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Report: Gen Z shoppers prefer in-store shopping over e-commerce

24 Sep 18 @ 16:38

As if life isn’t complex enough for retailers, as they struggle to implement the latest omni-channel experience for consumers and shoppers abandon the high streets, a new report has found... read more

Retailers continue fight against Visa and Mastercard even after record $6.2 billion settlement

24 Sep 18 @ 12:48

Visa and Mastercard will have to continue rolling with the punches as it becomes clear that even the record $6.2 billion settlement made last week won’t be enough to end... read more

Singapore: Interoperable QR payments and FinTech access to real-time payments system

24 Sep 18 @ 12:23

The Singapore government is set to allow access to its real-time payments system, FAST, to extend the availability of the payments systems for FinTechs and other payments players. The country... read more

ICO Infograph: Revolutionary way to get funded or scam?

20 Sep 18 @ 14:56

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, are a recent craze in the cryptocurrency world. Despite being just a couple of years old, ICOs have managed to attract a lot of attention.... read more

Cryptocurrency exchange Zaif loses $60 million to hackers

20 Sep 18 @ 14:11

In yet another blow to the burgeoning cryptocurrency market, it has been reported that Zaif, a Japanese digital currency exchange, has had $60 million stolen. Tech Bureau, the operator of Zaif... read more

China UnionPay eyes major European expansion with UK launch

19 Sep 18 @ 10:00

China UnionPay, which in 2015 became the world’s biggest payment card issuer, has announced plans to launch UnionPay branded cards in the UK, a first step in a larger European... read more

Visa and Mastercard make $6.2 billion offer to settle US interchange fees case

19 Sep 18 @ 09:56

Visa and Mastercard along with a group of their top US acquirer banks have proposed a $6.2 billion settlement of the long-running antitrust lawsuit over the interchange fees they charge... read more

China’s e-commerce market to reach $1.1 trillion in 2018

19 Sep 18 @ 09:09

China’s e-commerce market will hit $1 trillion this year, a year ahead of predictions, according to Forrester. The report reveals the growth in mobile shopping and consumer spending in categories... read more

Infographic: The industries falling victim to Data Breaches

18 Sep 18 @ 15:09

Data breaches are plaguing all industries globally, but some are more affected than others. This infographic looks at some of the differences, including how attractive payments-related data is to criminals... read more

Stripe enters physical POS payments market with Stripe Terminal

18 Sep 18 @ 14:30

Stripe is has announced that it will aim to disrupt traditional POS terminal manufacturers, expanding beyond e-commerce payments with the launch of a new product for POS payments in-store, called Stripe Terminal.... read more

Alternative payments essential at POS in Asia Pacific

18 Sep 18 @ 14:16

The desire for convenience by consumers is reshaping the retail sector, where retailers are scrambling to offer a seamless shopping experience with latest technologies such as self-service checkout systems and... read more

US regulator sues OCC for allowing FinTech bank charter

17 Sep 18 @ 17:10

In the continuing fight for supremacy between banks and FinTechs, one of the US top banking regulator in New York is to sue the US Office of the Comptroller of the... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

FCA probes Paypal, Mastercard and Visa competition

07 May 26 @ 16:30

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into PayPal, Mastercard and Visa, examining whether commercial arrangements linked... more

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

18 May 26 @ 17:07

The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more