19 Aug 21 @ 10:19

As banking and payment processes are becoming more and more digitised, companies are finding ways to merge different financial systems into one with minimal effort and money as they are... read more

18 Aug 21 @ 13:14

The 2021 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by Discover Financial Services, portrays a debit market evolving with the rapid transformation of commerce. Response to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted US consumers to make... read more

18 Aug 21 @ 12:10

Boku has announced the launch of the M1ST (aka Mobile First), the “world’s largest mobile payments network”. The M1ST Payments Network features an unrivalled 330+ mobile payment methods, including mobile wallets,... read more

18 Aug 21 @ 11:36

In June 2021, BBVA Mexico became the first bank in Latin America to announce the rollout of biometric payment cards. Following launches in card-loving France and Switzerland, the world has... read more

17 Aug 21 @ 15:56

Adopted in 2014, the CRS’s purpose is to combat tax evasion – not just in mobile money. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is an information... read more

17 Aug 21 @ 13:03

The retail e-commerce market is estimated to grow by 53% globally by 2024, with the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) sector expected to see the second-largest increase in market share,... read more

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