03 Nov 16 @ 14:00

Demand for different types of biometric authentication has risen significantly since 2014, with iris scanning moving ahead of fingerprint technology to the top of the 2016 Future Password Index (FPI).... read more

02 Nov 16 @ 11:41

Half of banking customers across the globe are using the products or services of at least one FinTech firm[1], according to the first World FinTech Report (WFTR) from Capgemini and... read more

02 Nov 16 @ 11:17

Instagram has announced that it will enhance its ecommerce offering by allowing retailers to show prices and product descriptions in their posts, reflecting efforts by Facebook, which owns Instagram, to... read more

01 Nov 16 @ 15:29

SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between distributed ledger tech provider Ripple and SBI Holdings, announced in August that a Japanese consortium of 15 banks in a new network will... read more

01 Nov 16 @ 14:45

Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts shows that the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia-Pacific were the fastest growing regions for payment cards in 2015, with card numbers up... read more

01 Nov 16 @ 14:32

There is a very good new report on financial services for millenials from Telstra Global Enterprise Services titled Millennials, Mobiles and Money – The Forces Reinventing Financial Services which makes... read more

31 Oct 16 @ 10:37

The world seems to have got itself into a great big, tearing hurry. Consumers can send and receive e-mail across the globe in near-real-time. They can download a movie to... read more

31 Oct 16 @ 09:00

North American regulators have unveiled a new cybersecurity standard to bolster the ability of the country’s largest banks to withstand a major cyberattack, a move aimed at protecting the US... read more

28 Oct 16 @ 17:42

The Financial Services Agency of Japan is set to decide on what will be a landmark decision on the status and securitisation of PokeCoins, the virtual currency used to breed... read more

28 Oct 16 @ 16:30

A consortium of US banks, including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, are rolling out a new P2P money transfer app to take on Venmo and other mobile payment... read more

27 Oct 16 @ 10:06

India is en-route to overtake the US to become the world’s second largest eCommerce market, according to new research by Worldpay. In its latest global overview of online consumer spending... read more

27 Oct 16 @ 09:49

Nine out of 10 banking professionals surveyed at large US, European and Canadian commercial banks said their company is currently exploring the use of blockchain technology for payments, according to... read more

27 Oct 16 @ 09:34

UK financial software provider Misys has been forced to cancelled its planned IPO, citing “market conditions”, the latest in a series of pulled or troubled deals in the UK and... read more

27 Oct 16 @ 09:26

Payments and mPOS provider Miura Systems has launched of a comprehensive mPOS SDK designed to offer developers a simple-to-use, best-in-class set of tools which will significantly reduce the time now... read more

26 Oct 16 @ 09:34

Ant Finacial Services is expanding its global reach to make sure its millions of clients can buy whatever they want, wherever they want, and however they want. At the Money... read more

26 Oct 16 @ 09:20

EMVCo has published EMV 3-D Secure Protocol and Core Functions Specification v2.0.0 (EMV 3DS 2.0 Specification). The new specification provides a globally interoperable framework that promotes a consistent consumer experience... read more

26 Oct 16 @ 09:12

Paysafe has expanded its long-term partnership with Handpoint to offer EMV-ready mPOS and online payment solutions to merchants and partners in Canada, the US and Europe. Through this partnership, Paysafe... read more

26 Oct 16 @ 08:53

OmnyPay have announced the launch of its contextual commerce platform, a solution that enables retailers to digitally personalize the entire in-store shopping experience. OmnyPay’s platform streamlines the redemption of loyalty,... read more