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Research note: The economic impact of SCA on e-commerce in Europe

24 Sep 20 @ 15:53

In a new report by CMSPI it calculates that €108 billion worth of online sales are at risk across Europe in 2021, as a direct result of the Strong Customer... read more

Yandex acquires Tinkoff for $5.5 billion

24 Sep 20 @ 15:21

Yandex has agreed to spend $5.5 billion to buy Tinkoff, the country’s top digital bank, in an all Russian deal. Yandex is preparing a cash-and-share offer for all of Tinkoff’s... read more

The European Payments Initiative: Building partnerships or raising red flags?

23 Sep 20 @ 12:43

In July the European Central Bank welcomed the decision brought forward by 16 European banks to launch The European Payments Initiative, a pan-European payment scheme. Although the solution aims to... read more

In-vehicle payments set to exceed $86 billion by 2025

23 Sep 20 @ 09:09

A new study has found that the value of in-vehicle payments, where a payment is made via embedded vehicle systems, will reach $86 billion in 2025, up from just $543 million... read more

COVID-19 Vs FinTechs: The European funding landscape in focus

22 Sep 20 @ 15:01

According to numerous reports and market analyses FinTechs have never had it so good – as CNBC announced last week that the payments industry by market capitalisation was now greater... read more

UK banks outperform rest of Europe in reducing card fraud

22 Sep 20 @ 14:11

UK banks achieved the biggest reduction in card fraud losses last year among 18 countries across Europe, according to the updated FICO European Fraud Map. More than half of the... read more

Binance rolls out Visa cashback cards across Europe

22 Sep 20 @ 09:01

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has begun offering Visa cards in Europe, the cards also allow users to earn up to 8% cashback. The exchange announced that cardholders will... read more

Is the EU prepared to force Apple Pay to open NFC access?

21 Sep 20 @ 12:53

It has been reported by Bloomberg that The European Union is considering new rules that would require Apple Pay to give competitors access to payments technology inside its phones. The... read more

The FinCEN files: $2 trillion of dirty money washed through global banks

21 Sep 20 @ 11:55

Over the weekend the FinCEN files story broke, one of the most reputationally damaging stories related to major global banks. Leaked secret government documents reveal how the giants of Western... read more

European Central Bank confirms interest in digital Euro

21 Sep 20 @ 09:01

The ECB says it is still assessing whether to introduce a digital euro and that it will soon share findings of a task force before launching a final public consultation.... read more

US preparing to ban WeChat Pay in the US

18 Sep 20 @ 15:12

The US President, Donald Trump, has issued an executive to ban any transaction involving WeChat, which has over 1.2 billion monthly active users, and potentially other subsidiaries of Tencent, its parent company, within the... read more

Big Tech investments – Where are the giants spending money

18 Sep 20 @ 11:37

From recent reports its is clear that during the COVID-19 pandemic, some big tech giants are taking advantage of the uncertainty to make strategic moves. Q3 2020 has been 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

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