14 Mar 18 @ 14:56
Central to mobile payments is the mobile wallet, the consumer-facing platform that acts as a front end for wider mobile payment services and functionality. Deploying a mobile wallet platform capable... read more
13 Mar 18 @ 15:53
The Global Shadow Banking Monitoring Report 2017 presents the results of the FSB’s annual monitoring exercise to assess global trends and risks from the shadow banking system. The 2017 monitoring exercise covers... read more
13 Mar 18 @ 15:27
PayPal has reportedly filed a patent to speed up cryptocurrency transaction times by eliminating the verification time of the payment, however, some experts argue that this is already made possible... read more
13 Mar 18 @ 15:12
The Bank for International Settlements has warned Central bankers that they risk endangering the stability of the global financial system if they launch their own digital currencies in an effort... read more
13 Mar 18 @ 12:02
White-Label Wallets – which vendors & business models lead the market? Download Ovum research Ovum analyzed key vendors in the mobile wallet space – those with high functionality, strong integration... read more
12 Mar 18 @ 17:01
ACI Worldwide together with AGS Transact Technologies (AGSTTL), India’s leading end-to-end payment solutions company, have unveiled ‘Transactions 2025,’ with in-depth insights into India’s digital payments revolution. The report outlines the... read more
12 Mar 18 @ 15:00
On January 13th 2018 new regulations came into force – called the Payment Services Regulations – Article 105 of which compels banks to offer bank accounts and payment services to... read more
12 Mar 18 @ 14:40
In our increasingly connected world, Mobile World Congress has become more than the venue for the latest smartphone launches. The conversations and demonstrations in Barcelona now have a profound impact... read more
09 Mar 18 @ 09:36
Ripple has developed a payments app that settles transactions instantly, in partnership with a consortium of 61 Japanese banks based on blockchain technology. Ripple says that the app, called “Money... read more
08 Mar 18 @ 17:35
BFC Bank, owned by BFC Group, is the latest bank to launch in the UK promising to act as a new, specialist bank that offers reliable, safe banking services to... read more
08 Mar 18 @ 17:22
For many years Jeff Bezos’ online shop has had almost every conceivable item in its range. Now apparently, Amazon wants to expand and offer some kind of current account to... read more
08 Mar 18 @ 17:15
The electronic commerce revolution shifting sales from stores to laptops and smartphones could be on the verge of its evolution — where shoppers ask Alexa, Siri, chatbots and other voice-driven... read more
06 Mar 18 @ 18:40
Co-op has unveiled a trial for the future of its shops where customers can check-out their own purchases on their mobile phone using pay in aisle technology, without visiting a... read more
06 Mar 18 @ 11:47
Amazon is reported to be discussing a potential partnership to offer its customers bank accounts via JPMorgan Chase, in a deal that would marry America’s biggest e-commerce platform with the... read more
06 Mar 18 @ 11:36
A group of Canadian retailers and other businesses are pushing for lower credit-card fees from major payment networks amid a long standing battle over what they claim are inflated Canadian... read more
05 Mar 18 @ 18:33
Consumers around the world that use mobile banking apps are at a greater risk of being tricked by cybercriminals and falling victim to mobile banking Trojans. This is according to... read more
05 Mar 18 @ 18:00
Apple Pay has an estimated 127 million active global users – representing an increase of more than double the 62 million who used it this time last year, a new... read more
05 Mar 18 @ 17:51
The number of card payments made online worldwide is set to jump from 29 billion in 2016 to 70 billion in 2022, according to Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts... read more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more
29 Oct 26 @ 19:39
Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more
22 Oct 26 @ 18:16
The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more