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Why did the FCA shut down all the UK’s crypto ATMs

22 Apr 22 @ 10:50

In early March of 2022 the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released warning on illegal crypto ATMs operating in the UK – but why? In the warning the FCA noted... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

22 Apr 22 @ 09:30

Tempting as it may be to assume that London is the be-all and end-all when it comes to a Fintech job hunt, the city is part of a much wider... read more

GSMA: State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money

21 Apr 22 @ 16:31

Mobile money has transformed the lives of millions of people globally. Today there are 1.35 billion registered mobile money accounts processing $1 trillion in transactions annually. That is almost $2... read more

TransUnion and senior executive charged with violating law enforcement order

21 Apr 22 @ 11:51

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is filing a lawsuit against TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and longtime executive John Danaher for violating a 2017 law enforcement order. The order... read more

Stripe announces growth slowdown but internet opportunities underestimated

21 Apr 22 @ 11:37

Stripe says it expects growth this year will not be as strong as last year when the company benefited from an e-commerce surge spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to... read more

Crypto industry hardens attempts to influence EU policy

20 Apr 22 @ 17:10

In what will almost certainly turn out to be an ill informed attempt to influence policy, more than 40 crypto business leaders have written to the European Union asking not... read more

Russia set to challenge legality of frozen central bank assets

20 Apr 22 @ 12:06

Russia has said it will take legal steps to recover $300 billion of its foreign currency reserves frozen by international sanctions in a bid to overturn one of the hardest... read more

Canadian prepaid payments now a CA$8.5 billion industry

20 Apr 22 @ 11:34

The Canadian Prepaid Providers Organization (CPPO), the collective voice of the open-loop prepaid payments industry in Canada, has released an updated industry forecast in collaboration with Aite-Novarica Group to finalise its... read more

Sustainability: why the card business must act

13 Apr 22 @ 16:41

Whether it’s global warming, resource depletion or the rapid exclusion of populations and communities from resources, our planet is in crisis. In a new white paper, we outline the pressures... read more

Mastercard joins gold rush into the Metaverse

13 Apr 22 @ 16:00

Mastercard has joined the land grab by major payments players and banks into the Metaverse, with new filings related to NFTs, virtual worlds and more. The 15 filings by Mastercard,... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

13 Apr 22 @ 13:49

It’s pretty clear that it’s a jobseekers market at the moment – the great resignation has been swiftly followed by the great rehire, and as people seek out new opportunities,... read more

2022 IBM Global Financial Fraud Impact Report

12 Apr 22 @ 13:01

According to a new report commissioned by IBM, geographies and generations differ greatly in the frequency and impact of financial fraud, as well as their attitudes toward fraud detection and... read more

An update on the e-krona project from the Riksbank

12 Apr 22 @ 11:10

It should be possible to integrate an e-krona into banks’ and payment service providers’ own existing systems. This is the conclusion of the Riksbank after testing a technical solution for... read more

RS2 launches its own Acquiring Business

12 Apr 22 @ 10:36

RS2 has announced the launch of its own acquiring business in Germany offering a one stop payment solution to merchants and payment service providers (PSPs). The launch in Germany kick-starts... read more

The Zuck Buck – Does anyone actually give a …?

08 Apr 22 @ 13:02

The business worlds most loathsome CEO has announced he will give a digital currency another shot after the damaging and embarrassing roll back of the Diem attempt. The man who... read more

Worldpay first merchant acquirer to offer USDC settlement to merchants

08 Apr 22 @ 06:30

Worldpay has become the first global merchant acquirer to offer merchants the ability to receive settlement directly in USD Coin (USDC), a fully reserved dollar digital currency. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

08 Apr 22 @ 06:00

London: a city of huge opportunities and one of the world’s financial centres, it is also establishing itself a hub for Fintech companies. London is home to over 2,100 fintech... read more

37% of Spaniards use mobile payments to pay for their purchases

07 Apr 22 @ 11:30

Almost 40% of Spaniards say they use mobile payments to pay for their purchases. This is revealed by the second edition of the Study of mobile payment trends in Spain,... read more

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Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more

Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more