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TietoEVRY announces new strategy

14 Oct 21 @ 08:00

TietoEVRY has announced its new strategy to drive customer value and growth through specialisation. The technology industry is being reshaped with cloud as the foundation, providing expansion opportunities for the... read more

PCM Feature: Is there too much investment in payments?

13 Oct 21 @ 17:02

For more than a decade, the shift to e-commerce and mobile has brought huge amounts of investment into payments. As further fresh investment rounds are announced, PCM asks whether a... read more

Banks must urgently embrace next generation payments

13 Oct 21 @ 10:14

Payments are entering a new experience-driven era (Payments 4.X), ushered in by an accelerated transformation timeline due to COVID-19 and the growing digital appetite of customers, according to the World Payments... read more

Tippay by Radar Payments enables staff tips direct into their account

13 Oct 21 @ 08:46

Paytech processing provider Radar Payments has launched a standalone service for tipping and gratuity that can be deployed by financial institutions to help reward hospitality staff and other workers for their... read more

EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and TCH team to pilot fast cross-border payments

12 Oct 21 @ 13:58

Banks from both sides of the Atlantic have successfully exchanged payment messages for a faster cross-border payments as part of a proof of concept demonstrating the feasibility of synchronising settlement... read more

Hong Kong shows strong signal to enter CBDC market with e-HKD

12 Oct 21 @ 08:10

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has recently published a technical whitepaper on retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), becoming one of the 82 countries now exploring the move to... read more

R3 acquires regulated markets stablecoin issuance capability with Ivno

12 Oct 21 @ 08:05

R3 has acquired the technology and team of the financial asset tokenization specialist Ivno, enabling the use of Ivno-developed capabilities across the Corda platform. This acquisition further strengthens R3’s capabilities in the... read more

Skills gaps holding financial institutions back

12 Oct 21 @ 08:00

The latest study from Banking Circle has revealed the new challenges faced by CIOs and CTOs working in Banks and FinTechs. The insight from the Payments bank for the new... read more

SCA: EU failure average of 26% leads to e-commerce losses of €82 billion

11 Oct 21 @ 09:04

The enforcement deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has passed for most European countries and the latest data from the CMSPI Failure Rate Tracker for August 2021 suggests a European... read more

Three trends redefining the global cross-border payments market

11 Oct 21 @ 08:45

Global cross-border payment flows are expected to reach $156 trillion in 2022. This trillion-dollar cross-border payments market is being shaken up by a rush of new entrants that promise to... read more

EU launch antitrust charge to Apple Pay over NFC chip access

08 Oct 21 @ 14:22

The EU has launched an antitrust charge over Apple’s NFC chip technology, people familiar with the matter said, a move that puts it at risk of a possible hefty fine... read more

World Payments Report: Non-cash transaction growth hit hard by COVID

08 Oct 21 @ 12:06

The pandemic affected business as usual in all sectors. But in the payments industry, business hasn’t been usual for years. So, when lockdowns, supply chain interruptions, and economic uncertainty consumed... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

08 Oct 21 @ 10:18

There are so many brilliant job opportunities on Payments, Cards and Mobile Careers right now, we just had to share a few with you! This week, we’re highlighting roles in... read more

Consultation report seeks confirmation that the principles for PFMI apply to stablecoin

06 Oct 21 @ 12:33

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published, for public consultation, preliminary guidance that confirms and clarifies that stablecoin arrangements... read more

Orange makes massive €230 million investment in Orange Bank

06 Oct 21 @ 12:00

Orange, the French telecom major says it has invested €230 million to strengthen the development of Orange Bank. The company also said it has reached an agreement with its historic... read more

North America digital banking market to to hit value of $800 billion

06 Oct 21 @ 11:43

According to a recent study, the North America digital banking market size is poised to expand at substantial CAGR during the forecast period. North America digital banking industry will witness... read more

UK will claim majority of £619 billion European embedded finance market

05 Oct 21 @ 16:11

UK-headquartered brands hold higher revenue expectations of embedded finance than their European counterparts, according to a new report. Over the next five years, UK brands expect to generate £230.48 billion... read more

Smartphones revolutionised our lives – now they’re upgrading online payments

05 Oct 21 @ 13:37

Can you imagine your life without your phone? In little over a decade, smartphones have become more than just a device in our pockets. Today, they are something closer to... 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

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

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