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Debit card security takes spotlight as POS payment options grow

06 Jul 23 @ 09:49

“Debit card or credit?” Not too long ago, the question was a ubiquitous refrain from store clerks nationwide. If asked today, the question would be more complicated. That’s because US... read more

The fraud epidemic isn’t going away – let’s act

05 Jul 23 @ 16:45

Recent weeks have seen a slew of bad news about the ongoing scandal of rising payments fraud – especially in the online environment. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Oxford... read more

Majority of global FIs unable to respond to financial crime

05 Jul 23 @ 11:58

Banking leaders are struggling to balance experience, compliance, and security goals says BioCatch which has released the findings of a new study conducted by Forrester Consulting, that reveals the reality... read more

Tooling up: can data analytics make a difference?

04 Jul 23 @ 16:17

In our ongoing quest to get behind the hype, we consider Data Analytics and how much of a benefit this gives banks, service providers and retailers when it comes to... read more

BIS promises “game-changing” blueprint for future financial system

04 Jul 23 @ 12:50

Today, the monetary system stands at the cusp of another major leap. Following dematerialisation and digitalisation, the key development is tokenisation – the process of representing claims digitally on a programmable platform. This can... read more

Checkout.com launches Intelligent Acceptance – AI-powered optimisation engine

04 Jul 23 @ 12:00

Checkout.com has launched Intelligent Acceptance, its latest product to help merchants optimise acceptance rates and grow revenues. Intelligent Acceptance is an AI-powered optimisation engine, trained on billions of transactional data... read more

Worldpay up for sale for $15 billion

03 Jul 23 @ 17:12

FIS is considering the sale of Worldpay at a valuation of $15 billion to a group of private equity companies in what would be one of the largest corporate carve-outs... read more

Digital identity rollout critical for digital wallet confidence and growth

03 Jul 23 @ 16:18

UK organisations and consumers are ready to embrace a new era of digital identity according to a new report from Curity. The term digital identity is not new, it is... read more

Is Paze ready to fight Apple and PayPal

03 Jul 23 @ 13:11

Early Warning, the bank-owned operator of the peer-to-peer payments platform, Zelle, officially entered the digital payments gold rush earlier this year when it announced plans to create a new digital wallet... read more

Going, going, gone? Why banks must move to modern retail card payments platforms

03 Jul 23 @ 11:43

As a new report says almost two-thirds of banks are looking to migrate to more secure and flexible modern card payments platforms, Tietoevry’s Valdis Janovs says banks should be thinking... read more

Cost of living – Crunching the numbers

30 Jun 23 @ 12:41

Recent news that Millennials are using notes and coins to help them budget against the cost of living explains why cash use rose last year – especially in the UK... read more

Global banks to spend $57 billion on legacy payments technology

30 Jun 23 @ 12:18

According to a new study by IDC Financial Insights, spending on legacy payments technology is rising rapidly and damaging the growth prospects of banks around the world. Global financial institution... 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