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European Parliament paper rejects Digital Euro CBDC launch

10 May 23 @ 09:37

The European Parliament has published a paper entitled, Digital Euro: When in doubt, abstain (but be prepared) ahead of a vote on whether to proceed with the technical implementation phase... read more

Latest blow to crypto industry as Bittrex files for bankruptcy

09 May 23 @ 17:30

Bittrex, the cryptocurrency exchange, is reported to have filed for bankruptcy protection, three weeks after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused it of operating an unregistered securities exchange.... read more

2022 a record-breaking year for European retail banks

09 May 23 @ 14:01

Kearney has released the fifteenth edition of its annual European Retail Banking Radar, which tracks the performance of 89 retail banks across 21 European markets. In the face of uncertain... read more

Regulators need to prepare for the Crypto Spring

09 May 23 @ 12:14

We may be in the middle of a crypto winter, and digital assets might have lost two-thirds of their value. But that’s not stopping regulators preparing for a future crypto... read more

Major trends impacting payments modernization in 2023

05 May 23 @ 15:42

The evolving payments landscape in commercial banking is a continued area of focus for financial institutions (FIs) and vendors. Broadly described as infrastructure or payments modernization efforts, FIs in particular... read more

Open Banking API calls to grow 470% globally by 2027

05 May 23 @ 09:00

A new study has found that Open Banking usage will grow by 470% over the next 4 years, with the total number of API (Application Programming Interface) calls generated via Open... read more

Fintech projected to become a $1.5 trillion industry by 2030

04 May 23 @ 14:24

Fintech revenues are projected to grow six fold from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors. ... read more

Apple Savings account draws close to $1 billion in deposits

04 May 23 @ 09:18

According to polling company Gallup’s annual “Confidence in Institutions” survey, last year, prior to SVB, only 27% of Americans reported to have a “great deal or quite a lot” of... read more

Knowit and Bottomline partner for Nordic market

03 May 23 @ 12:08

Knowit has announced a strategic partnership with Bottomline to combines Knowit’s strong local presence and systems integration expertise in the Nordic market with Bottomline’s wide range of capabilities and international... read more

Real-time payments redefining Asia-Pacific e-commerce market

02 May 23 @ 15:42

In a new whitepaper, FYST outlines how Asia-Pacific’s consumers and merchants are the trailblazers for digital payment usage – and the significant shifts we can expect to see as this... read more

Beware the dark side to the growth of AI to GPT4

02 May 23 @ 12:27

As we all get increasingly familiar with the pro’s and con’s of cognitive AI it is really important to remember that whilst there are real, applicable use cases, there is... read more

Department of Justice widens antitrust probe to include Mastercard

28 Apr 23 @ 16:23

Mastercard has announced that the US Justice Department (DOJ) is conducting an antitrust investigation of its US debit program and competition with other payment networks. The company says it had... read more

US cryptocurrency battle for supremacy hits the courts

28 Apr 23 @ 09:55

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed a legal suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asking that the regulator be forced to publicly share its answer to a months-old petition... read more

Developers need to do 15% better in technical interviews: here’s how

28 Apr 23 @ 09:00

Is a career in tech still the golden ticket it was before mass redundancies started sweeping the board? If you’re an engineer or developer, the sector remains ripe with opportunities, particularly... read more

New fraud types hit crypto industry

27 Apr 23 @ 08:53

As the year canters on and the dust settles on the crypto crash, it might be tempting to think crypto’s over. But think again: as of January 3, 2023, more... read more

How does the threat of cybercrime differ around the world?

26 Apr 23 @ 14:04

There are innumerable ways that cybercrime differs from country to country, but there are also certain factors that can be observed internationally, such as instances of phishing and data breaches.... read more

Visa – how to cut fraud, reduce friction and grow conversions in the digital economy

26 Apr 23 @ 08:51

With the world’s economy going digital, merchants and banks are looking to maximise the benefits of existing e-commerce security systems to cut fraud and grow conversions. As Visa publish a... read more

Cash: Don’t write it off just yet

25 Apr 23 @ 14:37

Despite all the hype around a cashless society – and paranoia from conspiracy theorists about government control through Central Bank Digital Currencies – there’s growing evidence we may have hit... 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