Remittance

15 Jun 21 @ 15:30

Based in the UK, Victoria Conroy is a writer and researcher, and the Editor of PCM’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks. We asked Victoria for her perspective on the highlights... read more

15 Jun 21 @ 15:24

Rapid growth in card issuance and usage, a fast-expanding POS network and growing economies. The Eurasian payments market holds exciting opportunities for all kinds of payments players – so why... read more

11 Jun 21 @ 16:17

It’s been on the cards for some time, but 2021 is finally seeing established payment companies take the opportunities of cryptocurrency seriously, and among those taking a serious look at... read more

08 Jun 21 @ 16:18

11 banks have participated in a trial of blockchain based FX intraday swaps. NatWest, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Ireland, Banca Mediolanum and seven other banks participated with $14.5 trillion in combined... read more

04 Jun 21 @ 15:35

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Europe’s economy. European Union[1] data shows that SMEs account for 99% of all businesses by number across the bloc, while in... read more

18 May 21 @ 12:41

Recently, several commentators have identified a potential Chinese central bank digital currency as a serious economic and national security threat to the United States and chastised the US government for... read more

11 May 21 @ 15:17

The emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) is gathering speed, with more than half of the world’s central banks actively considering their introduction. The reasons are varied: to compensate... read more

11 May 21 @ 14:46

Banking Circle has joined the P27 Nordic payment initiative as a front-runner bank in creating bulk-clearing for the Danish Krone. P27 has been acknowledged as a vital initiative to address... read more

07 May 21 @ 16:11

Both consumers and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are unhappy with the service they receive from banks at a time when digitisation and automation are meant to be ushering in... read more

05 May 21 @ 09:00

Banking Circle has reported a significant uplift in payments flow and clients a year after it launched its Banking Licence. At the end of February 2020, Banking Circle received its... read more

29 Apr 21 @ 16:22

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have announced that they will integrate their individual countries real-time payments rails to facilitate faster cross-border transfers. The... read more

28 Apr 21 @ 16:18

What will the post-pandemic world look like for retail banks? With low interest rates, closed branches, increased risk of SME bankruptcies, consumer delinquencies, and eroding market share, traditional banks are... read more