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28 Mar 17 @ 10:58

UK e-commerce sales were up +15% year-on-year (YoY) in February, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, building on solid growth in February 2016 (+16%). For... read more

28 Mar 17 @ 10:37

First Annapolis has been closely monitoring European payment card products since October 2015 to identify issuers’ reactions to interchange regulation implemented in December 2015, and to track the evolution of... read more

27 Mar 17 @ 12:42

The surge in Bitcoin price has led to an uptick in related crimes during the first three weeks of March, just as the cryptocurrency was moving to integrate into conventional... read more

27 Mar 17 @ 12:24

With the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and open architecture framework set to come into force next year, regulation may well tip the scales between banks and FinTechs for... read more

24 Mar 17 @ 12:20

With card-not-present fraud a global concern, many countries have deployed various fraud prevention tools to help curb fraud in both online and mobile channels. In this report, the U.S. Payments... read more

24 Mar 17 @ 10:45

A recent First Annapolis Consulting survey showed that leading US debit issuers continued to experience strong portfolio performance in 2016, with year-over-year transaction growth in the high single-digits. Issuers averaged... read more

24 Mar 17 @ 10:33

On 23 February, the European Banking Authority (EBA) announced its intention to outlaw screen scraping in one of their Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) complementing the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2),... read more

22 Mar 17 @ 17:14

The UK is set to roll-out an image-based cheque clearing system from 30 October 2017. The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company have announced that waiting for five to six working days... read more

22 Mar 17 @ 09:19

Cyber security, in particular mobile data security is a big issue. Recent Wikileaks claims of the C.I.A. hacking smartphones have once again brought the issue of mobile security to the forefront. In... read more

22 Mar 17 @ 08:52

The FCA is investigating the role of British banks in the alleged processing of hundreds of millions of pounds for a Russian money laundering scheme dubbed “the Laundromat” the growing scrutiny... read more

21 Mar 17 @ 13:14

Global flows have been a common thread in economic growth for centuries, since the days of the Silk Road, through the mercantilist and colonial periods and the Industrial Revolution. But... read more

21 Mar 17 @ 12:48

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has urged G20 members to take control of blockchain technology by building an international, regulatory framework. Blockchain is key for an inclusive, transparent and... read more