Regulation

04 Aug 22 @ 12:54

The UK is considering the creation of a new category of private property law for digital assets like cryptocurrency which are being used to make payments or represent other assets,... read more

21 Jul 22 @ 11:13

The UK government have put forth an AI rulebook to protect data and promote responsible AI use to improve the regulation of Artificial Intelligence. The proposals, pitched in the AI... read more

13 Jul 22 @ 10:25

This week sees the 36th Annual General Meeting of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, held in Madrid. As part of his Keynote speech Pablo Hernández de Cos, Chair of the... read more

13 Jul 22 @ 10:06

The European Union finance ministers has formally approved Croatia becoming the 20th member of the euro common currency at the start of 2023. The European Council, the grouping of 27... read more

04 Jul 22 @ 11:02

I don’t want to be the guy who says “I told you so”, but…For those of you who have been regular readers you will note that for many months now... read more

30 Jun 22 @ 12:04

The Federal Trade Commission is to sued Walmart for allowing its money transfer services to be used by fraudsters, who fleeced consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. In... read more

27 Jun 22 @ 09:02

Since SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) was introduced for online retailers in the UK earlier this year, there have also been added complications for merchants when determining the most efficient and cost-effective... read more

21 Jun 22 @ 16:57

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set out its plans showing how it proposes to carry out two market reviews focusing on card fees. One looks at scheme and... read more

20 Jun 22 @ 10:55

In mid-January 2021 the four of Irelands largest banks joined forces to launch an instant payments digital payment app, dubbed Synch, that they intended to promote to help fend off... read more

17 Jun 22 @ 11:47

The India Central Bank has lifted its restrictions on Mastercard issuing new cards in the domestic market, nearly a year after imposing the ban, after it demonstrated “satisfactory compliance” with... read more

15 Jun 22 @ 17:07

November 2022 marks the point of migration for some of the top global payment infrastructures to ISO 20022, an international standard for exchanging electronic messages between financial institutions, covering cards,... read more

13 Jun 22 @ 10:32

The latest bitcoin and crypto sell-off was sparked by fears the Federal Reserve could put its “foot on the gas” in its fight to drive down inflation after the latest... read more