29 Sep 21 @ 12:01
One of the key motivations behind Open Banking has been to enable the growth of alternative payment methods to cards. A new report demonstrates that the policy drivers, the industry... read more
29 Sep 21 @ 09:07
Featurespace is experiencing record international growth as the business continues to provide real time fraud prevention in the era of increased online banking and digital payments. So far this year,... read more
28 Sep 21 @ 15:44
In the past year, more than £3.5 billion of UK consumer’s money has been held hostage in online refunds, according to new research. The data, compiled by Trustly — which... read more
28 Sep 21 @ 14:39
To say that the cryptocurrency market in China has been volatile would be an understatement, there has been a consistent threat, but now it looks like it will be fully... read more
28 Sep 21 @ 12:39
A prototype of multiple Central Bank Digital Currencies (mCBDCs) developed by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub and four central banks has demonstrated the potential of using digital currencies... read more
27 Sep 21 @ 11:04
Credit cards are becoming less profitable for banks even as lower-cost alternatives such as buy-now-pay-later schemes and digital wallets with a credit function are emerging. If credit cards are to... read more
27 Sep 21 @ 08:45
Wiseasy, a leading global digital banking and payment builder, is pleased to announce that it has successfully achieved compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) covering... read more
27 Sep 21 @ 08:28
Decoupled Authentication provides a convenient way to get SCA approval with minimum effort by the merchant or the cardholder. Many use cases benefit from higher approval rate and fraud protection.... read more
24 Sep 21 @ 11:17
The 2021 iteration of the Domestic Payments Jury Report shows domestic schemes morphing into new payments channels in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – and challenging our perception of what it means... read more
24 Sep 21 @ 09:54
The Payments Survey is an annual publication of the BRC (British Retail Consortium) measuring the sales volumes and values of different payment channels employed by retailers across the UK. Conducted... read more
24 Sep 21 @ 09:27
Are you on the lookout for a new job at the moment? How exciting! There are some really cool companies out there looking for talent right now, so you’re in... read more
23 Sep 21 @ 15:08
The latest fraud figures released by UK Finance show the scale of the fraud problem in payments is only growing, despite the efforts of the banking and finance industry. In... read more
23 Sep 21 @ 11:05
A new white paper unveils the markets which will be at the forefront of powering the payments industry in the coming years. Released by Transact Payments Ltd (TPL), it reveals that... read more
23 Sep 21 @ 09:50
As part of our series on cryptocurrency regulation and usage, we turn our attention to France – a country usually associated with high levels of regulation. France has recently overhauled... read more
23 Sep 21 @ 09:35
BASIS ID, an innovative electronic identity verification company, providing KYC and AML solution, along with risk and fraud management services worldwide, is pleased to announce a successful launch of a... read more
20 Sep 21 @ 16:56
Another day, another headline telling us account-to-account and “faster” or instant payments are taking over across Europe. In March this year, Swedish account-to-account specialist Trustly said its payments volumes were... read more
20 Sep 21 @ 16:47
Americans have lost nearly $500 million to Covid-related scams since the start of the pandemic, according to Federal Trade Commission data running from April 2020 to mid-July this year. Around... read more
20 Sep 21 @ 16:45
If you’re on the hunt for a new job, we have some very good news. There are so many brilliant open positions on our job board at the moment –... read more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
18 May 26 @ 17:07
The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more
31 May 26 @ 12:59
The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more