01 Jul 19 @ 05:22

In a recent interview , David Solomon, CEO of  Goldman Sachs said the bank could “absolutely’ follow JPMorgan Chase in launching its own cryptocurrency. Solomon then went further by saying... read more

27 Jun 19 @ 08:51

Both challenger and traditional banks are growing their focus on helping consumers save money. As customers increasingly look to save money for a rainy day and become more fiscally responsible,... read more

27 Jun 19 @ 08:23

With Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) coming into force on 14 September 2019 as the final part of PSD2, many online businesses are required to add additional security measures to large... read more

25 Jun 19 @ 11:05

While Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application usage is proliferating, and workloads are increasingly migrating to Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) like AWS and Azure, on-premises applications, storage, and private clouds persist. The... read more

25 Jun 19 @ 10:12

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published  an Opinion on the elements of strong customer authentication (SCA) under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The Opinion is a response to... read more

25 Jun 19 @ 09:49

The P27 Nordic Payments Platform (owned by Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank) have announced a partnership with  Mastercard to provide real-time payments across the Nordic... read more

24 Jun 19 @ 12:40

The first of the mandated PSD2 deadlines has been and gone and 41% of European banks did not comply with the PSD2 deadline, which required them to provide a testing... read more

24 Jun 19 @ 12:06

Common wisdom holds that small to medium-sized bricks & mortar merchants are reeling from the onslaught of e-commerce. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that wildly popular electronic... read more

21 Jun 19 @ 10:08

The $1 trillion that traditional retail and commercial banks have invested globally over the past three years to transform their IT operations has not yet delivered the anticipated revenue growth,... read more

21 Jun 19 @ 09:47

The Bank of England has gone on record saying it will allow FinTech companies to store funds overnight in interest-bearing accounts at the central bank, allowing them to bank at... read more

19 Jun 19 @ 17:04

Their has been immediate regulatory scrutiny on Facebook’s plans to launch Libra Coin a new global digital currency as the announcement drew an immediate response from regulators from the Group... read more

19 Jun 19 @ 16:25

Cifas, the UK’s fraud prevention service, has released an alarming picture of fraud in the UK with the release of  Fraudscape, the annual publication of its data that identifies and... read more

19 Jun 19 @ 09:27

OpenWay has successfully tested its digital payment platform WAY4 in Oracle Cloud. Financial institutions can now use this solution to drive payment innovations of any scale and  optimise their operating... read more

18 Jun 19 @ 11:28

Facebook has officially revealed plans for its much anticipated global cryptocurrency LibraCoin, with the backing of a number of major companies ranging from Visa and Mastercard to Lyft and Spotify.... read more

18 Jun 19 @ 11:00

Contactless cards will account for 57% of payment cards worldwide by 2023 as issuers increasingly offer them as standard, and acceptance grows to reflect customer demand. Research from RBR shows that... read more

18 Jun 19 @ 09:31

Monerium has received a license from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Iceland to issue e-money on blockchains through its subsidiary, Monerium EMI. The full license is the world’s first e-money... read more

14 Jun 19 @ 15:49

Forester expect B2C e-commerce market in Southeast Asia (SEA) to rise from its current $19 billion to more than $53 billion in 2023, when it will account for 6.5% of... read more

14 Jun 19 @ 15:33

The Asia Pacific mobile wallet market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $35 billion to over $140 billion by 2024. The increasing penetration of... read more