28 Apr 17 @ 13:16

The FCA says that UK financial institutions have recorded nearly 3m complaints over their products or services in the last six months of 2016. The figures, published on Wednesday, provide a snapshot... read more

11 Apr 17 @ 15:10

Mastercard says the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority’s decision has cleared the way for the completion of the company’s planned acquisition of VocaLink. The CMA gave final approval for the proposed set... read more

03 Apr 17 @ 11:39

A new study commissioned by SafeCharge has revealed that payment outages and downtime are causing frequent disruption to merchants bottom line and growth abilities. The research ‘Payments, Interrupted’, conducted by... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 18:34

Apple Pay has won a major regulatory battle with Australian banks that will see it retain control of its contactless mobile payment technology. Four banks had wanted to negotiate with Apple... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 13:27

The Russian e-commerce was worth €14.85 billion in 2016, an increase of 20% when compared to 2015, and is expected to rise rapidly to reach €16.14 billion at the end... read more

28 Mar 17 @ 10:37

First Annapolis has been closely monitoring European payment card products since October 2015 to identify issuers’ reactions to interchange regulation implemented in December 2015, and to track the evolution of... read more

14 Mar 17 @ 11:31

The ability to offer instant payments has become a necessity for banks around the world as they keep up with customer expectations and set themselves up strategically for the future.... read more

02 Mar 17 @ 16:55

The GSMA unveiled its sixth ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’, offering a current snapshot of the mobile money landscape and highlighting the impact of mobile money on... read more

17 Feb 17 @ 12:01

Let’s be honest, reconciliation is a pain. It’s a battle, a struggle and an all-around nuisance for corporates, albeit a necessary one. Getting paid is crucial, irrespective of business size.... read more

13 Feb 17 @ 17:20

Three of Australia’s major banks (National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac), along with Bendigo bank have released a joint statement in response to the Apple Pay submission to the... read more

09 Feb 17 @ 09:53

Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent of consumer payments worldwide. So, is a cashless society a... read more

06 Feb 17 @ 10:41

The merchant acquiring market in Europe is operating on solid grounds of continuous transaction growth, however the cost pressures in the industry increases are very high primarily due to new... read more

27 Jan 17 @ 11:13

In recent years, the payments industry has started to view the growing Card Not Present fraud problem through an entirely different lens. Today, the overwhelming consensus is that the Card... read more

18 Jan 17 @ 09:56

Earlier this month, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that Mastercard acquisition of VocaLink would face an in-depth investigation, unless the companies could address the CMA’s competition concerns over the... read more

17 Jan 17 @ 09:34

The FinTech sector is being shaped by shifting market conditions, new regulations, and changes in consumer demands and behaviors. For the past decade, FinTech companies have moved quickly, forcing incumbents to... read more

16 Jan 17 @ 17:14

“Silicon Valley is coming”.  That’s what JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon wrote to shareholders in 2015.  Dimon had been to the Valley and seen money pouring in to innovative start-ups,... read more

09 Jan 17 @ 12:58

A federal appeals court has rejected the US government’s AmEx antitrust case request that it reconsider its decision allowing American Express to stop merchants from encouraging customers to use rival cards... read more

04 Jan 17 @ 16:22

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Mastercard’s acquisition of VocaLink gives rise to competition concerns. Mastercard already owns and operates credit and debit card schemes Mastercard, Maestro and... read more

08 Dec 16 @ 14:28

The cross border B2B payments landscape is ever-changing, there are as many challenges as there are opportunities. High transaction costs, FX fees, and slow payment processing create issues for businesses on... read more

22 Nov 16 @ 12:51

A new study by Lipis Advisors, experts in real-time payments, has found that the cost of migrating to Instant Payments infrastructure for small and medium sized banks is far lower... read more