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ECB: Digital currencies unstable

04 Mar 15 @ 15:16

The European Central Bank has published a new report on digital currencies, describing them as “inherently unstable” whilst remaining upbeat about the potentially transformative benefits they may offer in payments. The ECB study builds... read more

UK Payments sector behind London being Fintech capital of Europe

02 Mar 15 @ 10:08

Accenture reported in ‘The Boom in Global Fintech Investment’ that London “has become the Fintech capital of Europe. Since 2004, the lion’s share of Europe’s Fintech deals and financing have... read more

Bank of England considering digital currency

27 Feb 15 @ 10:16

The Bank of England says that it is considering issuing its own digital currency in the future in the same way that it issues bank notes. A research paper from... read more

SIM card remains secure

25 Feb 15 @ 09:30

The SIM card is so secure that in the case revealed recently, even intelligence services preferred to steal the key rather than attack the SIM card. The secure authentication of... read more

Card fraud at the ATM is serious – time to step up the fight

24 Feb 15 @ 10:39

Representing global losses in excess of a billion Euros, card fraud and associated skimming remains the most prevalent type of ATM crime and a major concern for financial institutions (FI)... read more

Global smartphone sales set new record

17 Feb 15 @ 14:51

Global smartphone sales set a new milestone in the fourth quarter of 2014, reaching $115 billion for the quarter, an increase of 20% year-on-year, according to data from research firm... read more

MasterCard to to invest in biometrics and cyber security

13 Feb 15 @ 11:36

MasterCard is reportedly set to invest an additional $20 million in cyber security measures this year, including biometric protection for mobile apps, and early warning alerts on potential threat vectors. This... read more

Amazon payments business trebles

12 Feb 15 @ 13:02

Momentum for Amazon’s payments service Login and Pay With Amazon appears to be building after a sluggish start. In January, Amazon reported strong growth in the service among mobile users... read more

Core banking infrastructure replacement critical say banks

11 Feb 15 @ 12:57

A clear majority of banks believe that they will have to overhaul their core banking infrastructure over the next three to five years if they are to face off the... read more

SWIFT selected by Payments Council to host national data platform for SEPA IBAN

10 Feb 15 @ 10:54

SWIFT says it has been selected by the UK’s Payments Council as the vendor for the country’s Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) International Bank Account Number (IBAN) Only central infrastructure platform.... read more

Is 2015 the year for biometrics in payments?

10 Feb 15 @ 10:32

From wearable technology to smart phones, biometrics seemed to dominate at CES this year. Biometrics are unique human identifiers, such as fingerprints or retina scans, used as forms of authentication.... read more

PPRO and Inpay partner on international bank transfers for merchants

03 Feb 15 @ 15:32

The PPRO Group, has partnered with Inpay, the FCA & FINMA regulated bank payments company, to offer global bank transfers from February 2015. Through the PPRO Group, Inpay will enable... read more

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Visa and Fiserv partnership extends API-led acceptance platform

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

Visa and Fiserv are extending their long-running partnership in Europe with a new API-driven acceptance offering designed to simplify merchant acquiring and mod... more

Thunes links stablecoin payouts to the Swift banking network

26 Mar 26 @ 19:08

Thunes is attempting to narrow one of the most persistent divides in modern payments: the gap between traditional banking infrastructure and the digital asset e... more

Visa backs Stripe and Tempo

24 Mar 26 @ 17:44

Visa is moving to embed itself in what could become the next important layer of digital commerce: payments initiated not by people, but by software agents actin... more