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SIA acquires Unicredit’s emoney processing activities for Italy, Germany and Austria

04 Aug 16 @ 10:06

Unicredit Business Integrated Solutions (UBIS)  and SIA have signed an agreement for the sale to the latter – for the sum of €500 million – of the processing activities of... read more

Early Warning expands reach of clearXchange with Visa and Mastercard

02 Aug 16 @ 16:25

Early Warning, a real-time payments provider, has signed an agreement with Visa to enable person-to-person (P2P) payments on its clearXchange network using US-issued debit cards through the Visa Direct platform, it will... read more

MasterCard acquisition of VocaLink concludes

21 Jul 16 @ 13:45

MasterCard announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 92.4% of VocaLink for about £700 million (approximately $920 million), after adjusting for cash and certain other estimated liabilities.... read more

MasterCard hit with £68.6 million interchange fee fine

14 Jul 16 @ 15:39

MasterCard has been hit with a £68.6 million fine to be paid to Sainsbury’s after losing a Competition Appeal Tribunal over interchange fees. MasterCard is involved in a raft of litigation... read more

FCA probe P2P lending sector

12 Jul 16 @ 10:24

The Financial Conduct Authority is reportedly probing the £2.7bn P2P lending sector for the second time in two years, following widespread calls for tougher regulation of so-called “alternative finance” providers. On Friday,... read more

EC crack down on virtual currencies and prepaid cards

06 Jul 16 @ 16:38

In an ill advised move, the European Commission is proposing expanding its anti-money-laundering rules to cover virtual currencies and prepaid cards, in a bid to fight terror financing and tax evasion... read more

Russian FI’s form blockchain consortium

06 Jul 16 @ 15:30

Following the news that a group of Chinese FI’s had grouped together to form an blockchain consortium, a group of Russian banks and financial services companies has formed a private-sector consortium focused... read more

MasterCard faces £19bn UK interchange fees legal battle

06 Jul 16 @ 12:00

UK consumers are preparing a £19 billion ($24.7 billion) class action lawsuit against MasterCard, almost two years after a European Union court ruled the interchange fees the company had charged for cross-border... read more

Initial perspective on post Brexit payments market

05 Jul 16 @ 10:57

British voters’ decision to Brexit and leave the European Union on June 23 shocked markets around the world. It might also have significant implications on the development of the payments... read more

Visa and MasterCard’s $7.25 billion settlement rejected

01 Jul 16 @ 16:37

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement among Visa,MasterCard  and millions of retailers over credit card fees. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals... read more

The Internet of Things and NFC

29 Jun 16 @ 18:11

By connecting billions of familiar devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to improve how we live, work, and play by turning our homes, cars, offices, and cities into smart,... read more

31 Chinese FI’s form blockchain consortium

29 Jun 16 @ 18:00

Chinese financial services firm Ping An Bank and a subsidiary of QQ instant message app maker Tencent are among more than 30 technology and financial firms in China that have... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more