20 Jun 23 @ 12:14
In May 2022, most of us were unaware of the potential of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools. We’d seen AI generated content in presentations, but they always seemed to recycle... read more
19 Jun 23 @ 12:29
Salesforce, in collaboration with FT Longitude, surveyed almost 500 senior retail executives from 14 countries across Europe to understand the decisions that they have made, or will be making, to... read more
19 Jun 23 @ 11:29
The first blog in this series explains why consumers love phygital payments – the blend of physical and digital payments that delivers superior convenience, flexibility and security. Now global security technology... read more
19 Jun 23 @ 10:47
Coordinated by the Swiss Bankers Association, a group of have launched a project aimed at introducing a digital Swiss franc based on tokenized deposits. In the current project phase, the... read more
16 Jun 23 @ 11:45
Five years after firing the starting gun on Open Banking (OB), it looks like things are going well in the UK. However, a key question remains – especially for the... read more
16 Jun 23 @ 11:30
Generative AI and, more specifically AI based chatbots such as ChatGPT, have continued to dominate headlines and amaze consumers this year. With their rise in popularity and usage, there are... read more
16 Jun 23 @ 10:43
Project Rosalind is an experiment exploring application programming interfaces (APIs) for retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The project is based on a two-tier model representing a public private partnership.... read more
15 Jun 23 @ 15:11
The UK has issued a public-private sector group in report, in which its argues that the country can be a hub for crypto innovation, but only if the right regulatory... read more
15 Jun 23 @ 14:41
Bottomline, in their annual Business Payments Barometer report, reveals that finance leaders in Great Britain and the United States are facing a tough operating environment, with over 80% of businesses... read more
15 Jun 23 @ 12:53
Approximately 3 billion payment cards are issued every year globally[1] – but this was not achieved overnight. When Chip & PIN was introduced in 1985, it took 18 years before 1... read more
14 Jun 23 @ 17:25
Recent thinking published by HM Treasury and the European Central Bank show divergence between the UK and European Union (EU) visions for digital currency. At present, the UK seems to... read more
14 Jun 23 @ 17:16
Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive research into payments markets in 10 Eurasian countries reveals seismic change in the Eurasian payments market caused by the war in Ukraine. As our research... read more
13 Jun 23 @ 17:41
There is a lot of talk these days about the impact on fintech M&A in an era of rising interest rates and volatility. The soaring prices of energy, food, labour,... read more
13 Jun 23 @ 14:00
A new white paper from Tietoevry argues that far from competing, card payments and mobile payments can complement each other in the payments ecosystem. Hans Sjölund, Head of Card Sales & Business... read more
13 Jun 23 @ 12:46
Domestic networks continue to drive financial inclusion worldwide but face an ongoing challenge to stay up-to-date on card functionality and flexibility with 2% of all card expenditure done through local... read more
12 Jun 23 @ 17:09
Five years ago, the launch of Open Banking in the UK and Europe promised a revolution in customer choice, convenience and security. In a new report, payments technology specialists BPC... read more
12 Jun 23 @ 10:08
Adyen has published economic research that finds that retailers could potentially add £169 billion in revenue to the sector in the UK if they switched to a unified commerce approach... read more
12 Jun 23 @ 09:18
Enfuce has been chosen by Iceland’s Kvika Bank to modernise its payment services, including the launch of a Visa consumer credit card, integration with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and... read more
23 Sep 26 @ 14:34
The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more
21 Sep 26 @ 19:41
European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more
24 Sep 26 @ 16:29
Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more