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Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

02 Jul 21 @ 15:12

After what feels like a lifetime of lockdowns, restrictions and hitting pause on life, things are slowly returning to normal. And frankly, we couldn’t be happier. During this global pandemic,... read more

Diners Club Peru selects BPC’s SmartVista commerce suite

02 Jul 21 @ 14:56

BPC, the global payment solution provider, has announced that Diners Club Peru has selected its SmartVista commerce suite as part of its innovation program. Diners Club Peru is the third... read more

Russian banks push ahead with pilot of digital Ruble

02 Jul 21 @ 09:53

The central bank of Russia has announced that it will push ahead with a pilot testing a digital Ruble platform with 12 of the nation’s banks. The central bank says... read more

370% growth in use of virtual card transactions globally

01 Jul 21 @ 12:06

A new study by Juniper Research has found that the global value of virtual card transactions will reach $6.8 trillion in 2026, from $1.9 trillion in 2021. Virtual cards, secure digital cards... read more

Robinhood hit with $70 million FINRA fine

01 Jul 21 @ 09:10

Robinhood has been fined $70 million for “systemic” failures, including systems outages, providing “false or misleading” information, and weak options trading controls, that harmed millions of customers. The Financial Industry... read more

Is the current cryptocurrency regulatory clampdown set to continue?

30 Jun 21 @ 16:28

Regulatory bodies across the globe that are mandated to protect the financial services industry and consumers have started to exert continued pressure on cryptocurrency. The pressure started in May in... read more

Nordics banks merge digital wallets MobilePay, Vipps and Pivo across the region

30 Jun 21 @ 12:02

Danske Bank has agreed to merge three digital wallets MobilePay, Vipps and Pivo with respective owners OP Financial Group in Finland and the consortium of banks behind Vipps in Norway.... read more

White paper: Carbon offset solution for digital banking

29 Jun 21 @ 16:13

Pan-European payment processor Nets is taking the lead in green banking technology, with the launch of a pioneering card service that helps consumers to track and reduce their carbon footprint.... read more

Report: The future of Open Banking in Europe

29 Jun 21 @ 15:06

Open Banking is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Whether regulator-driven or industry-led, it empowers consumers and businesses to take control of their financial data and their financial futures while stimulating... read more

BaaS projected to have significant impact on financial services in next 12 months

28 Jun 21 @ 11:24

Research amongst 785 professionals at global financial institutions and banks reveals that most organisations are already deriving the benefits of Open Banking and BaaS. Open Finance is also considered the... read more

Cryptocurrencies in retail: Consumer adoption report

25 Jun 21 @ 12:14

CryptoRefills, in cooperation with Cointelegraph Research, has published the first global research on consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies for purchasing goods and services. This report, Cryptocurrencies in Retail: Consumer Adoption Report 2021,... read more

Ultimate Beneficial Ownership: the next compliance challenge

25 Jun 21 @ 10:00

In our last blog, we discussed the recent trend for paying with cryptocurrencies, currently growing at around 30% per month. These payment instruments offer lower costs and much faster settlement... read more

Fraud Report: Massive increase in Brand Abuse cyber attacks

25 Jun 21 @ 09:08

Global e-commerce spending grew 28% annually to $4.2 trillion in 2020, paving the way for more fraudulent behaviour and more sophistication in attack types like Brand Abuse. Backing this insight... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

25 Jun 21 @ 09:00

Now is a great time to make a change. There’s something about the summer air that puts a real pep in your step, so why not really lean into it?... read more

Visa acquires European Open Banking platform Tink

24 Jun 21 @ 09:10

Visa announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tink, a European Open Banking platform. Visa will pay total financial consideration of €1.8 billion, inclusive of cash and retention incentives.... read more

The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) launch CBDC sandbox

23 Jun 21 @ 16:10

The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), a non-profit backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the ASEAN Bankers Association, is launching... read more

Cash is alive! Long live the cash

23 Jun 21 @ 15:37

Even before the pandemic, the future of cash was being discussed as the use of digital payments accelerated. But the pandemic has raised the volume of that debate significantly. It... read more

El Salvador rejected by World Bank in request for Bitcoin implementation

23 Jun 21 @ 12:52

Last week we broke the news that El Salvador had decided to make Bitcoin official tender in the country – and this next bit will surprise you…a  lot. The World... read more

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Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

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

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

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

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

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