Regulation

08 Jun 22 @ 09:36

A new white paper from payments infrastructure specialists Tietoevry Banking argues this industry needs to improve its energy efficiency and reduce its environmental impact. In recent years, a number of industries... read more

01 Jun 22 @ 13:02

Mastercard finds itself in the dock with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) which has launched an civil action over alleged anti-competitive pricing activity in the card payments market.... read more

31 May 22 @ 16:40

Most countries have witnessed a drop in ATM numbers in 2021 as cashless payments gained further ground, but with the worst impact of COVID-19 over, some deployers are renewing efforts... read more

27 May 22 @ 16:36

Most crypto owners would prefer to interact with digital assets through their banks and other traditional financial institutions, according to Navigating Crypto: How Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries Can Integrate... read more

25 May 22 @ 10:22

As blockchain-enabled systems and crypto (mainly) flourish, pundits claim there’s a non-bank future before us with lower fees, faster transactions and instant exchanges of value from person to person. Payments... read more

24 May 22 @ 13:47

In April Payments Cards & Mobile published excerpts of a speech by Fabio Panetta where the Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, started his speech “…Greed and lawlessness... read more

23 May 22 @ 16:34

The Bank Policy Institute has responded to a Federal Reserve discussion paper evaluating the costs and benefits of a central bank digital currency. The response supports the Fed’s position that... read more

20 May 22 @ 12:24

In July 2021, the CMA mandated the use of variable recurring payments (VRPs) as the mechanism for implementing sweeping under item A10 of the Roadmap (the July letter). In the... read more

19 May 22 @ 12:55

The cryptocurrency and assets market has grown significantly and is now worth £1.6 trillion globally. In the UK, over 2.3 million consumers now hold some form of cryptoasset. With such... read more

09 May 22 @ 12:52

Nine out of 10 central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more than half are now developing them or running concrete experiments. In particular, work on retail... read more

04 May 22 @ 09:59

Cryptocurrency has been in the sights of the payments industry for more than a decade, but it still only just making its way into mainstream commerce. One reason is volatility... read more

03 May 22 @ 08:52

The European Commission has accused Apple of abusing its market position for contactless payments via its digital wallet app Apple Pay. The EU regulator charged Apple with breaking competition law... read more