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BIAN standards association demonstrates growing influence with new members

18 Apr 24 @ 15:00

BIAN, the independent not-for-profit standards association, is announcing that 19 new members have joined the growing organisation, bringing the total number of members to 98. This momentum has helped BIAN... read more

High growth market: Thai potential

10 Jan 24 @ 18:13

As part of new series on high-growth Asian markets outside China, James Wood looks at Thailand, asking what’s next for a country that’s seen P2P and digital wallet payments soar.... read more

Binance pays $4.3 billion to settle money laundering charges

22 Nov 23 @ 10:25

The US Department of Justice has forced a penalty of more than $4 billion from Binance to settle a criminal investigation that caught the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange and its... read more

Instant payments: EU Council and Parliament reach agreement

09 Nov 23 @ 12:15

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on the instant payments proposal, which will improve the availability of instant payment options in euro to consumers and businesses in the EU... read more

CFPB proposes oversight of Big Tech digital wallets and payment apps

08 Nov 23 @ 11:06

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing to supervise larger nonbank companies that offer services like digital wallets and payment apps. Driven largely by Big Tech and other large... read more

PSD3 is well intentioned, but can it work?

07 Nov 23 @ 12:31

On 28 June, the European Commission published plans for its third payment services directive (PSD3), the successor to 2018’s PSD2. While these plans seem sound enough, questions remain over both... read more

US Fed sets up debit card fees battle between banks and retailers

30 Oct 23 @ 18:01

The U.S. Federal Reserve is proposing to cut debit card fees that banks charge merchants for processing debit-card transactions by up to 30%, setting up a face off between the... read more

What do the PSD3 and PSR mean for the payments sector?

06 Oct 23 @ 13:44

On June 28, 2023, the European Commission (EC) published a set of new legislative proposals, notably for a Third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and a Payment Services Regulation (PSR). It... read more

Exploring FIDA: revised rules on financial data sharing access

05 Oct 23 @ 16:09

In June 2023 the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation to further digitalise and improve competitiveness in the European financial sector. The proposal for a Financial Data... read more

BIS and central banks explore cross-border transactions regulation

05 Oct 23 @ 12:38

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central bank partners have launched Project Mandala. The project explores the feasibility of encoding jurisdiction-specific policy and regulatory requirements into a common protocol... read more

Apple to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit in US

29 Sep 23 @ 09:50

Its a good news, bad news week for Apple. Just days after it announced that it will soft launch a new feature for its iPhone Wallet app with an integration... read more

World Payments Report: Non-cash transactions continue to rise

15 Sep 23 @ 14:42

Non-cash transaction volumes maintained upward momentum as consumers and businesses adopted digital payment schemes. The World Payment Report 2023 estimates suggest that from 2022 to 2027, non-cash transaction volume growth will... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more