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Contactless transactions lead Canada’s in-store purchases

17 Sep 24 @ 16:54

The number of contactless payments in Canada increased by 17% in 2023 to reach 68% of all in-store payments, according to the recently released Canadian Payments Forecast 2024. The value... read more

The growing divide in payments: Small businesses struggle to align

17 Sep 24 @ 13:35

As we know, the global payments landscape is undergoing rapid transformation, but small businesses and consumers appear to be at odds when it comes to payment preferences. This misalignment, highlighted... read more

BIS selects CaixaBank for Project Agorá cross-border payments

17 Sep 24 @ 13:05

CaixaBank has been selected as one of the private entities that will be part of the Project Agorá global initiative of Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Institute of... read more

The future of online gambling: Frictionless payment experiences

17 Sep 24 @ 12:48

The online gambling industry has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. Gone are the days of clunky interfaces and limited payment options. Today’s players crave a seamless, secure, and... read more

Why Payment Account Tokenization (PAT) is vital for an instant future

13 Sep 24 @ 10:09

A new report from Token ID, A Visa Solution, outlines in detail why Payment Account Tokenization (PAT) is essential to the future of payments. As the global economy digitises, the new report... read more

Light at the end of the tunnel for Retail Banks

13 Sep 24 @ 09:58

It’s tough at the top so they say. Well, it’s even tougher at the bottom. While the pressure has arguably never been greater for retail banks to conform to new... read more

Mastercard acquires Recorded Future for threat intelligence capabilities

13 Sep 24 @ 09:50

Mastercard has expanded its cybersecurity services with an agreement to acquire global threat intelligence company Recorded Future from Insight Partners for $2.65 billion. Recorded Future is the world’s largest threat... read more

Improved identity and authentication management leads to higher revenue

13 Sep 24 @ 09:43

Data from The Barmard Institute reveals[1] an average of 70.19% of consumers dropped out of transactions last year. 25% of those dropping out citing information security concerns as a reason... read more

Identity orchestration: beyond mitigating risk to multiple benefits

12 Sep 24 @ 15:52

As fraud risk rockets and regulations tighten, customer identity and authentication management (CIAM) is top-of-mind for banks, financial services firms and insurers (BFSIs). Netcetera’s Martin Zeisel says comprehensive, properly-orchestrated CIAM... read more

Pix to surpass credit cards in digital commerce in Brazil

12 Sep 24 @ 14:32

Brazil’s instant payment system Pix is set to surpass credit cards as the most widely used payment method in Brazilian digital commerce by next year, according to Payments and Commerce... read more

World Payments Report: A2A payments spark new wave of innovation

12 Sep 24 @ 12:49

The Capgemini World Payments Report 2025, reveals an industry set to be reimagined with account-to-account and instant payments, predicting instant payments will account for 22% of all non-cash transaction volumes by 2028... read more

AI in payments: The future of financial transactions?

11 Sep 24 @ 12:22

The integration of AI into the payments industry is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a transformative reality actively reshaping how transactions are conducted, streamlined, and secured. With the global... read more

Eight in ten banks now engaged in card systems modernisation

11 Sep 24 @ 11:29

A new report from financial software leaders Tietoevry Banking reveals that most European banks are now engaged in card systems modernisation by migrating their card management platforms away from legacy technologies... read more

Enfuce announces European expansion of 2-in-1 debit and credit card

11 Sep 24 @ 09:13

Enfuce has announces the expansion of its E2 card, a 2-in-1 debit and credit card, to the UK, France and Germany, in collaboration with Mastercard. Offering debit and credit PANs... read more

Lifestyle Unichannel – What customers want from merchants

10 Sep 24 @ 16:53

Merchants can go all the way round the houses working out the magic ingredients for an offering to enhance loyalty and drive checkout volume and value. But do they overlook... read more

Japan’s megabanks blockchain cross-border payments project Pax

10 Sep 24 @ 11:01

Japan’s three largest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, are taking bold steps toward revolutionising cross-border payments with the launch of Project Pax.... read more

UK regulator confirms full completion of Open Banking Roadmap

10 Sep 24 @ 10:28

Open Banking Limited (OBL) has announced that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially confirmed the full completion of the final Roadmap for Open Banking. This milestone, building on... read more

Ecommpay launches Ecommpay for Good

10 Sep 24 @ 10:00

Ecommpay, the inclusive global payments platform, has launched a new brand identity and inclusivity programme, reflecting its focus on accessibility, inclusivity and sustainability and closely tied to its mission to... 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

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... 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