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IDEMIA, G+D and NXP launch WLA to offer independent contactless payment standard

16 Mar 21 @ 16:45

Following a 2019 announcement, IDEMIA, G+D and NXP Semiconductors have launched the White Label Alliance (WLA), which responds to growing global demand for next-generation, independent payment solutions for domestic and private-label payment brands. The White... read more

Germany’s Giropay, paydirekt and Kwitt merge under Giropay brand

15 Mar 21 @ 18:52

A little over a year ago, rumours started circulating in the press, in which people speculated about the merger of paydirekt and Giropay. The Kwitt service, according to the rumours,... read more

ECB pushing European Union for deeper control over stablecoins in bloc

15 Mar 21 @ 17:11

The ECB has recently petitioned European Union lawmakers  saying that they expect to have veto power over the launch of stablecoins and other potentially disruptive cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Diem... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

15 Mar 21 @ 13:14

The world is getting back to normal (slowly, but still), and we honestly couldn’t be happier. It’s been a long and tough time, but the light is well and truly... read more

Buy now pay later set to disrupt e-commerce payments in APAC

12 Mar 21 @ 09:29

Buy now pay later (BNPL) has emerged as a viable credit option for e-commerce purchases in Asia-Pacific (APAC) as several payment companies are now offering this service in the region.... read more

Belgium: 1 in 7 transfers happens via instant payments

12 Mar 21 @ 09:08

Two years since its launch, Belgian instant payments are making real inroads in the country. Today, 20 banks process instant transfers, accounting for 95% of all current accounts in the... read more

Ripple and Moneygram end partnership over SEC battle

11 Mar 21 @ 12:51

Ripple says its partnership with MoneyGram is to end by mutual agreement. Several weeks ago MoneyGram said it had stopped using Ripple’s On Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution for the four currencies where it was... read more

X5 supermarket chain launches Face Pay technology

11 Mar 21 @ 11:05

Russia’s largest food retailer, the X5 Group, has partnered with Visa and Sber to launch Face Pay biometrics at self-service checkout terminals in its stores, the facial recognition payment system may... read more

GDPR is already out of date: EU must overhaul data protection laws

10 Mar 21 @ 13:20

Axel Voss, one of the original authors of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), told the FT that Europe’s data protection laws are already out of date and must be... read more

Invasive apps: which apps are sharing your personal data?

10 Mar 21 @ 11:39

Apps form a part of our everyday life. From catching up with our friends to playing games, watching films, investing in stocks, making payments and banking, there’s not much we... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

10 Mar 21 @ 09:30

2021 is not messing around. The weeks and months are flying by, and that means that brighter times are coming! (Quite literally). Anyway, with Spring in the air, you may... read more

How Issuers can build modular ecosystems for modern payments

09 Mar 21 @ 17:08

The fast-moving digital payments market, driven by ever-increasing consumer demands, requires modular ecosystems that will keep pace with innovation. With legacy platforms no longer fit for purpose, pan-European processor Nets... 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

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more