16 Aug 21 @ 12:20

JP Morgan has announced the launch of a real-time payments product that it hopes will increase its edge in the initiative to handle more of the surging volumes of global... read more

13 Aug 21 @ 11:42

In the last eighteen months, even formerly “anti” gurus such as JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein have changed their tune on cryptocurrency. Having previously described the... read more

13 Aug 21 @ 11:32

New research figures predict that global contactless card transaction values will reach $2.5 trillion in 2021, from $1.7 trillion in 2020, with cards retaining the majority share of overall contactless... read more

13 Aug 21 @ 11:22

Another week down, and another list of super cool job opportunities to share with you lovely people. This week, we’re bringing you a really cool remote financial accounting role in... read more

12 Aug 21 @ 11:55

The European Commission has presented an ambitious package of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules. The package also includes the proposal for... read more

12 Aug 21 @ 10:06

Request to Pay – a new standard for requesting a payment – is being built on top of existing payment infrastructure throughout Europe. With a patchwork of existing account-to-account solutions... read more

11 Aug 21 @ 12:28

With the COVID-19 pandemic denting consumer sentiment due to the imposed travel restrictions and lockdowns in India, the retail industry has been at the forefront of the economic disruption. As... read more

11 Aug 21 @ 11:07

Overall global FinTech funding across M&A, PE, and VC deals soared to a new high in H1 2021, according to KPMG’s Pulse of FinTech, a bi-annual report on FinTech investment... read more

11 Aug 21 @ 09:29

Apple is reported to be working on a service that will let consumers pay for any Apple Pay purchase in instalments in direct competition to other BNPL offerings (Buy Now,... read more

10 Aug 21 @ 10:08

In more than 60 countries, including many developing nations, it has become incredibly easy to send funds in real time to someone else over the internet — knowing nothing more than... read more

09 Aug 21 @ 13:45

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and e-commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

09 Aug 21 @ 12:46

Their have been reports that the Australian Central bank, Reserve Bank of Australia, will apply greater focus by its policymakers on the increasing sway Big Tech giants such as Google,... read more

09 Aug 21 @ 10:55

Sainsbury’s has reached a settlement with Mastercard over over interchange fee that the UK’s highest court ruled are unlawful last year. British courts ruled last year that so-called interchange fees... read more

06 Aug 21 @ 15:04

Apple Cash has made a significant update to its product to include Instant Transfer support for Mastercard debit cards, while an upcoming change will increase transfer fees to 1.5% of... read more

06 Aug 21 @ 14:57

How soon can the Fed create an effective central bank digital currency? Last year the Boston Fed asked researchers at MIT to embark on a project to build and test... read more

06 Aug 21 @ 13:30

If you’re looking for an exciting new job, then you have absolutely come to the right place! Every week for the last number of months we have been sharing brilliant... read more

05 Aug 21 @ 15:25

The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) has announced that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has upheld, in line with the Trustee’s recommendations to mandate Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) as... read more

05 Aug 21 @ 12:27

The UK payments industry highly values the work of the European Payments Council (EPC) and its members ensured the UK retained its membership of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA),... read more