23 Apr 21 @ 15:36

In the same week that the UK’s highly influential Bank of England announced it was getting ready to trial CBDC, Norwegian central Bank, Norges bank has also announced its intention... read more

23 Apr 21 @ 11:07

A new study finds that digital domestic money transfer transaction values will rise from $2 trillion in 2020 to $3.4 trillion in 2025; driven by growth of mobile money transfers. Mobile... read more

23 Apr 21 @ 09:00

With the global digital payments market set to be worth some $8,059.3 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 20%, payments are undergoing a rapid period of growth and transformation. New... read more

22 Apr 21 @ 14:09

Facebook Pay recently announced it will expand the service by launching P2P payments via QR codes, allowing users to scan a friend or family member’s QR code, and instantly transfer money.... read more

22 Apr 21 @ 13:45

For the first time, e-commerce in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (known as the DACH region) reached a consolidated volume of more than €100 billion. The German-speaking e-commerce markets are now... read more

21 Apr 21 @ 15:50

Ivanti has announced the results of a consumer sentiment study, which revealed that QR code usage continues to rise in popularity, with 57% of respondents claiming to have noticed an increase... read more

21 Apr 21 @ 14:11

Plans for the much vaunted digital euro have started to take shape this week after the findings from the ECB’s public consultation and signals from Frankfurt that offer some relief... read more

21 Apr 21 @ 09:44

According to the European Central Bank, demand for business loans in the eurozone fell and banks tightened credit standards in Q1 of 2021, a toxic combination that challenges the bloc’s... read more

20 Apr 21 @ 09:22

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced the joint creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Taskforce to coordinate the exploration of a potential UK CBDC.A CBDC... read more

19 Apr 21 @ 17:10

The latest Internet Security Report reveals that fileless malware and cryptominer attack rates grew by nearly 900% and 25% respectively, while unique ransomware payloads plummeted by 48% in 2020 compared... read more

19 Apr 21 @ 14:08

Europe’s banks are undergoing one of the greatest periods of transformation in their 800-year history. Banking models that prioritised delivery through branch networks are disappearing, replaced by digital as mobile... read more

19 Apr 21 @ 12:02

An independent report by Rödl & Partner has been released. The aim of the report was to investigate any shortcoming by accounting firm EY into the now infamous Wirecard scandal.... read more

19 Apr 21 @ 09:00

Finally, the light at the end of the tunnel is here! Baby steps of course, but there are some real positive changes happening across the UK this week, as restrictions... read more

18 Apr 21 @ 12:55

More than 70.3 billion real-time payments transactions were processed globally in 2020, a surge of 41% compared to the previous year, as the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerated trends away from... read more

15 Apr 21 @ 15:49

Worldwide, FinTech is hailed as the future of finance. From the evolution of Open Banking platforms to the use of artificial intelligence, FinTech revolutionises the global economy by changing the... read more

15 Apr 21 @ 15:37

Liftoff has released its annual Mobile Finance Apps Report in partnership with App Annie. The global COVID-19 pandemic drove a year of intense economic uncertainty, and users turned increasingly to... read more

14 Apr 21 @ 15:52

A new study has found that the number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020.... read more

13 Apr 21 @ 16:53

The modern bank heist has escalated to a hostage situation over the past year. The new goal of attackers is now to hijack a financial institution’s digital infrastructure and to... read more

13 Apr 21 @ 16:30

Virtual, underground marketplaces operating on the Dark Web generate billions of dollars worth of illegal business – from selling drugs to stolen credit card data, to intellectual property and more.... read more

13 Apr 21 @ 16:22

Joining a group of other big brands that have had to shelve their mobile wallet, Barclays have announced that after 10 years they will sunset the iconic Pingit, one of... read more