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Mobile wallets poised for growth: A new research study

15 May 17 @ 11:09

Two out of three US smartphone users have made a mobile payment in the past 12 months; two out of five have a mobile wallet on their phone; and one... read more

Rabobank and Signicat launch Digital Identity Service Provider

12 May 17 @ 12:01

Rabobank and Signicat are entering the Dutch identity market together by providing digital services to businesses, supporting them in servicing their clients. This joint Digital Identity Service Provider (DISP) offers... read more

Global P2P mobile payments value set to grow by 40% in 2017

10 May 17 @ 09:49

The value of global P2P mobile payments is set to increase 40% to $540 billion by end-2017, Juniper Research forecast. Growth in the segment is predicted alongside a trend of... read more

UK payment systems represent systemic risk to financial stability – central bank consolidation underway

10 May 17 @ 09:39

In a recent announcement, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator and the Bank of England (BoE) agreed a framework for the consolidation of Bacs, the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company and... read more

Whats the state of play? Cybercrime Report Q1 2017

10 May 17 @ 09:20

In the ever-evolving world of cybercrime, authentication continues to be a mainstay of global digital businesses; accurately recognizing trusted returning users and promoting a frictionless online environment builds a loyal... read more

Right finger forward: Why consumer technologies are driving biometric banking

09 May 17 @ 13:32

When Apple and Samsung released new devices with fingerprint sensor technology, biometrics suddenly went mainstream and, as consumers, we’ve quickly become familiar with the technology. Fingerprint recognition has long been... read more

Could PSD2 implementation accidentally ruin the European FinTech market?

09 May 17 @ 11:25

A group of influential European FinTech companies have come together as 56 companies and associations operating across all EU Member States and at a global level in the financial services space... read more

Omni-Channel Retailing: The demand for cross-channel payment infrastructure service

08 May 17 @ 14:00

In a new omni-channel retailing report – it is noted that online technologies, mobile devices and new consumer demands are rapidly transforming the retail sector and the payments industry. They offer... read more

Cloud computing: There’s a clearing in the cloud for financial services

08 May 17 @ 12:41

The financial services sector is one of the prime markets that stands to gain many benefits from cloud computing but, to date, this has proved rather difficult. This is hardly... read more

25% drop in global correspondent banking relationships linked to de-risking

08 May 17 @ 12:13

Recent correspondent banking research has revealed that between 2009 and 2016, correspondent banking relationships, where one financial institution provides services on behalf of another in a different location to facilitate... read more

The domain tools report – the distribution of malicious domains

08 May 17 @ 12:11

A new report, which profles malicious domains by describing patterns in their registration details: top level domain (TLD), free email provider, Whois privacy provider, and hosting location has some startling insights. In... read more

Omni-Channel Retailing – The Demand for Cross-Channel Payment Infrastructure Service

08 May 17 @ 10:21

Online technologies, mobile devices and new consumer demands are rapidly transforming the retail sector and the payments industry. They offer retailers and payments industry players new opportunities to generate differentiation... read more

Hackers exploit SS7 security flaws to access German bank accounts

05 May 17 @ 13:57

Despite security experts warnings for years about security flaws around the SS7 (Signalling System 7), a protocol used by mobile networks to communicate with each other- hackers have finally accessed a back door and... read more

M-commerce : 86% of UK digital shoppers have made a purchase via smartphone

05 May 17 @ 12:56

Actinic has unveiled the m-commerce results of the tenth annual ‘e-Merchant profile’, a study carried out between November and December 2016 comprising data from 2,100 European companies. The study confirms that... read more

UK wasting £37 billion a year on failed Agile IT projects

05 May 17 @ 12:03

British business is set to waste an estimated £37 billion on failed Agile IT projects over the course of the next 12 months, according to a new report from independent... read more

Stolen credit card testing increases 200% in 2017 exacerbating e-commerce fraud

04 May 17 @ 16:02

With RBTE just around the corner, released data from Radial’s  e-commerce fraud technology lab adds another alarming statistic for retailers to contend with when delivering a seamless customer experience. To date... read more

Banks at risk of missing the open banking opportunity

04 May 17 @ 15:51

Monitise FINkit has announced the key findings from its research into senior banking executives’ priorities, challenges, and future plans surrounding open banking. The study, carried out by independent researchers LM Research,... read more

Why did JPMorgan leaves blockchain consortium R3?

04 May 17 @ 15:43

The news that JPMorgan Chase left the R3 blockchain consortium speaks to the challenges ahead for any consortium whose aim is to get multiple financial institutions to agree on a shared technology set.... read more

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Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

18 May 26 @ 17:07

The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more