27 Jun 16 @ 12:23

USA Technologies announced the results of a study testing whether targeted POS advertising of Apple Pay acceptance would increase usage of mobile payments by consumers. According to early results, USAT believes that... read more

27 Jun 16 @ 11:12

South Africans have shopped online, but their total e-commerce spend is only a fraction of retail spend in the country. Effective Measure, a provider of digital audience, brand and advertising... read more

27 Jun 16 @ 10:50

NCR Corporation has released the fastest, most secure version of its transaction processing solution, Authentic, which is the first major payments platform to be compliant with the PA-DSS 3.1 standard. Authentic... read more

27 Jun 16 @ 10:24

Euroclear and itBit, a financial services company delivering blockchain services for capital markets, announced their collaboration to explore opportunities in creating a next generation settlement service for the London gold... read more

24 Jun 16 @ 10:57

Following Britain’s momentous decision to leave the European Union our thoughts must inevitably turn to the potential impact on UK consumer payments. In this blog we provide some early thoughts... read more

24 Jun 16 @ 10:44

24 Jun 16 @ 09:27

In an effort to promote further adoption of EMV in the US, American Express announced changes to its EMV chargeback policy to help merchants limit their fraud costs as they... read more

22 Jun 16 @ 10:41

US regulators have warned that the growing popularity of bitcoin and other digital currencies is posing potential financial stability risks as it revealed they are being put under closer scrutiny.... read more

22 Jun 16 @ 10:24

At the recent Apple developer conference Apple presented the redesigned and refreshed App Store. At the same time Apple has changed the terms & conditions for app developers. One change especially... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:37

Research released by Payments Canada and the Bank of Canada exploring Clearing and settlement systems and payment system modernization initiatives around the world reveals a global trend towards infrastructure enhancements that... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:25

Visa Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of Visa Europe Ltd. The combined, global company provides digital payment products, services and processing to about 17,100 financial institution clients and... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:16

A FinTech based UK could become a cashless society within 20 years according to research published by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s promotional company, to coincide with London Technology Week... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 12:15

IBM and Ponemon Institute have release the 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis. According to the research, the average total cost of a data breach for the 383 companies participating... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 10:53

A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has revealed that banks and payment organizations are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud. Surprisingly, over a third (38%) of... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 10:20

Banks and financial institutions that are not yet engaged with Predictive Analytics need to begin their journey today if they are to maintain future competitiveness in digital services. This is... read more

17 Jun 16 @ 10:11

Mobile payments use has become widespread: 45% of US consumers report having made a mobile payment, which translates to approximately 114 million adults. Expansion in the use of mobile payments over... read more

17 Jun 16 @ 10:01

The Bank of Canada has revealed it is studying the technology underlying the digital currency bitcoin, conducting one of the first known tests by a major central bank about how it... read more

17 Jun 16 @ 10:00

Facebook is launching a native store locator where users can search for stores around them. This is a significant step towards monetizing its mobile platforms (i.e. app and messenger apps) beyond... read more