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Exploring FIDA: revised rules on financial data sharing access

05 Oct 23 @ 16:09

In June 2023 the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation to further digitalise and improve competitiveness in the European financial sector. The proposal for a Financial Data... read more

BIS and central banks explore cross-border transactions regulation

05 Oct 23 @ 12:38

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central bank partners have launched Project Mandala. The project explores the feasibility of encoding jurisdiction-specific policy and regulatory requirements into a common protocol... read more

AirPlus launches new spend analytics platform AirPlus Intelligence

05 Oct 23 @ 09:30

AirPlus International has introduced AirPlus Intelligence, a brand-new tool that enables customers to analyse and manage their spend. Its basic module, the AirPlus Intelligence Hub, is now available as an... read more

PayPal integrates Apple Wallet for In-Store and online payments

04 Oct 23 @ 15:58

PayPal has revealed that users can now add their PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to their Apple Wallet – a move that was announced last year as part... read more

ECB set to start wholesale CBDC trails on DLT

04 Oct 23 @ 11:16

The European Central Bank will start exploratory work for financial market settlement based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) starting in 2024, according to minutes published Thursday. The central bank is looking... read more

Revolut agrees deal with SoftBank to gain UK banking licence

04 Oct 23 @ 10:49

Finally good news for the embattled fintech as Softbank and Revolut agreed to simplify the ownership structure between the UK fintech and its largest investor. This was, according to reports,... read more

Will the EC’s new legislative proposals help unlock Open Banking

02 Oct 23 @ 17:07

It’s now been a few months since the European Commission (EC) published its package of proposals for the next generation of payments regulation in the EU. The proposals – which... read more

Global research data – The importance of payments preferences

02 Oct 23 @ 16:21

Planet has announced the findings from its latest shopper sentiment poll of over 7,500 consumers across 19 nations. The report provides retailers with new insights into what their customers want... read more

Revolut faces further regulatory scrutiny in UK

02 Oct 23 @ 15:53

Its never a good look for a company hoping to be granted a UK banking licence to be hauled up by two of the most prominent regulatory bodies for separate... read more

Frontier Profits: Where are the new burgeoning payments markets?

29 Sep 23 @ 14:33

As cross-border payment volumes grow and technology becomes more sophisticated, we look at high-risk and lower-volume payments markets to find out what’s happening. Is now the time for major international... read more

ECB launch Infinity Team and Softbank bets on Generative AI

29 Sep 23 @ 10:35

An European Central Bank unit called the “infinity team” has launched nine trials of generative AI — adapting off-the-shelf systems that can create sophisticated text, images and computer code —... read more

Apple to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit in US

29 Sep 23 @ 09:50

Its a good news, bad news week for Apple. Just days after it announced that it will soft launch a new feature for its iPhone Wallet app with an integration... read more

Banking is becoming byte-sized with rise of emerging technologies

28 Sep 23 @ 12:06

Banks must harness disruptive technologies and create their own or actively participate in digital ecosystems to remain at the heart of the banking universe, according to a global Economist Impact... read more

Apple launches Open Banking integration to Wallet app in UK

28 Sep 23 @ 11:47

Apple has announced that it will soft launch a new feature for its iPhone Wallet app with an integration into the UK’s Open Banking API. The Wallet app will now... read more

UK cybersecurity improving: but still a risk business

27 Sep 23 @ 17:18

While UK consumers’ exposure to cybercrime has reduced over the past year, they experience more at cybercrime losses than any other major market in the world – despite being less... read more

Innovation and regulatory changes increasing payment provider costs

27 Sep 23 @ 17:04

The payment industry is undergoing a surge in global regulations, initiatives, and innovations, resulting in new payment instruments and use cases. However, managing the volume, velocity, and variety of these... read more

Alipay+ integrates 10 Asian e-wallets enhancing cross-border mobile payments

27 Sep 23 @ 16:36

Ant Group has integrated 7 new leading e-wallets and payment apps from Asia to the Alipay+ Program (A+China Program). Users of mPay (Macao SAR, China), Hipay (Mongolia), Changi Pay (Singapore),... read more

Identify yourself – why Self-Sovereign ID (SSI) is the future of verification

26 Sep 23 @ 15:35

While corporations and governments tout the advantages of digital ID to simplify access to digital services, consumer concerns about privacy and control of data are surging. Self-sovereign ID (SSI) –... 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

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more