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12 Jan 18 @ 11:18
Ripple has announced a tie-up with money transfer company MoneyGram, a move which is significant because the arrangement involves the use of XRP, Ripple’s digital currency, which has recently soared in value but... read more
11 Jan 18 @ 21:55
Key Insights for 2018: Although 11 bitcoin forks were scheduled for December they are already losing steam and it is unlikely that any of them will claim greater than 5%... read more
10 Jan 18 @ 22:03
New research has revealed that major UK retailers are unaware, unprepared and paralysed ahead of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) set to go live on January 13th. The research, from Consult... read more
08 Jan 18 @ 16:55
The year 2016 marks the second time that multiple Federal Reserve Banks (FR Banks) have surveyed financial institutions (FIs) about their mobile banking and payment practices and plans. After surveying... read more
04 Jan 18 @ 16:41
London and the EU are bracing themselves for MiFID II, the new dawning of one of the biggest regulatory shake-ups of since the 1980s ‘Big Bang’ as a new framework... read more
20 Dec 17 @ 10:10
Retail companies could become the new face of everyday financial transactions once the Revised Payments Services Directive, known as PSD2, goes into effect in the European Union in January. PSD2... read more
19 Dec 17 @ 09:00
Nets, the Nordic digital payments specialist, and OpenWay Group, the leading digital payment software developer and vendor, have published a white paper for stakeholders seeking to monetize from PSD2 and open... read more
30 Nov 17 @ 12:42
First Annapolis, now part of Accenture has been closely monitoring European card products to track the evolution of product offerings and pricing. Twice a year, it reviews the card products... read more
20 Sep 17 @ 14:28
From virtual mobile wallets to peer-to-peer money transfer apps, there are an increasingly diverse number of ways to pay, beyond the old medium of cash. And the geographic scope of... read more
18 Sep 17 @ 16:37
Google has launched a mobile payments app dubbed Tez in India, saying it will work on both Android and Apple smartphones. Tez allows users to make money transfers to each... read more
14 Sep 17 @ 15:47
In a new report based on the usage of ATM’s in three countries, US, Australia and UK it finds that ATMs remain popular globally, with 82% of respondents reporting that... read more
15 Aug 17 @ 13:42
China’s central bank and regulator has mandated online and mobile payment groups to operate through a centralised clearing house, a move likely to undercut the dominance of Ant Financial and... read more
07 Aug 17 @ 10:42
Atlanta-based law firm Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC has filed two class action lawsuits against payment processing giants EVO Payments International and EVO Merchant Services (collectively, “EVO”) alleging they maintain... read more
31 Jul 17 @ 15:30
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more
28 Jul 17 @ 14:59
The size of Apple Pay’s share in the mobile payments market in China will depend on how well Apple Pay fits the needs of the local market and how substantial... read more
27 Jun 17 @ 12:31
The 27 June, 2017 marks 50 years since the inauguration of the world’s first cash dispenser in Enfield, London. Automated Teller Machines, more commonly known as ATMs, have since changed... read more
14 Jun 17 @ 15:57
WorldRemit has added Android Pay to its service, offering a new way for WorldRemit’s Android Pay users to send money internationally and reach millions using mobile money accounts. Launching the global... read more
07 Jun 17 @ 10:32
The first nationally sanctioned mobile wallet solution for the United Arab Emirates has been launched. Emcredit, a fully owned subsidiary of the Dubai Economy, will launch empay, a secure mobile wallet... read more
15 May 17 @ 11:51
There is a widely-held belief in the banking industry that PSD2 access to accounts (XS2A) has to be provided for free. This is not true. Sure, Europe’s banks must grant... read more
04 May 17 @ 16:02
With RBTE just around the corner, released data from Radial’s e-commerce fraud technology lab adds another alarming statistic for retailers to contend with when delivering a seamless customer experience. To date... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
23 Jun 26 @ 18:52
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more
