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Tata to take over UK’s Faster Payments network?

06 Feb 24 @ 18:57

Indian conglomerate Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a reported to be leading the pack shortlisted to replace Vocalink as the administrator of the UK’s Faster Payments network – a process... read more

North American payments trends: Digital payments on the rise

06 Feb 24 @ 17:00

Constant change in the North American payments landscape is a given, yet the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift to more modern channels. A recent survey from McKinsey shows that... read more

Pulse of Fintech: global fintech investment falls $125bn from high

06 Feb 24 @ 16:57

After reaching a record $238.9 billion across 7,321 deals in 2021, total global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC fell to $164.1 billion across 6,006 deals in 2022. While... read more

Growth is out there… so why are traditional players struggling?

05 Feb 24 @ 18:13

New research shows that growth opportunities across the payment sector are better than they’ve been in a long time – but traditional “big players”, from banks to processors and retailers,... read more

International payment concerns stop SMEs from expanding overseas

05 Feb 24 @ 18:02

New research shows that concerns around international payments are a leading barrier stopping UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from exporting overseas. The research, which surveyed 500 decision makers at... read more

ID verification and authentication unreliable due to AI Deepfakes

05 Feb 24 @ 17:49

Last week represented what could be a turning point in peoples trust in ID verification tools across the internet. A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying... read more

New research reveals impact of APP fraud

02 Feb 24 @ 17:55

APP fraud (Authorized Push Payment ) losses are on the rise and expected to climb to $6.8 billion — a combined compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% — by... read more

Mastercard launches GenAI fraud detection

02 Feb 24 @ 17:33

Mastercard has introduced a new AI tool to combat fraud. Decision Intelligence Pro is “an advanced iteration of its renowned Decision Intelligence (DI) real-time decisioning solution” a Gen AI consumer... read more

Visa: Payments trends to watch in 2024

02 Feb 24 @ 17:14

The payments industry is nothing, if not constantly changing. And 2024 promises to bring its fair share of change. At a high level, according to Visa research, we expect a... read more

UK businesses able to measure effectiveness of Open Banking

01 Feb 24 @ 18:21

Open Banking could save businesses time and money, while streamlining your operations – on average it can save 150 hours of operational time each year. That’s according to new Payit... read more

€35bn of customer deposits across Europe held by EMIs

01 Feb 24 @ 17:43

A new report on the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) market in the UK and Europe finds that EMIs now hold deposits of €35 billion across Europe—an increase of 84% from... read more

Giesecke+Devrient increases stake in Netcetera to 95%

01 Feb 24 @ 17:00

Who said its all bad news for fintech acquisitions out there? Giesecke+Devrient has acquired further shares in Netcetera, increasing its stake to 95%. With this milestone, G+D is expanding its... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more