10 Jun 19 @ 12:53

A Juniper Research report predicts that by 2023 there will be 8 billion devices with voice assistants in them, up from 2.5 billion at the end of 2018, and that... read more

10 Jun 19 @ 12:19

That the use of cash in the UK is falling is not news, with predictions that fewer than one in 10 transactions will be completed with notes and coins in... read more

10 Jun 19 @ 09:06

Facebook says it will launch its cryptocurrency codenamed Libra, currently scheduled for a June 18th release according to TechCrunch which reported multiple investors briefed on the project by Facebook were told... read more

07 Jun 19 @ 17:11

EMVCo has released EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Specification v1.0, which is available for free public download from the EMVCo website. The specification provides a foundation that will enable the processing... read more

05 Jun 19 @ 13:50

Quant Network, a UK-based technology company, have signed a partnership agreement to explore blockchain interoperability through an agnostic cross-platform blockchain operating system for applications and services belonging to banks and... read more

05 Jun 19 @ 13:37

Visa has announced a new strategic agreement with Western Union to implement Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time[1] push payments platform in an effort to bring speed and transparency to the process... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 17:22

JCB International has released an insight paper that reveals a 63% growth in annual sales volume made by Asian card members in Europe between 2017 and 2018, and a 45%... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 16:54

The World FinTech Report 2019, published by Capgemini Efma, indicates that even though Open Banking has yet to reach maturity, the financial services industry is entering a new phase of... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 09:01

Never before has the importance of technology been greater in financial services. Digital banking solutions and apps have made their way into everyday life across Europe. A new study across... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 16:45

Signicat has revealed that 38% of all financial services applications in Europe are abandoned despite massive investment in digital transformation by institutions. Although the 38% figure is an improvement on 2018’s... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 16:19

89% of airline, supermarket and subscription economy merchants are primed for Open Banking and have assessed the impact it will have on their business a new piece of research commissioned... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 16:07

FIME has continued to innovate and adapt testing in line with the rapid digital transformation of the global payments industry. The new FIME Test Factory 4.0 platform enables payment players... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 15:54

Tribe Payments launched today and has already achieved a key milestone with UnionPay International. Tribe is among the first issuer processors in Europe to be certified to allow banks to... read more

29 May 19 @ 15:48

Open Banking was launched to spur innovation in the financial services industry and create a better deal for consumers. But new research reveals that European financial institutions still have significant... read more

29 May 19 @ 15:18

Spanish bank BBVA has developed a new platform to enable secure mobile payments in all countries it operates. Using token technology, the bank has developed a platform that connects to Visa... read more

28 May 19 @ 17:14

Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a worrying rise in mobile banking trojans and malware designed to steal credentials and money from users’ bank accounts: in Q1 2019, researchers found 29,841... read more

28 May 19 @ 09:27

Smart Payment Association (SPA), the trade body of the smart payments industry, has published its 2018 annual top smart payment card shipments. Data from SPA members shows the continued year-on-year... read more

28 May 19 @ 09:09

Global Payments has agreed to acquire Total Systems Services (TSYS) for $21.5 billion. The companies announced the deal today. The reports had an immediate effect on the stocks of the... read more