31 Oct 19 @ 10:20

Within today’s connected, digital environment, bank executives realise that customer satisfaction standards must stack up not only to those of other firms providing financial services, but also with non-industry businesses... read more

31 Oct 19 @ 09:56

Kroger, the US’s largest grocer, says it will reverse three month interchange fee ban on Visa credit cards. “As of today, Kroger now accepts Visa credit cards at all our... read more

30 Oct 19 @ 16:55

New research shows that there were 16 billion payment cards in circulation at the end of 2018, up by 10% since a year earlier. The research indicates that financial inclusion initiatives... read more

30 Oct 19 @ 12:58

Financial inclusion for SMEs is a hot topic for European governments, financial institutions, banking representatives and small business associations. All recognise that SMEs are a significant part of the region’s... read more

29 Oct 19 @ 12:33

Uber is making a strong push into financial services. The company has announced the formation of a new division called Uber Money, which will include a digital wallet and upgraded... read more

29 Oct 19 @ 11:25

It is forecasted that mobile banking is set to be more popular than visiting a high street bank branch within two years. And as the banking industry continues its digital... read more

29 Oct 19 @ 10:47

Consumer purchase volume running through the Mastercard network rose by 14% during Q3 2019, accelerating slightly from Q2, driving revenue and earnings per share past Wall Street’s expectations. Revenue at... read more

29 Oct 19 @ 10:08

Transbank S.A. and AEVI announced a strategic partnership to help Transbank’s customers in Chile deliver omnichannel and digital in-store experiences for their merchants. Founded as a credit card processing intermediary... read more

28 Oct 19 @ 17:06

Senior executives, commentators and analysts all agree – a workable digital identity is key to next-generation payments. Without functioning digital ID, the payments revolution will stall. But as state-sponsored national... read more

28 Oct 19 @ 15:44

With the first implementations of EMVCo’s EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specification entering the ecosystem, now is the perfect time to ask ‘what is EMV SRC and how will it... read more

28 Oct 19 @ 13:49

The banking industry is saturated with buzz words and all banks need to be seen to be advocates of these words, whether it’s Open Banking and PSD2, or agile work... read more

25 Oct 19 @ 12:19

A new Internet Retailer survey and report finds that global e-commerce will top $3 trillion this year for the first time. Online retail sales are projected to grow at compound... read more

25 Oct 19 @ 11:59

Vocalink has announced that it has signed a new contract with LINK to continue to provide ATM switching and settlement services until 2031. Having been the infrastructure partner to LINK... read more

25 Oct 19 @ 09:20

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a division of intelligence agency GCHQ, 2019 report revealed that the scheme Operation Haulster automatically flagged details of more than 1 million stolen credit... read more

22 Oct 19 @ 20:00

European and global card-based payment solution providers are coming together to strengthen the voice of the industry and to form a new association: Payments Europe. The new body represents card... read more

22 Oct 19 @ 11:31

The world’s biggest card networks — including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover Financial Services — have joined forces to create a new one-click payments button, using the EMVCo’s EMV... read more

22 Oct 19 @ 11:17

Research has found that 86% of finance companies say that a lack of ability to migrate legacy apps to the cloud is impacting their business negatively, despite 85% viewing digital... read more

18 Oct 19 @ 13:44

After a period of deliberation during which many of the Financial Conduct Authorities or European country equivalents authorised their own delays, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has elected to move... read more