20 Apr 23 @ 16:23

P27 Nordic Payments has decided to withdraw its clearing license application from Finansinspektionen. The payments initiative, which won permissions from The European Commission to establish its pan-Nordic payments platform, said... read more

20 Apr 23 @ 13:04

Mobile money is now considered a mainstream financial service in many countries During the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile money enabled millions of people in low- and middle income countries (LMICs) to... read more

20 Apr 23 @ 11:36

As the payments industry continues to grow and evolve, businesses are seeking new ways to stay competitive and deliver value to customers. One of the most promising technologies that has... read more

19 Apr 23 @ 17:15

In October 2022, the European Union finalised the text of its regulatory framework called Markets in Crypto-Assets or MiCA. The final vote on the new regulation is scheduled for April 19, 2023, meaning the... read more

19 Apr 23 @ 16:25

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it is consulting on commitments offered by Google which would give app developers the freedom to break away from Google Play’s billing system... read more

19 Apr 23 @ 08:34

Worldline and Crédit Agricole have announced the signing of a non-binding exclusive agreement regarding a strategic partnership to create a major player in the French merchant services payment market. The... read more

19 Apr 23 @ 08:00

Aevi has successfully launched its first pilot merchant on the TSYS processing platform in collaboration with Vivid Payments. With its expertise in streamlining checkout processes and providing access to transaction... read more

18 Apr 23 @ 16:17

E-commerce card purchases continue to gain momentum as pandemic-driven habits remain popular and e-commerce card payments have become increasingly convenient, secure and widely available. The Global Payment Cards Data and... read more

18 Apr 23 @ 12:12

Apple and Goldman Sachs launched a new savings account yielding 4.15% a year, having first announced the product in October, the interest rate is more than 10 times the national... read more

18 Apr 23 @ 10:52

Back in 2019, I wrote a piece for Wired predicting that in time robots will take over in banking just as they have done in manufacturing. I said that going to the... read more

17 Apr 23 @ 16:05

The European Banking Federation, the European Association of Co-operative Banks, and the European Savings and Retail Banking Group, jointly known as the European Credit Sector Associations (ECSAs) welcome the ambitions... read more

17 Apr 23 @ 09:58

RS2 says that Iceland’s most innovative bank, Landsbankinn, has launched its own merchant acquiring services using RS2’s payments processing platform. Landsbankinn business customers can now concentrate all their payment services... read more

17 Apr 23 @ 09:46

The fintech industry is constantly evolving, with new technologies and solutions emerging all the time. Decision-makers are searching to understand how the market is changing. Collaboration is essential for developing... read more

14 Apr 23 @ 13:16

Think about banking, and you might think Tom Cruise or Michael Douglas in Wall Street – or, more recent movies like The Big Short. Either way, your mental image will... read more

14 Apr 23 @ 13:09

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a suit against Chargebacks911 for unfairly thwarting consumers who were trying to dispute credit card charges through the chargeback process. In a complaint filed in... read more

14 Apr 23 @ 09:45

From Meta’s self-imposed “year of efficiency” decimating its global workforce to Yahoo, Zoom, Amazon and Google reducing their employee numbers, and fintech and crypto startups and scale-ups taking stock, 2023... read more

12 Apr 23 @ 17:48

In a white paper launched today, leading global payments company Visa sets out its vision for delivering a frictionless checkout experience and greater security in online shopping. By combining existing security... read more

12 Apr 23 @ 17:00

PayPal and Visa announced a strategic partnership in the US that will result in an improved and more seamless payment experience for Visa cardholders and offer greater choice in how... read more