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How instant payments can empower the merchant payment experience

09 Feb 24 @ 16:50

Instant payments are a hot topic right now in case you had not noticed. Only yesterday MEPs adopted new rules to ensure instant payment transactions arrive immediately into the bank... read more

Meta platforms identified as lead originators of APP fraud scams

09 Feb 24 @ 13:46

Recently we discussed in a webinar with Visa the growing issue of APP fraud across Europe and the mandatory reimbursement of consumers that is soon to be implemented by regulators... read more

Banks finally migrate from mainframes to AI-driven cloud technologies

08 Feb 24 @ 18:42

 NTT DATA has announced a new global banking research report entitled “The Digital Horizon: Banking’s Shift from Mainframe to AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure”. The research has unveiled findings from a survey of... read more

How to build trust in the age of Open Banking

08 Feb 24 @ 18:24

Consumer demand for frictionless experiences is at the centre of rising financial services and tech innovation. As consumers embrace digital services in their everyday lives, from banking to shopping to... read more

Instant payments means less than 10 seconds in EU

08 Feb 24 @ 18:06

MEPs have adopted new rules to ensure instant payment transactions arrive immediately into the bank accounts of retail customers and businesses across the EU. The new regulation aims to make... read more

Phygital Payments: What are the trends for 2024

07 Feb 24 @ 19:19

As digital channels grow in importance, a new buzzword rears its head: phygital payments – a blend of the physical and digital – but is phygital  really a thing, or... read more

Half of UK adults use BNPL – government delays plan to regulate

07 Feb 24 @ 18:28

An increasing number of UK consumers are using buy now pay later (BNPL) services despite the government being unlikely to introduce planned regulation to the sector. Such legislation would give... read more

African Fintech to grow to $65 billion by 2030

07 Feb 24 @ 17:56

Africa is predicted to become the world’s fastest-growing continent when it comes to fintech revenue, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32%. This means that by 2030, the... read more

Tata to take over UK’s Faster Payments network?

06 Feb 24 @ 18:57

Indian conglomerate Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is a reported to be leading the pack shortlisted to replace Vocalink as the administrator of the UK’s Faster Payments network – a process... read more

North American payments trends: Digital payments on the rise

06 Feb 24 @ 17:00

Constant change in the North American payments landscape is a given, yet the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift to more modern channels. A recent survey from McKinsey shows that... read more

Pulse of Fintech: global fintech investment falls $125bn from high

06 Feb 24 @ 16:57

After reaching a record $238.9 billion across 7,321 deals in 2021, total global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC fell to $164.1 billion across 6,006 deals in 2022. While... read more

Growth is out there… so why are traditional players struggling?

05 Feb 24 @ 18:13

New research shows that growth opportunities across the payment sector are better than they’ve been in a long time – but traditional “big players”, from banks to processors and retailers,... read more

International payment concerns stop SMEs from expanding overseas

05 Feb 24 @ 18:02

New research shows that concerns around international payments are a leading barrier stopping UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from exporting overseas. The research, which surveyed 500 decision makers at... read more

ID verification and authentication unreliable due to AI Deepfakes

05 Feb 24 @ 17:49

Last week represented what could be a turning point in peoples trust in ID verification tools across the internet. A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying... read more

New research reveals impact of APP fraud

02 Feb 24 @ 17:55

APP fraud (Authorized Push Payment ) losses are on the rise and expected to climb to $6.8 billion — a combined compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% — by... read more

Mastercard launches GenAI fraud detection

02 Feb 24 @ 17:33

Mastercard has introduced a new AI tool to combat fraud. Decision Intelligence Pro is “an advanced iteration of its renowned Decision Intelligence (DI) real-time decisioning solution” a Gen AI consumer... read more

Visa: Payments trends to watch in 2024

02 Feb 24 @ 17:14

The payments industry is nothing, if not constantly changing. And 2024 promises to bring its fair share of change. At a high level, according to Visa research, we expect a... read more

UK businesses able to measure effectiveness of Open Banking

01 Feb 24 @ 18:21

Open Banking could save businesses time and money, while streamlining your operations – on average it can save 150 hours of operational time each year. That’s according to new Payit... read more

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Revolut eyes an IPO, but the valuation story is the real headline

21 Apr 26 @ 14:35

Revolut is beginning to sound more like a future public market heavyweight than a fast-growing European fintech. Chief executive Nik Storonsky has said the com... more

American Express launches agentic commerce developer kit

16 Apr 26 @ 11:46

American Express is positioning itself early for what could become one of the next major shifts in digital payments: AI agents that do more than recommend produ... more

Banks to reinforce cyber defences as AI changes the threat model

22 Apr 26 @ 19:36

Banks are hardening their cyber defences as artificial intelligence begins to alter the economics of digital attacks. For financial institutions, the challenge ... more