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Regulation and contactless boost card acceptance in Europe

20 Apr 20 @ 09:34

Regulations and ongoing rollouts of contactless terminals at POS are boosting card acceptance networks, with cardholders throughout Europe increasingly using their cards for low-value payments – regulatory factors are playing... read more

Can China’s P2P lending market bounce back?

17 Apr 20 @ 11:34

The P2P lending economy of China was one of the biggest markets that happened to the economy as investment options diversified, and loans were made available for even those who... read more

Santander launches money transfer app PagoFX

17 Apr 20 @ 10:55

Santander has announces the launch of PagoFX, a low-cost international money transfer service, with a view to taking on TransferWise and others, in the UK. The service is available via... read more

European mobile wallets market to hit $111.4 billion by 2023

16 Apr 20 @ 11:23

The global payment industry has undergone massive change during the past decade, with more and more people utilising the benefits of FinTech. The global shift towards a cashless society has... read more

How Finastra survived a ransomware attack without paying ransom

16 Apr 20 @ 10:29

When hackers silently forced their way into the computer network Finastra in mid-March, the company was focused on developing emergency plans for operating amid the emerging COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Moving... read more

Why numberless cards are not enough to tackle payment fraud

16 Apr 20 @ 08:30

A UK cybersecurity startup, swIDch, has announced an alternative technology to overcome the limitations of numberless cards by using dynamic PANs (primary account number), thereby creating a new security environment in... read more

Vodafone finalise sale of M-Pesa to Safaricom and Vodacom

15 Apr 20 @ 12:50

Safaricom of Kenya and Vodacom of South Africa say that they have completed the acquisition of mobile money platform M-Pesa from Vodafone. “The transaction… will accelerate M-Pesa’s growth in Africa... read more

Winwatch launch world first analogue watch with STISS “payment glass”

15 Apr 20 @ 11:39

Payments app MuchBetter and Swiss watch smart glass provider, Winwatch, have teamed up to launch a unique analogue payments steel watch with smart payment functionality. It is the first watch to use “STISS”... read more

OpenPayd enhances SEPA payment capabilities

15 Apr 20 @ 10:54

OpenPayd, an API-first Banking-as-a-Service provider, has announced it has enhanced its payments capabilities with direct access to the SEPA payment scheme (Single Euro Payments Area). The new integration will see... read more

Compass Plus migrates Network International Egyptian Issuers

15 Apr 20 @ 10:35

Compass Plus has successfully migrated Network Internationals 12 Egyptian issuer processor clients (banks) to Compass Plus software from legacy infrastructures, applying its experience and expertise from similar global projects. Seeking... read more

Nacha report: The top 50 ACH payments Originators and Receivers

09 Apr 20 @ 10:14

The Nacha Top 50 rankings of financial institution originators and receivers of ACH payments for 2019 are now available. Among originating financial institutions, the Top 50 handled ACH volume of... read more

European Commission says it will review Mastercard’s Nets purchase

08 Apr 20 @ 14:16

The European Commission has accepted requests submitted by Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK to assess under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Nets A/S account-to-account... read more

Weathering the Storm: A consultation on the impact of COVID-19

07 Apr 20 @ 16:09

The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which encourages collaboration and innovation within new and existing finance companies, has announces the outcomes of its first COVID-19 consultation. The detailed assessment, ‘Weathering the... read more

GSMA’s Mobile Money Regulatory Index

07 Apr 20 @ 12:34

In 2018, the GSMA launched the Mobile Money Regulatory Index, a tool that provides a quantitative assessment of the extent to which regulation has been effective in establishing enabling regulatory... read more

Fresh Marriott International data breach puts 5.2 million at risk

07 Apr 20 @ 12:06

Marriott International has sadly had to admit that it has suffered a second data breach following the earlier admission in 2018. According to an incident notification published on their website, the company spotted... read more

Report: The Latin American e-commerce market

06 Apr 20 @ 16:21

The Latin American e-commerce market in the countries selected for detailed study is worth $50 billion and is growing at a rate of 23% a year. Today, 34% of online... read more

COVID-19 outbreak is perfect storm for cybercriminals

06 Apr 20 @ 12:27

COVID-19 is forcing millions of employees to work from home. This means countless organisations are faced with a unique challenge: how to keep as many business-critical functions running as possible... read more

Curve removes numbers from cards issued

06 Apr 20 @ 10:15

As an insight to how far digitisation has come, Curve announced that it will no issue a new credit card without numbers printed into its design. The banking platform, which... 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