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Some say payment cards are yesterday. But they could be key to the future…

02 Jun 23 @ 10:00

Amid all the hype about a digital future in which consumers transact instantly between their accounts using digital wallets, it can be easy to lose sight of the present –... read more

Diebold Nixdorf files for chapter 11 bankruptcy – pressure on for hardware providers

01 Jun 23 @ 15:52

Diebold Nixdorf (Company), which sells ATMs, payment terminals and other technology, has announced that it, certain of its subsidiaries and certain creditors collectively holding a significant majority of the its... read more

2023 Online Identity Study: Deepfakes target digital identity

01 Jun 23 @ 12:43

Jumio has released its  2023 Online Identity Study, the second instalment of its annual global consumer research, conducted by Censuswide. This year’s results highlight an understanding among consumers around how... read more

Kasisto launches KAI-GPT: Banking specific Large Language Model

01 Jun 23 @ 11:03

Kasisto, creators of KAI, have launched of KAI-GPT, the world’s first banking-specific large language model (LLM), designed to address the industry’s unique needs for accuracy, transparency, trustworthiness and customisation. Powered by... read more

US fraud statistics: FAI/Deepfake multiply at alarming rates

31 May 23 @ 16:30

New Q1 2023 fraud statistics for North America and how they compare to 2022 have been released. The information is based on data collected from the US and Canada during... read more

Market research and prototyping exercise confirm feasibility of digital euro

31 May 23 @ 11:53

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published two reports on its market research and prototyping exercise, which were both conducted as part of the investigation phase of the digital euro project. The... read more

One in three banking customers still use physical channels for product purchase

31 May 23 @ 11:11

Kearney has published the latest findings of its annual European Retail Banking Radar, which includes a channel survey, conducted annually in 12+ European countries since 2020. The research finds that following... read more

UK cryptocurrency fraud has surpassed £300 million in 2022

26 May 23 @ 12:57

The UK’s fraud reporting agency, Action Fraud, says cryptocurrency fraud has surpassed £300 million in 2022, an increase of more than 40%. Law firms said the data, provided by Action... read more

The UAE: RTP and BNPL take centre stage as e-commerce rises

26 May 23 @ 10:10

New data from The Global Payments Report 2023 by Worldpay from FIS reveals rapid changes in how consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are paying for goods and services.... read more

3 great cloud jobs at fast growing companies

26 May 23 @ 09:33

VC funding is under pressure as stressors from last year are also affecting 2023, according to Pitchbook. It also reports that European VC activity has continued to decelerate, with deal... read more

Mobile money transactions to exceed $2 trillion in emerging markets

25 May 23 @ 12:57

A new study has found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will reach $2 trillion by 2027, an increase of over $500 billion from 2023.... read more

ABA: Stablecoin issuers should be regulated like banks

25 May 23 @ 12:38

Stablecoin issuance is a monetary exercise comparable to what regulated banks do and should be supervised accordingly to ensure financial stability and consumer protection. This is according to the American... read more

Widespread adoption drives global Real-Time Payments growth

24 May 23 @ 16:14

New sophisticated use cases for consumers and businesses are driving global Real-Time Payments (RTP) volumes to record highs, with 195.0 billion RTP transactions recorded globally in 2022 — a YoY... read more

Cross industry groups combine to fight scammer epidemic

24 May 23 @ 09:13

Stop Scams UK, a cross industry group of banks, telecoms providers and technology companies is launching a trial to gather intelligence on scammers in an effort to tackle the most... read more

Increase in co-branding driving growth in international card schemes

23 May 23 @ 15:29

Despite government backing of domestic schemes in some markets, cards are increasingly being co-branded with international card schemes due to customer desire for maximum acceptance, rewards and other benefits. This... read more

New laws will be required for Digital Pound to be possible

23 May 23 @ 14:45

New laws or considerable amendments to existing finance and data rules will be required if the UK economy is to be fit to accommodate a digital pound, two lawyers told... read more

Checkout.com first to secure acquiring licence from the UAE Central Bank

23 May 23 @ 09:03

Checkout.com has been granted a Retail Payment Services licence from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. This makes Checkout.com the first global payments provider to be granted an... read more

The African Banking Digital Transformation Report

22 May 23 @ 17:27

African banks remain resilient and committed to digitization to remain relevant in today’s competitive landscape. As competition heats up between the different players, AI is identified as key technological trend... read more

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Visa launches Intelligence Commerce Connect tool

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven s... more

Revolut eyes an IPO, but the valuation story is the real headline

21 Apr 26 @ 14:35

Revolut is beginning to sound more like a future public market heavyweight than a fast-growing European fintech. Chief executive Nik Storonsky has said the com... more

American Express launches agentic commerce developer kit

16 Apr 26 @ 11:46

American Express is positioning itself early for what could become one of the next major shifts in digital payments: AI agents that do more than recommend produ... more