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ACH volume grows to nearly 22 billion payments in 2013

10 Apr 14 @ 09:21

In 2013, ACH volume grew to almost 22 billion electronic payments[1], an increase of 4% over 2012 volume, according to new statistics released by NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association.... read more

Getting to grips with ISO20022

02 Apr 14 @ 11:27

ISO20022 is becoming the de facto standard for financial services messaging. This is undoubtedly a good thing – increasing globalisation is driving cross-border payments volumes so any harmonisation is welcome.... read more

Worldline chooses payment gateway to extend international card acceptance

25 Mar 14 @ 12:50

Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment services, have announced a premium strategic partnership with PAY.ON to enlarge Worldline’s international card acceptance coverage for e-payment. With the partnership, Worldline strengthens its worldwide positioning... read more

100 billion transaction processed for Bacs

13 Jan 14 @ 13:18

2013 saw Bacs Payment Schemes Limited, the company behind Direct Debit in the UK, process its 100 billionth transaction in the summer – that’s almost as many payments passing through... read more

UK bank IT systems called into question

10 Jan 14 @ 12:28

At a recent parliamentary inquiry, a senior Bank of England official said the UK banking sector is still a “long way away” from addressing deficiencies in its “antiquated” bank IT systems.... read more

MasterCard, eServGlobal and BICS create HomeSend remittance JV

20 Dec 13 @ 10:46

MasterCard, eServGlobal and BICS have announced the formation of HomeSend remittance, a joint venture (JV) which will enable consumers to send money to and from mobile money accounts, payment cards, bank accounts or cash... read more

US EMV migration: The Importance of 3D Secure

11 Dec 13 @ 16:46

A new white paper has been announced titled “EMV is Not Enough: Considerations for Implementing 3D Secure.” The paper considers the impending US EMV migration to Europay, MasterCard and Visa... read more

First Data Merchant Solutions achieves UK Payment Institution status

07 Nov 13 @ 16:13

First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market payment acceptance business, today announced that it has become a UK Payment Institution after successfully achieving independent membership of the UK Financial Conduct... read more

Credorax and ReD partner on fraud prevention services

20 Sep 13 @ 10:26

High-tech acquirer for e-commerce and m-commerce merchants and PSPs, Credorax and ReD, a provider of fraud prevention services, have formed a strategic alliance offering integrated acquiring, payment processing and fraud... read more

BancTec France awarded payment contracts

11 Sep 13 @ 11:54

The Tribunal de Bobigny has awarded BancTec, a global leader in document management solutions and outsourcing services, the payment contracts and associated assets of Safig, a leading French document processing... read more

Invapay selects Kalixa as global acquiring partner

03 Sep 13 @ 12:00

Kalixa Group has been selected by Invapay, a procurement and electronic payment solution provider, as its global acquiring partner. Invapay will use Kalixa Accept’s acquiring and payment gateway services to... read more

North American financial institutions will spend $73.8 billion on IT in 2014

02 Aug 13 @ 20:57

Large North American financial institutions will spend $73.8 billion on IT improvements across software, hardware and professional services in 2014 as firms transition investments from “run the bank” to “change... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

Emerging markets accelerate the shift to cashless payments

30 Apr 26 @ 18:03

Cashless payments are becoming an increasingly important marker of financial modernisation across emerging market and developing economies, with new data from t... more

Santander backs Ebury’s next phase with fresh funding

05 May 26 @ 16:52

Banco Santander has reinforced its commitment to Ebury after taking part in a funding round of about £550mn for the cross-border payments and trade finance fin... more