25 Jun 15 @ 16:36

Fintech investments continued at a remarkable pace last year, nearly tripling in the US in 2014, according to a new report by Accenture and the Partnership Fund for New York... read more

25 Jun 15 @ 12:12

Criteo has released its State of Mobile Commerce Report, revealing that mobile apps generate almost 50% of mobile transactions for some of the largest ecommerce players who have made their app... read more

25 Jun 15 @ 10:31

The percentage of fraudulent transactions occurring outside the UK in 2014 on UK debit cards rose 25% in a massive sample of cards studied by analytic software firm FICO. Cross border... read more

25 Jun 15 @ 10:21

Six ACH members of the European Automated Clearing House Association (EACHA) have joined forces to deliver centralized and optimized processing services for SEPA transactions. For this purpose they have set... read more

24 Jun 15 @ 15:36

A new impact report finds that the use of knowledge-based analytics are on a fast decline, while various forms of behavioural analytics continue to see strong growth. The report, “Digital Channel Fraud... read more

24 Jun 15 @ 13:26

Annual figures from the Bank of England show the British public retains a stubborn attachment to paper money, despite rapid innovations in higher-tech methods of payment such as contactless cards... read more

24 Jun 15 @ 13:11

More than 50% (54%) of retailers in Europe and the US still have to consolidate their fraud management solutions across all channels, according to new research conducted by Forrester Consulting... read more

23 Jun 15 @ 16:59

Verifone says that Westpac Banking Corporation will be the first bank in Asia Pacific to deploy its new handheld EMV and NFC-enabled terminal solution that is fully supported with payment as... read more

23 Jun 15 @ 16:32

Barclays has entered a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) trial with bitcoin exchange Safello, in an attempt to see if blockchain technology can improve its performance financial services sector. In an interview with CoinDesk, Safello... read more

23 Jun 15 @ 16:21

As companies globally race to position themselves in the swap of physical wallets and plastic cards for virtual ones, Canada’s largest telcos unveiled the grand expansion of their mobile payments app –... read more

23 Jun 15 @ 11:50

For the third year, Deloitte Digital conducted a survey with thousands of consumers to understand how they engage with digital when shopping, and to quantify how these interactions influence their... read more

22 Jun 15 @ 15:40

After years of prohibiting merchants who accept its cards from steering customers to other brands, American Express is being forced to lift those restrictions. The change comes after a federal judge... read more

22 Jun 15 @ 15:33

First Data has launched a tablet-based mini POS system dubbed Clover Mini. Aimed at small businesses, the Clover Mini is a small POS system that is aimed at competing with Poynt,... read more

22 Jun 15 @ 11:57

Global trade body Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) has released its annual Global Mobile Money report. As new mobile payment models come online, and more sectors embrace mobile as the primary channel... read more

22 Jun 15 @ 11:41

Mobile banking by smartphone and tablet has become the leading way customers manage their finances, as mobile banking overtakes branches and the internet as the most popular way to bank.... read more

19 Jun 15 @ 15:07

Western Union, the global remittance specialist, and MasterCard have entered into a deal that will enable remittances originated from nearly anywhere across the globe to be received on Maestro and... read more

19 Jun 15 @ 15:04

A Russian engineer has made biometrics personal by implanting a contactless transit chip in his hand. The engineer took the chip from his public transit Troika card, wrapped it in... read more

19 Jun 15 @ 15:01

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is pledging to invest another £150 million a year to improve the strength of its IT systems, following the latest breakdown which saw 600,000 transactions... read more