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JD.com first to accept China’s CBDC digital yuan

14 Dec 20 @ 12:30

A little more than a year ago Mu Changchun, Deputy Chief in the Payment and Settlement Division of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC,) stated that the digital yuan CBDC... read more

Google Pay and Apple Pay chargebacks fraud hardest to challenge

11 Dec 20 @ 17:21

Nearly half (40%) of merchants are reporting a rise in friendly fraud over the past 12 months, but the majority are struggling to challenge Google Pay and Apple Pay chargebacks... read more

Mastercard faces down $18.5 billion UK Supreme Court interchange fees class action

11 Dec 20 @ 14:15

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that it will allow a $18.5 billion (£14 billion) class action to proceed against Mastercard for allegedly overcharging on interchange fees to more than... read more

Project Helvetia – BIS and Swiss National Bank say CBDC experiment successful

10 Dec 20 @ 17:11

The Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub (BISIH) Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial infrastructure operator SIX say the completion of a joint proof-of-concept experiment that... read more

Global e-commerce transactions increased 21% YoY – Fraud keeps track

10 Dec 20 @ 16:51

New benchmark data reveals a 21% increase in e-commerce transactions globally in November 2020 compared to November 2019. This was driven by strong consumer demand for household items and services,... read more

Banks suffer post COVID-19 consumer crisis of confidence

08 Dec 20 @ 09:17

The replacement of in-person branch interactions with impersonal digital transactions through online and mobile channels during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the ongoing erosion of consumer trust in banks, according... read more

BPC emerges as leader in 2020 Quadrant’s SPARK Matrix for card management

08 Dec 20 @ 09:13

BPC is proud to announce that it has emerged as a leader in the 2020 SPARK Matrix for card management. For over 25 years, BPC, a leading provider of digital payment... read more

Banks struggle to keep up in race for payments supremacy

07 Dec 20 @ 18:58

A new report states that senior payments executives at banks feel like they are locked in a payments technology arms race. They also worryingly describe themselves as held back by... read more

Gen Z report offers insights on winning over the mobile generation

07 Dec 20 @ 13:20

App Annie has released a report on Generation Z, How to Build a Winning Gen Z Strategy on Mobile, that reveals the mobile habits of this generation to help businesses... read more

BBVA and Sabadell abandon merger – EU consolidation is going to be tough

03 Dec 20 @ 13:19

BBVA, Spain’s second-largest lender by assets, and smaller Banco de Sabadell have ended their merger talks due to  disagreement over pricing. Despite numerous calls for consolidation, the Spanish example underlines... read more

EPSM advocates a gradual SCA ramp up as of January 2021

03 Dec 20 @ 09:55

At the end of this year, the transitional exemption on PSD2-SCA for e-commerce card payments will end. EPSM, the European trade association representing the interests of payment service providers for... read more

SCA: Secure multi-factor authentication for online banking and payments

03 Dec 20 @ 09:00

Since September 2019, PSD2 RTS for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) applies in the European Union. This revised Payment Services Directive makes SCA mandatory for banks and any sensitive operations, with... read more

ECB PISA framework: New oversight requirements for payment schemes and arrangements

02 Dec 20 @ 12:39

On October 27, 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) issued a public consultation (Consultation) on its draft oversight framework for electronic payment instruments, schemes, and arrangements (PISA). The Consultation invites feedback on... read more

Banking Circle supports merchants ahead of the big Christmas sales push

02 Dec 20 @ 11:10

Following the launch of USD collections for Amazon in the US, Canada and Mexico earlier this year, financial infrastructure provider Banking Circle is now providing USD collections for sellers across... read more

EPC publishes first SRTP scheme rulebook

01 Dec 20 @ 16:28

Following a three-month public consultation, and in close collaboration with stakeholders from the entire payment value chain, the EPC has published the first version of the Single Euro Payments Area... read more

Cross-border B2C e-commerce spend to break the $1 trillion barrier by 2022

01 Dec 20 @ 15:52

New data has found that $1,120 billion will be spent by global online shoppers on international e-commerce websites and digital services in 2022. This will represent around 20% of total... read more

Novalnet partners with Banking Circle

01 Dec 20 @ 12:36

Novalnet AG, a full-service Payment Provider, is partnering with Banking Circle, for faster and lower cost foreign exchange (FX) and settlement solutions for its 12,000+ customers around the world. Banking... read more

Only 1 in 4 global organisations maintain full compliance with PCI DSS

30 Nov 20 @ 12:26

Global organisations continue to put their customers’ cardholder data at risk due to a lack of long term payment security strategy and execution, flags the Verizon Business 2020 Payment Security... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more