30 Jun 21 @ 16:28
Regulatory bodies across the globe that are mandated to protect the financial services industry and consumers have started to exert continued pressure on cryptocurrency. The pressure started in May in... read more
30 Jun 21 @ 12:02
Danske Bank has agreed to merge three digital wallets MobilePay, Vipps and Pivo with respective owners OP Financial Group in Finland and the consortium of banks behind Vipps in Norway.... read more
29 Jun 21 @ 16:13
Pan-European payment processor Nets is taking the lead in green banking technology, with the launch of a pioneering card service that helps consumers to track and reduce their carbon footprint.... read more
29 Jun 21 @ 15:06
Open Banking is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Whether regulator-driven or industry-led, it empowers consumers and businesses to take control of their financial data and their financial futures while stimulating... read more
28 Jun 21 @ 11:24
Research amongst 785 professionals at global financial institutions and banks reveals that most organisations are already deriving the benefits of Open Banking and BaaS. Open Finance is also considered the... read more
25 Jun 21 @ 10:00
In our last blog, we discussed the recent trend for paying with cryptocurrencies, currently growing at around 30% per month. These payment instruments offer lower costs and much faster settlement... read more
25 Jun 21 @ 09:08
Global e-commerce spending grew 28% annually to $4.2 trillion in 2020, paving the way for more fraudulent behaviour and more sophistication in attack types like Brand Abuse. Backing this insight... read more
25 Jun 21 @ 09:00
Now is a great time to make a change. There’s something about the summer air that puts a real pep in your step, so why not really lean into it?... read more
24 Jun 21 @ 09:10
Visa announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tink, a European Open Banking platform. Visa will pay total financial consideration of €1.8 billion, inclusive of cash and retention incentives.... read more
23 Jun 21 @ 16:10
The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), a non-profit backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the ASEAN Bankers Association, is launching... read more
23 Jun 21 @ 15:37
Even before the pandemic, the future of cash was being discussed as the use of digital payments accelerated. But the pandemic has raised the volume of that debate significantly. It... read more
23 Jun 21 @ 12:52
Last week we broke the news that El Salvador had decided to make Bitcoin official tender in the country – and this next bit will surprise you…a lot. The World... read more
22 Jun 21 @ 15:55
2020 was an incredibly challenging year across the globe, with a rapidly changing mix of customer demands, a volatile staffing and servicing model, and a need to drive transformation quicker... read more
22 Jun 21 @ 12:29
In a newly released FinTech 2.0 whitepaper, Money20/20 lays out its vision for the next era of FinTech, as we enter the recovery phases of COVID-19. The paper predicts seismic... read more
21 Jun 21 @ 13:30
Revolut has announced further, deeper losses which have virtually doubled to above £200 million last year. Annual filings showed a loss before tax of £207.9 million for the year to... read more
21 Jun 21 @ 13:04
The introduction of a digital euro would boost consumers’ privacy and protect the eurozone from the “threat” of competing cryptocurrencies that could undermine the bloc’s monetary sovereignty, according to the... read more
21 Jun 21 @ 09:35
Just seven month after Deutsche Bank announced it was looking for acquisitions and partnerships to move itself back into mainstream merchant acquiring, Germany’s largest bank, has announced a joint venture... read more
21 Jun 21 @ 09:07
Are you a professional looking for an exciting new opportunity? Well then you have absolutely come to the right place. Today, we had a look through our job board for... read more
17 Jun 21 @ 09:42
Credit cards are the most used payment method for e-commerce purchases in Latin America. But that doesn’t mean these are the preferred payment methods in the region – only that... read more
17 Jun 21 @ 09:39
Cyber criminals carrying out ransomware attacks are now a bigger risk to UK national security and businesses than online espionage by hostile states, Britain’s cyber defence chief has warned. Lindy... read more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more
15 Oct 26 @ 19:41
Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more
22 Oct 26 @ 18:16
The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more