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Cross-border payments projected to accelerate over next 12 months

10 Nov 23 @ 14:16

As a growing number of people move overseas for jobs that allow them to better support their families, remittances and cross-border payments play a key role of getting their money... read more

Discover 4 top European locations for tech jobs

10 Nov 23 @ 09:20

Fancy a move further afield in 2024? If you’re considering moving country, there are many factors that come into play: how easy or difficult it is to secure a good... read more

How can banks make money out of Open Banking?

09 Nov 23 @ 18:02

As Open Banking services approach take-off in some European markets and the US fires up its regulatory engine, we ask: how can banks make money out of Open Banking? It’s... read more

Big Tech greatest competitive threat to Banks as they turn to fintechs

09 Nov 23 @ 13:24

In the last iteration of Economist Impact’s global banking survey, conducted in 2021, banks were facing a perfect storm as the pandemic accelerated consumer use of online banking, hastening the... 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

Integrated payments are big business – acquirers need to respond

08 Nov 23 @ 17:48

A new white paper from leading global payments platform RS2 says acquirers, independent sales organizations and payment facilitators need to rethink their growth strategies in response to the recent enormous... 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

Chargebacks911 resolves dispute with FTC

08 Nov 23 @ 09:58

Back in April Payments Cards & Mobile reported that Chargebacks911 had attracted the ire of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which filed a suit against Chargebacks911 for unfairly thwarting consumers... 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

Pix transactions surge – what are the implications for FedNow

07 Nov 23 @ 11:35

The latest Pix by the Numbers report covers data through Q3 2023, and shows Pix volume continuing to surge. The report also offers key insights for US financial institutions (FIs)... read more

UK makes ruling on stablecoins for the “real economy”

07 Nov 23 @ 10:00

The Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have set out proposals that aims to bring stablecoins as a payment option for goods and services in the real... read more

$3.5 trillion: the cost of a global cyber hack – should government intervene?

06 Nov 23 @ 17:14

Imagine this fictitious scenario: Cyber criminals manage to inject malicious code into global payments software that spreads rapidly to tens of thousands of partner networks at banks and throughout the... 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