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New research from Oz dampens good news for CBDCs

12 Dec 23 @ 17:35

The summer of 2023 saw a bumper crop of good news for CBDCs, including transactions using the digital Yuan hitting $250 billion, a new CBDC consortium announced by Mastercard and... read more

2024: Data, AI and data security will be top priorities

12 Dec 23 @ 15:43

The technology landscape has evolved significantly over the last year with the introduction of technologies such as ChatGPT and other generative AI tools taking the market by storm, while raising... read more

Consumers love phygital – and banks should respond…

12 Dec 23 @ 13:27

A new white paper from payment technology specialists Giesecke+Devrient reveals that the combination of physical and digital experiences is now the number one consumer preference for payments and banking across... read more

Amazon pulls the plug on Venmo partnership

11 Dec 23 @ 17:08

Amazon has informed PayPal that it will discontinue its use of Venmo as a payment service for purchases, only a year after adding the option. Amazon said it will no... read more

Canadian Government finalises lower interchange fees agreement

11 Dec 23 @ 16:34

Back in May of this year, the Canadian government announced details of an agreement with Visa and Mastercard that would see them lower interchange fees they charge retailers. Now it... read more

How Customer Value Management leverages digital payments to boost client relationships

11 Dec 23 @ 15:51

In a new white paper, Nexi explains why Customer Value Management (CVM) goes far beyond any technique banks have tried before when it comes to deploying new ways to enhance... read more

Samsung partners Mastercard for payments with Wallet Express

07 Dec 23 @ 11:16

In a bid to close the gap on its rivals after what has frankly been a far from stellar rollout of Samsung Pay, Samsung have announced their partnership on the... read more

3rd largest bank in France launches EUR CoinVertible stablecoin

07 Dec 23 @ 10:57

France’s 3rd biggest bank by assets and Western Europe’s 7th biggest has stolen a march on competitors by launching EUR CoinVertible its own stablecoin. Société Générale will become the first... read more

Unlocking cross-border potential: Asia’s expansion opportunities

06 Dec 23 @ 17:28

Amidst economic headwinds, Asia’s digital economies continue to post impressive gains, with cross-border initiatives and tools offering businesses new avenues to unlock unprecedented growth, according to the latest report by... read more

SMEs use over three sales channels: acquirers need new approaches

06 Dec 23 @ 15:53

On average, US SMEs now use more than three sales channels – and they’re switching to integrated software vendors (ISVs) that understand the specific requirements of their vertical to meet... read more

APP fraud losses expected to hit $6.8 billion by 2027

06 Dec 23 @ 11:18

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

Consumers are ready for next wave of Identity technology

05 Dec 23 @ 18:10

Consumers are ready for the next wave of payment technology, including deployment of AI-driven biometrics to verify identity in digital-first account opening processes. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents in a... read more

Denmark: Online banking fraud is exploding

05 Dec 23 @ 17:37

While there were a total of 3,897 cases of online banking fraud in Denmark in the whole of 2022, that figure has grown to 5,212 cases in H1 2023 alone,... read more

Adyen becomes Klarna’s global acquiring bank in new deal

05 Dec 23 @ 17:09

Adyen has announced it is strengthening its global partnership with Klarna. The new partnership, will see Klarna benefit from Adyen’s acquiring capabilities to simplify card payments for its 150 million... read more

Dark side of the boom – consumer e-commerce fraud rising

04 Dec 23 @ 17:17

Over a third of all internet shoppers (40%) committed e-commerce fraud within the last 12 months. This is one of the shocking central findings of new research commissioned by fraud... read more

Report: Payments preferences of Latin American consumers

04 Dec 23 @ 13:16

The digitalization of the economy has gained more and more momentum around the world and the Latin American and Caribbean region has not been left behind. In an ever-changing world,... read more

One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) payments go live

04 Dec 23 @ 13:02

The European Payment Council’s (EPC) One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer scheme (OCT Inst) has gone live. The launch of the new payment scheme of the European Payments Council (EPC) designed for... read more

3 in 5 Americans expect all payments to become digital payments

01 Dec 23 @ 12:01

Three in five Americans (58%) expect all payments to be digital payments in the near future, rising to two thirds among millennials (67%), according to a new survey “Cashing in... 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