECB issues stark warning over growing risk to EU financial system

17 Nov 22 @ 11:11

The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued a dire warning that a compounding combination of recession, soaring inflation, rising funding costs and lower liquidity is threatening the euro area financial... 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

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

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

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