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Commercialising Open Finance – a perspective from Visa Consulting & Analytics

30 Jul 24 @ 12:42

In June 2024, Visa Consulting & Analytics partnered with Tink to launch a new report: Commercialising Open Finance: The state of play, the direction of travel, and best practices from... read more

Banks must control risk as instant payments go global

30 Jul 24 @ 11:51

A new white paper  from global payments technology leader RS2 explains why banks must control the risks associated with instant payments to survive and prosper in a fast-emerging instant payments... read more

How Pay-by-Bank is gaining ground

26 Jul 24 @ 10:30

Are we on the brink of a revolution that displaces Visa and Mastercard from their pole position in payments? For decades, merchants have needed to accept these cards to capture... read more

UK workers spend a third of their day on meaningless tasks, despite surge in AI use

26 Jul 24 @ 09:46

Artificial Intelligence was meant to liberate us from tedious tasks, but a new report illustrates that UK workers continue to grapple with mundane busy work. And this is despite a... read more

Revolut strikes gold and receives UK banking licence

25 Jul 24 @ 10:36

Revolut has announced it has finally been granted its long awaited UK banking licence, ending a three-year wait and constant arguments with regulators, delivering an undoubted boost to its expansion... read more

The secret behind Neteller’s success in online casinos

25 Jul 24 @ 10:20

Why is Neteller one of the most frequently used and cited payment methods for British gamblers but rarely heard about outside of the iGaming sector? Yes, Neteller does enjoy a... read more

Card fraud projected to rise 21.5% as AI-linked fraud bites

25 Jul 24 @ 10:13

2024 data from Merchantsavvy projects[1] that fraud related to payment cards will rise by 21.5% to hit $43.47 billion by 2028 as new forms of fraud such as Synthetic ID,... read more

Investors over-valued payments firms and CBDCs are overhyped: 2024 jury

23 Jul 24 @ 09:55

According to the 2024 report from the Payments Innovation Jury, many payments firms were over-valued prior to the pandemic, CBDCs have been overhyped and Asia remains the most promising region... read more

Best payment for your gaming website

23 Jul 24 @ 09:39

Choosing the right way to pay for your game site matters. Here are some common payment ways: credit cards, e-wallets, bank transfers, and cryptocurrencies. They can help you make your... read more

Commercialising Open Finance – a perspective from Tink

19 Jul 24 @ 11:00

In June 2024, Visa Consulting & Analytics partnered with Tink to launch a new report: Commercialising Open Finance: The state of play, the direction of travel, and best practices from... read more

If digital ID doesn’t work, what do we do next?

19 Jul 24 @ 10:00

As deepfaking and synthetic ID skyrocket, we ask if digital ID is as secure as claimed – and what else might provide transaction security if digital ID ends up being... read more

Banks and FI’s should switch to orchestrated ID and authentication management

18 Jul 24 @ 10:09

That there is a raft of new regulation on authentication and identity management coming is not in question, but what about the impact and how banks, financial services providers and... read more

6 types of payment cards for 6 crypto business models

18 Jul 24 @ 09:49

In the last couple of years, crypto businesses have been on the rise. This is true for both their profits and income and the customer base they cater to. Crypto... read more

Open Banking is opening up new opportunities to attract, engage and retain customers

17 Jul 24 @ 11:39

Thanks to the momentum that’s been building behind Open Banking, there are many new opportunities for financial services businesses to create digital services that attract, engage and retain customers. This... read more

Faster, but more fraud: the real-time challenge

17 Jul 24 @ 11:15

In a recent feature, we questioned Europe’s current approach to cross-border real-time payments. Now the P20 consortium has published a white paper that confirms and amplifies our editorial position: as... read more

The potential the agent model promises for Direct Carrier Billing

15 Jul 24 @ 09:00

One of the more interesting players in Europe’s dynamic payments sector is Vienna-based mobile specialist DIMOCO Payments. The company is convinced that Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) has a range of... read more

Cross-border payments: Update on industry initiatives

12 Jul 24 @ 13:50

Cross-border payments have long been a critical aspect of global finance, facilitating trade and economic interaction across nations. However, the complexities and inefficiencies associated with these transactions have often led... read more

One in four bank clients drop out due to complex onboarding

12 Jul 24 @ 13:19

Research published in January 2023 by The Financial Brand says[1] that one in four clients drop out of onboarding for banking, financial services or insurance (BFSI) services, citing the need... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more