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Predictive Analytics: Predicting the future of financial services?

06 Dec 16 @ 12:30

The window of opportunity is closing for banks to leverage their data to get ahead in digital services, says a new report from the Mobey Forum. Predictive Analytics in the... read more

Alipay partners leading EU banks and payment providers to drive European expansion

06 Dec 16 @ 11:41

Alipay, now the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, has announced a series of partnerships with some of Europe’s largest financial institutions and... read more

AmEx enhances fraud prevention capabilities with InAuth acquisition

06 Dec 16 @ 11:06

American Express has acquired InAuth, a mobile device authentication and intelligence solutions provider of fraud prevention. InAuth’s technology is used by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, payment networks... read more

What does the Mastercard acquisition of Vocalink mean for the UK payments industry

05 Dec 16 @ 12:01

The largest UK banks are set for another windfall with the sale of the bank-owned payments company VocaLink to Mastercard for £700 million ($920 million) – but what are the... read more

Cash replacement: The $19 trillion opportunity

05 Dec 16 @ 10:59

A NEW STUDY from the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum estimates the global value of micro, small and medium retailers’ transactions at $34 trillion per annum. An... read more

Lloyds front-runner for BofA’s UK credit card business

05 Dec 16 @ 10:52

Lloyds Banking Group has emerged as the leading bidder for Bank of America’s (BofA) £7 billion (A$12 billion) credit card business in Britain, taking the UK lender closer to its... read more

Avalanche online crime network taken down in Europol operation

02 Dec 16 @ 15:47

The Avalanche online crime network, used to target online bank customers with phishing and spam emails, has been dismantled after a four-year investigation by EU law enforcement agency Europol. Avalanche... read more

Fake credit card factory shut down by Police in London

02 Dec 16 @ 15:31

Police have shut down a fake credit card factory used to supply bank cards to criminals across Europe. Gabriel Yew, 45, was one of three men to be sent down... read more

Visa to acquire CardinalCommerce – accelerating digital commerce

02 Dec 16 @ 09:05

Visa announced an agreement to acquire CardinalCommerce, a leader in e-commerce payment authentication. The acquisition will enable more secure, seamless payments, whether made through a browser, mobile app, or connected... read more

B2C E-commerce sales growth rates across the top 5 markets to decline

01 Dec 16 @ 13:17

B2C e-commerce product sales worldwide are predicted to reach over €1.5 trillion in 2020. The top five markets making the largest contribution to this number are China, the USA, the... read more

Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems – Now who’s hot, who’s not

01 Dec 16 @ 13:03

The words to the infamous Notorious B.I.G’s ‘90’s hit may be a spurious lead, but stay with me. Buyer remorse is set to turn Black Friday into Blue Monday for... read more

European Payments Council launches the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer

30 Nov 16 @ 08:47

The European Payments Council (EPC) will launch the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme today. European Payment Service Providers (PSPs) now have one year to get ready to process... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more