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Understanding the power of deep learning: A look at how this technology works

27 Nov 18 @ 16:48

Deep learning is a concept that most people know is valuable but do not understand. Global industries, however, are seeing it’s worth and investing heavily in the technology; the global... read more

Alternative finance industry report – business booming

27 Nov 18 @ 16:34

The UK online alternative finance industry market volume grew by 35% year-on-year to reach £6.19 billion in 2017. P2P Business Lending retained the top spot as the largest market segment... read more

Major banks join EU blockchain initiative – International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications

27 Nov 18 @ 15:54

Two major banking groups have joined the EU International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (IATBA) a forum set up with the aim of gaining support for the European Union’s blockchain strategy. Representatives of BBVA and Banco... read more

The rise of digital and mobile wallet: Global usage statistics from 2018

26 Nov 18 @ 18:31

In 2014, Apple launched their first mobile wallet app, followed by Samsung and Android a year later. By 2022, it’s estimated that the transaction value of mobile payment apps will... read more

21 terrifying cyber crime statistics

26 Nov 18 @ 18:19

Unfortunately, with technology on the rise, there’s more room for cyber crime in 2018. According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018, 43% of businesses were a victim of a cyber security... read more

From trial to mass deployment: What is a biometric smartcard?

26 Nov 18 @ 18:01

2018 has seen the once futuristic biometric smartcard go from talk to trial. From the US to France, Lebanon to Japan, momentum is gathering as the benefits of fingerprint sensors... read more

Global e-commerce study – mapping consumer experiences

23 Nov 18 @ 16:48

Pitney Bowes has published key findings from the 2018 Global Ecommerce Study. As online retailers and marketplaces prepare for record volumes of e-commerce orders this holiday season, the study found... read more

Orange and MTN launch interoperable African mobile money service

23 Nov 18 @ 16:29

There are an estimated 690 million people who use mobile money services across the world, over 100 million of whom live in Africa. Now, Orange and MTN Group have launched... read more

Amazon reported to launch mobile wallet Amazon Pay

23 Nov 18 @ 16:16

Amazon is reported to be  planing to gear up its challenge to Apple Pay in the mobile-payments race with its own mobile wallet Amazon Pay. The e-commerce giant is working to... read more

PCM Research – The Regulator of the future

22 Nov 18 @ 15:14

Regulators are increasingly using technology to improve regulatory oversight and modernise regulation. They are also using their influence to collaborate, convene and commission, so what is on the horizon for... read more

Robot revolution – Artificial Intelligence is reshaping financial services

22 Nov 18 @ 12:47

Retail banking is changing at a blistering pace and artificial Intelligence is helping to reshape financial services. Online only challenger banks like Monzo have shot from 50,000 to 750,000 customers... read more

Cards remain king as mobile payments fail to hit the big time

21 Nov 18 @ 17:33

Mobile payments hit the mass market in 2014 with the introduction of Apple Pay and was hailed as the next revolution in payments. Partnerships with major payment providers such as... 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