Processing & Systems

28 Jun 16 @ 16:48

Kroger is to join Wal-Mart and sue Visa over debit-card PIN transactions, saying the payment network has levied fines against it and threatened to raise fees and cut off its acceptance of... read more

28 Jun 16 @ 16:35

BlueSnap says that they have seen 115% growth in mobile checkout transactions since launching in Europe. As a PSP, BlueSnap offers e-commerce merchants a unique solution with a gateway, an instant... read more

28 Jun 16 @ 16:20

SWIFT says that 73 banks worldwide have now joined its global payments initiative, designed to improve the cross-border payments experience. Recent banks to join the initiative include, Alfa-Bank, Axis Bank, Banco... read more

27 Jun 16 @ 10:50

NCR Corporation has released the fastest, most secure version of its transaction processing solution, Authentic, which is the first major payments platform to be compliant with the PA-DSS 3.1 standard. Authentic... read more

24 Jun 16 @ 10:57

Following Britain’s momentous decision to leave the European Union our thoughts must inevitably turn to the potential impact on UK consumer payments. In this blog we provide some early thoughts... read more

22 Jun 16 @ 10:41

US regulators have warned that the growing popularity of bitcoin and other digital currencies is posing potential financial stability risks as it revealed they are being put under closer scrutiny.... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:37

Research released by Payments Canada and the Bank of Canada exploring Clearing and settlement systems and payment system modernization initiatives around the world reveals a global trend towards infrastructure enhancements that... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 10:20

Banks and financial institutions that are not yet engaged with Predictive Analytics need to begin their journey today if they are to maintain future competitiveness in digital services. This is... read more

15 Jun 16 @ 14:57

The Eurosystem operates two systems that form the backbone of the financial market infrastructure in Europe – TARGET (the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system for the euro) and TARGET2-Securities, or... read more

14 Jun 16 @ 11:25

It has been many years since significant changes have come to the US Dollar (USD) domestic payments space. In fact, it has remained relatively unchanged, at least in a sweeping,... read more

13 Jun 16 @ 12:28

Members of the BBA have voted for the organisation to consolidate with three other bodies to form a new trade association for the finance sector. The BBA will now join... read more

10 Jun 16 @ 09:09

EBA CLEARING has announced that close to 40 financial institutions operating across SEPA have committed to supporting and funding the development and implementation of its pan-European instant payment platform. The... read more