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New web card skimmer steals credit card data and sends via Telegram

07 Sep 20 @ 14:14

The digital card skimmer landscape keeps evolving, often borrowing techniques used by other malware authors in order to avoid detection. Defenders of the ecosystem look for any kind of artifacts... read more

The top ten challenger banks by value – and why

07 Sep 20 @ 12:46

Challenger banks have raised hundreds of millions in venture capital to take on bank incumbents. But how are these startups doing at reaching, converting, and engaging millions of customers? Challenger... read more

Robinhood probed by SEC over high-speed trading

04 Sep 20 @ 12:10

Robinhood, a pioneer of commission-free investing which recently pulled out of its UK market entry,  now faces a civil fraud investigation over its failure to fully disclose its practice of... read more

Indian e-commerce market set to surpass $100 billion by 2024

03 Sep 20 @ 10:07

A new white paper claims the Indian e-commerce market is expected to top $100 billion by 2024. The report by Alvarez & Marsal India and the CII Institute of Logistics,... read more

Report: Is now the time for QR code payments at the POS?

03 Sep 20 @ 09:22

Globally, digital payments are expected to reach an annual transaction value of $4.4 trillion in 2020, with 17% CAGR through 2024.* With growth rates like this, it is not surprising... read more

Visa teams with Vipps to accelerate mobile payments deployment in Europe

02 Sep 20 @ 09:27

Visa and Vipps, the Norwegian digital wallet, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate mobile payments in Europe. Visa’s clients and partners will now be able to take advantage of the... read more

Klarna posts net loss of $59.8 million for H1 – valuation increases to $5.5 billion

02 Sep 20 @ 08:40

Klarna has reported a ballooning net loss in H1 2020, as the company invested in an international expansion drive and set aside reserves to deal with credit losses amid the COVID-19... read more

ibanXS expands banking coverage to over 1400 banks

01 Sep 20 @ 10:11

ibanXS, the cloud-based platform delivering PSD2 access to any European bank for Payment Initiation and Account Information services, is now connected with over 1,400 European banks. Through this network, ibanXS... read more

BIS Report: Rise of the central bank digital currencies (CBDC)

28 Aug 20 @ 12:39

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are receiving more attention than ever before. Yet the motivations for issuance vary across countries, as do the policy approaches and technical designs. A new... read more

World’s first e-commerce payment using stablecoin

28 Aug 20 @ 09:55

This week signified a major breakthrough for stablecoin payments. Much derided for the lack of speed and power needed to perform consumer payments, this week Coinify, Sygnum Bank and Galaxus... read more

Ant group files for IPO – Alipay drives the price up

26 Aug 20 @ 15:48

Ant Group is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) that could give it a valuation as big as Bank of America – with Alipay driving the price into... read more

Amazon silent unbundling attack of the financial services market

26 Aug 20 @ 12:26

If you mentioned that Amazon was trying to take a foothold in the financial services and payments market, not many would be surprised. But what if you explained how deep... read more

JP Morgan eyes lunch of digital bank in UK

26 Aug 20 @ 11:49

JP Morgan Chase has been reported to be preparing to launch a digital bank in the UK in Q1 2020. The rumours suggest that JP has signed up suppliers to... read more

832% increase in Open Banking payments during COVID-19 lockdown

25 Aug 20 @ 14:48

TrueLayer says it has recorded a massive increase in consumers using Open Banking Payment Initiation (PI) to pay for goods and services during the lockdown. PI is a new form... read more

Is Decentralised Finance (DeFi) set to transform financial services?

25 Aug 20 @ 13:22

The blockchain industry is excited, very excited about a new (relatively) buzz word – decentralised finance  or DeFi as it is rapidly becoming know as. The industry is on the... read more

EU GDPR fines top €60 million – over 124 fines issued to-date

25 Aug 20 @ 11:36

New research released by Finbold reveals which countries in Europe violate GDPR guidelines the most, as well as the total combined GDPR fines of EU countries to date. Its been... read more

Q&A: Mobile wallets – the key customer channel

24 Aug 20 @ 14:32

Payments cards & Mobile speaks to Li Yan, Founder and CEO of Wiseasy, to get his views on the future of mobile wallets and digital banking. Mobile wallets are on... read more

Emerging ATM markets continue to show growth potential

24 Aug 20 @ 11:47

While many mature ATM markets are seeing a slowdown, developing markets are set to witness rapid expansion over the next five years, with ATMs supporting cash-reliant newly banked populations. As... 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