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US banks launch RTP – real-time payments network

14 Nov 17 @ 14:23

The Clearing House (TCH) has launched RTP, its real-time payments system, the first new core payments infrastructure in the US in more than 40 years. The new RTP system was... read more

Walmart Pay to surpass Apple Pay in US mobile payments

14 Nov 17 @ 10:34

Wal-Mart Stores Walmart Pay app is close to surpassing Apple Pay in usage for mobile payments in the US, giving the world’s largest retailer even more clout as a growing number... read more

Bitcoin hard fork called off avoiding disruption in cryptocurrency

14 Nov 17 @ 10:23

In recent months, the Bitcoin community has been in a bitter fight that escalated to an all-out war over the seemingly natural question of how to allow more transactions through the... read more

The State of Authentication 2017

10 Nov 17 @ 16:09

A new study, 2017 State of Authentication, examines how businesses are implementing authentication, their motivations for choosing authentication technologies and approaches, and how the evolving threat environment has given rise to new,... read more

Card issuers upgrade from Maestro and Electron to Mastercard and Visa

10 Nov 17 @ 11:33

According to a new study, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2022, card issuers in Europe are continuing to change the scheme of the cards they issue – particularly... read more

The state of security of mobile banking applications

10 Nov 17 @ 08:58

The state of security of mobile banking applications was revealed at the annual Mobey Day in Barcelona. The results should serve as a wake-up call for the entire banking industry to... read more

Evolving PKI trends and the impact of the IoT

09 Nov 17 @ 16:36

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the enterprise and its impact on how organizations design and build their public key infrastructure (PKI) is a key theme. Specifically,... read more

Reimagining global banking services in the connected digital marketplace

09 Nov 17 @ 16:06

Regulation, compliance and legacy systems have, for so long, been the stumbling blocks for financial institutions to capitalise on the new digital age where there are few barriers to international... read more

Apple Pay Cash launches P2P platform in Beta

08 Nov 17 @ 16:22

Apple rolled out Apple Pay Cash for those in its public beta program the service will act like virtual debit card, allowing P2P payments, to take on Venmo. Apple Pay Cash will... read more

Mobile payments soar 300% as part of the contactless revolution

08 Nov 17 @ 16:11

As the recently launched iPhone X makes mobile payments even easier with Face ID, MoneySuperMarket reveals that a quarter (23%) of Generation Z predicts physical cards will soon be obsolete as mobile... read more

CORVID PayGate technology gains accreditation to deliver Faster Payments

08 Nov 17 @ 09:22

Ultra Electronics’ CORVID PayGate platform has been accredited by the Faster Payments Scheme Limited (FPSL) as technically compatible with the Faster Payments Central Infrastructure (FPS CI). This assures CORVID’s ability... read more

Facebook Messenger launches P2P payments in the UK

07 Nov 17 @ 14:02

Facebook Messenger is enabling people in the UK to send money to each other via P2P payments in its Messenger texting app for the first time. The social network said Monday... read more

American Express supports next generation of digital commerce With SafeKey 2.0

07 Nov 17 @ 13:26

American Express has announced SafeKey 2.0, the next generation of its online authentication tool built specifically to meet the needs of today’s increasingly digital commerce environment. SafeKey 2.0, which leverages... read more

The Mobile Payments and Fraud Survey 2017

03 Nov 17 @ 15:27

The Mobile Payments and Fraud Survey: 2017 Report is the fifth edition of this annual study which seeks to understand and measure the state of mobile payments and mobile channel... read more

UK e-commerce market set for strong growth powered by Wallets

03 Nov 17 @ 11:44

The UK will be the world’s third biggest market for e-commerce in 2021, growing by an average of almost 10% over the next five years according to new data. In... read more

Orange launches its own mobile bank – Orange Bank

02 Nov 17 @ 17:08

Orange has launched its own mobile bank, Orange Bank, aiming to win 25% of France’s online banking market by capitalizing on the rising use of smartphones to steal share from established... read more

Australian Banks partner for mobile P2P payments JV – Beem

02 Nov 17 @ 16:59

Three of Australia’s largest banks, The Commonwealth Bank(CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB) and Westpac have partnered to create a new mobile P2P payments platform, named Beem. In the wake of their battle with... read more

Visa launch real-time payments platform Visa Direct in Europe

02 Nov 17 @ 16:34

Visa has announced the European launch of Visa Direct – a real-time payments platform that allows companies to leverage Visa’s global reach and scale to transform domestic and cross-border payments... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

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

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

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

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

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