Processing & Systems

04 Jul 17 @ 12:34

Shares in Worldpay hit new highs after the UK’s largest payments processor received separate preliminary takeover offers from JPMorgan and Vantiv of the US. Worldpay said it had “received preliminary... read more

27 Jun 17 @ 09:44

Worldline has announces that its subsidiary, equensWorldline SE, welcomes TIPS – the Instant Settlement service that was recently announced by the European Central Bank. equensWorldline will connect its European and... read more

26 Jun 17 @ 11:39

Recent payments conferences have highlighted some pressing issues which, when addressed, have the power to transform the world of card payment acceptance, both across Europe and globally. How can merchants’... read more

20 Jun 17 @ 11:29

Corporates are under increasing pressure to be more efficient and their expectations of their banks are changing as a result. Banks need to be innovative to meet client expectations. Virtual... read more

09 Jun 17 @ 12:28

NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association, the steward and rule maker of the ACH Network, has released results from a March-April 2017 qualitative survey of 24 financial institutions representing two-thirds of ACH... read more

06 Jun 17 @ 12:12

What is a bank? The definition is in flux. As the regulatory-driven Open Banking agenda powers innovation and accelerates the fragmentation of a heavily concentrated banking market, incumbent banks must... read more

31 May 17 @ 09:33

First Data has agreed to acquire smaller payments processing company CardConnect in a deal worth around $750 million, the companies said on Tuesday. First Data will pay $15.00 per share in cash for... read more

30 May 17 @ 10:53

Just a week after the R3 group took a record funding round, the Bank of Canada has said distributed ledger technology, a new approach for processing transactions that is being... read more

19 May 17 @ 12:21

Global card purchase volume for goods and services, which excludes cash advances on credit cards and cash withdrawals on debit cards across the global card networks, grew by 5.8% to... read more

19 May 17 @ 11:22

The Euro Banking Association has issued a new information paper looking into potential benefits and use cases of cryptotechnologies in the context of international payments and more specifically correspondent banking practices.... read more

18 May 17 @ 10:24

Credit, debit, and prepaid general purpose and private label cards issued in the United States generated $5.936 trillion in payments for goods and services in 2016. Card fees, which include... read more

17 May 17 @ 09:00

STS has launchesd PayOp, its next generation payments operational management system. PayOp will support traditional terminal management functions alongside new smart features such as analytics and operational insight. Critically, PayOp is... read more