19 Jun 18 @ 13:38

India (27%)[1], Philippines (51%), Colombia (45%) the UAE (33%) and China (27%) are some of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in terms of percentage growth, according to the latest worldwide... read more

19 Jun 18 @ 11:59

Square has recieved the go-ahead from regulators allowing New Yorkers to trade cryptocurrency on the its rapidly growing Cash app. While Square launched crypto trading through its payments app in... read more

18 Jun 18 @ 16:21

WhatsApp is lready the largest messaging app in the India with over 200 million active monthly users, WhatsApp has over the past few months quietly rolled out its payments feature (WhatsApp... read more

18 Jun 18 @ 13:47

Global adoption of real-time payments systems has soared in recent years, enabling consumers to transfer money between accounts instantly, but also irrevocably. In November 2017 the Eurozone launched its cross-border,... read more

15 Jun 18 @ 10:32

A new Whitepaper states that the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will undoubtedly facilitate innovation, competition, and efficiency among banks and other payment institutions, especially around Strong Customer Authentication. While... read more

15 Jun 18 @ 10:12

The sixth annual Mobile Payments & Fraud Survey (MPFS), which measures the state of mobile payments and mobile channel fraud from each prior survey year has been released. In surveying... read more

14 Jun 18 @ 11:16

It would appear that a new rivalry is raging that looks set to decide how cross-border payments are handled for decades to come. It is a contest that encapsulates much... read more

14 Jun 18 @ 10:54

Use of P2P mobile payment apps, such as PayPal and Venmo, vary significantly by generation, according to a new survey from The Manifest. 29% of millennial’s (18 to 34 years old)... read more

13 Jun 18 @ 14:42

According to the Mobile Banking App Review 2018 , it is widely accepted that mobile banking apps are rapidly becoming the channel of banking customer relationships, certainly in the near-term before we... read more

13 Jun 18 @ 14:04

NatWest is reported to be trialling a new payments system with Carphone Warehouse enabling consumers to make e-commerce transactions directly with NatWest Pay from their bank accounts without the need... read more

13 Jun 18 @ 10:32

SARB, South Africa’s central bank has revealed astonishing results for a trial of its blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement. According to a statement, SARB said it completed a 14-week... read more

12 Jun 18 @ 13:23

Cryptocurrency. A decade ago, names such as Bitcoin, Dash, Ethereum, and Monero were merely buzzwords. Fast forward to today, and they’ve become as recognisable as the US dollar and the... read more

12 Jun 18 @ 09:13

Thailand’s central bank chief has confirmed research into Project Inthanon, and a number of blockchain applications in banking, involving a central bank digital currency used for interbank settlements. In a... read more

12 Jun 18 @ 09:00

Technology plays an obvious and increasingly important role in the evolution of the payment industry. It is the bedrock upon which payment products and services are built, and any transformation... read more

11 Jun 18 @ 16:50

USAA is suing Wells Fargo Bank, accusing it of infringing on its Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) patented technology that allows users to deposit cheques using mobile devices. It’s the first... read more

11 Jun 18 @ 12:24

In Europe, as in the rest of the world, reports of major security breaches continue unabated, despite global efforts to fight back with increased IT security spending – according to... read more

11 Jun 18 @ 10:13

Cryptocurrencies have slid to a two-month low following reports that US regulators had asked cryptocurrency exchanges to provide trading data for a probe into whether possible manipulation was affecting the... read more

07 Jun 18 @ 11:04

Isabelle Moeller, Chief Executive of the Biometrics Institute, gives her views on the key market trends in biometrics including border management and financial services.