Payments News

19 Jan 22 @ 11:04

Businesses around the world are increasingly looking to embed financial services into their customer proposition. This trend to embedded finance allows companies to take control of the end-to-end customer journey... read more

10 Dec 21 @ 09:00

SWIFT announced the availability of its new In-flow Translation service and confirms that it now offers a full ISO 20022 customer testing environment for cross-border payments. In-flow Translation will enable... read more

08 Dec 21 @ 17:45

Visa is doubling down on it investments into crypto by launching new consulting and advisory service to help its clients navigate the world of cryptocurrencies. It announced its crypto advisory... read more

08 Dec 21 @ 12:35

Fuelled by dynamic integrated technology innovation, seamless regulatory compliance and enhanced value added services, businesses can generate operational advantages, achieve process improvements, and lower costs through the new generation of... read more

08 Dec 21 @ 09:01

Eurobank, one of the four largest lenders in Greece, has announced it entered into a binding agreement to sell 80% of its merchant acquiring business to Worldline in an attempt to... read more

03 Dec 21 @ 16:09

Following a 2020 public consultation, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council has approved a new Eurosystem oversight framework for electronic payments, schemes and arrangements. Background The PISA framework is the result... read more

01 Dec 21 @ 09:57

The Bank of London, set up to approve and process payments in the UK clearing market, will launch for only the second time in 250 years  as it aims to... read more

30 Nov 21 @ 16:59

Amid hype about alternative payments and digital currencies, prepaid cards are booming – with growth projected to run faster than e-commerce world-wide over the next ten years. Payments Cards &... read more

29 Nov 21 @ 16:19

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) looks set to revolutionise financial services, by replacing centralised intermediaries with software running on blockchains. Decentralized Finance (DeFI) refers to the use of platforms such as Ethereum... read more

23 Nov 21 @ 17:20

The EU has announced new measures to crack down on a patchwork of national arrangements that allow banks outside the EU to sell services into the bloc, dealing a blow... read more

23 Nov 21 @ 16:57

As the World Economic Forum has noted[1], the mid-market enterprises (turnover of between $50-$500 million) that constitute 60% of North America’s GDP urgently need to re-tool for growth in the... read more

18 Nov 21 @ 18:22

Its horrible when people say it, but “I told you so.” Back in August Payments Cards & Mobile bought you analysis of investment in the payments market and asked “Is... read more