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04 Jan 18 @ 16:41

London and the EU are bracing themselves for MiFID II, the new dawning of one of the biggest regulatory shake-ups of since the 1980s ‘Big Bang’ as a new framework... read more

04 Jan 18 @ 16:31

To be a successful business in Europe in 2018, you will need to be able to demonstrate GDPR compliance. Numerous articles have already detailed what GDPR is, the ramifications of... read more

04 Jan 18 @ 14:42

New data from Alipay show 82% of the transactions on its platform in 2017 were made via mobile payments, mostly through smart phones. This ratio is said to be an... read more

03 Jan 18 @ 16:37

The adoption of the revised payment services directive (PSD2) in Europe is changing the relationship between banks and FinTechs, specifically around open access to customer account data and the payments... read more

03 Jan 18 @ 16:26

Authentication tipping point – will PSD2 change we way we pay? Talking about 2018 is hardly possible without mentioning PSD2. So here it is, on top of my list. On... read more

03 Jan 18 @ 13:02

Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of Alibaba, has been forced to abandon a merger with MoneyGram, having failed to satisfy the US government that the deal posed no risk... read more

02 Jan 18 @ 13:51

Codes and ciphers have been around since the time of the Greeks. As cryptography underpins much of the security behind financial systems, we examine its evolving uses, plus the possible... read more

02 Jan 18 @ 13:35

NCR recently surveyed over 1,000 UK adults, aged 16 and above, to gather their thoughts on the future of banking. Some of the findings are pivotal in understanding how banking... read more

02 Jan 18 @ 13:27

This past year has seen a number of significant changes in the payments industry. From new transfer methods to the PSD2 push, the demand for faster, smarter, and safer transactions... read more

20 Dec 17 @ 10:10

Retail companies could become the new face of everyday financial transactions once the Revised Payments Services Directive, known as PSD2, goes into effect in the European Union in January. PSD2... read more

19 Dec 17 @ 11:26

TSYS says it will buy payment processing firm Cayan for $1.05 billion in cash to expand its offerings to small and mid-sized US businesses. The deal is expected to modestly... read more

19 Dec 17 @ 10:47

All but one of 100 payments executives at large banks said their bank plans to make major investments in Open Banking initiatives by 2020, according to the results of a... read more