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US Fed sets up debit card fees battle between banks and retailers

30 Oct 23 @ 18:01

The U.S. Federal Reserve is proposing to cut debit card fees that banks charge merchants for processing debit-card transactions by up to 30%, setting up a face off between the... read more

Over half a billion pounds lost to APP fraud in 2023

25 Oct 23 @ 12:28

APP fraud (Authorised Push Payment) losses continued to be driven by the abuse of online platforms and telecommunications. Criminals commit investment scams advertised on search engines and social media, romance scams... read more

EU Digital Identity Wallets: the importance of building trust

25 Oct 23 @ 11:48

On the 18th October, The Global Trust Foundation hosted the second edition of the EU Digital Identity Wallets Forum, bringing together more than 100 Digital Identity experts from all over... read more

Payment trends in the UK casino industry

25 Oct 23 @ 11:34

Over the past decade, the casino industry’s profound transformation has seen online casinos emerge as the go-to choice for many players. Alongside this digital shift, payment methods have evolved to... read more

After the fintech bloodbath – what comes next?

24 Oct 23 @ 11:00

The last eighteen months have seen fintechs and blockchain companies take a hammering. As the dust settles, Managing Editor James Wood asks what comes next. First, the stark facts. Last... read more

Demand for embedded finance soars among SMBs

24 Oct 23 @ 10:00

A new global survey reveals surging demand for cloud-based embedded finance services with more than 80% of SMBs looking to switch away from traditional banks for their payment needs. The... read more

CFPB proposes rule to jumpstart shift to Open Banking

24 Oct 23 @ 09:00

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule that would accelerate a shift toward Open Banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives and would... read more

Integrated payments are big business – and acquirers need to respond

23 Oct 23 @ 09:51

The new white paper from leading global payments platform RS2 says acquirers, independent sales organizations and payment facilitators need to rethink their growth strategies in response to the recent enormous... read more

Consumers shake up how they access and use BNPL and credit

23 Oct 23 @ 09:30

Consumers are looking to new tools and brands to access BNPL, credit and other financial services, according to a new survey. The 2023 State of Credit report which surveyed 3,000... read more

3 jobs in UK fintech this week

20 Oct 23 @ 09:23

Fintech jobseekers didn’t have an easy H1. With a well-documented 57% decline in fintech investment in London, compared to the same period in 2022, career and company changing has not... read more

Global merchants increase spend to tackle e-commerce fraud crisis

18 Oct 23 @ 17:45

Businesses worldwide plan to significantly increase the money they spend on fighting e-commerce fraud, according to new research from Ravelin. Globally 75% of merchants polled say they will increase their... read more

Next phase of digital euro project gets green light

18 Oct 23 @ 17:24

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided today to move to the next phase of the digital euro project: the preparation phase. This decision follows the completion of... read more

UAE relaunch RTP initiative and launch new domestic card scheme

18 Oct 23 @ 16:32

Al Etihad Payments (AEP) a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced it will launch a 24/7 instant payments system and domestic card scheme. The central... read more

The burgeoning growth of chargebacks

16 Oct 23 @ 17:17

Around the world we’ve experienced rapidly changing dynamics over the last few years. There’s been large-scale transformation to the workforce and global supply chains, along with the emergence of new... read more

Latin America – an emerging e-commerce powerhouse

16 Oct 23 @ 16:51

A new report,  LatAm E-Commerce Report 2023, explores e-commerce in Latin America where it observes a remarkable 2.8X increase in sales value. Additionally, the overall number of transactions in the... read more

MoneyGram plans to launch non-custodial digital wallet

16 Oct 23 @ 16:48

MoneyGram has announced plans to launch its own non-custodial digital wallet which will officially debut in Q1 2024. The wallet will enable consumers around the world to leverage stablecoin technology... read more

In focus: European merchant acquiring market 2022

13 Oct 23 @ 09:54

Jeffries recently made a deep-dive analysis of the Nilson Report’s annual Top Merchant Acquiring ranking to compare top players, annual changes and track evolution of payments companies vs. banks. Post... read more

Cyberattacks on European financial services more than doubled in 2023

13 Oct 23 @ 09:37

A new State of the Internet report that explores existing and emerging cyberattacks against the financial services industry, finds that financial services is the third-most attacked vector in the Europe,... read more

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Visa launches Intelligence Commerce Connect tool

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven s... more

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