03 Dec 18 @ 10:45

Quantum computing technology is set to revolutionise computing, providing exponential gains in processing power. But what does this mean for the payments industry and surrounding, supporting industries? How does it... read more

03 Dec 18 @ 09:33

Mastercard and Microsoft have announced a strategic collaboration to improve how people manage and use their digital identity. Currently, verifying your identity online is still dependent on physical or digital... read more

30 Nov 18 @ 17:10

The annual Cyber e-commerce saleathon saw nearly $8 billion in online sales, with a third of them made by mobile payments, according to new (and very well presented) data from... read more

30 Nov 18 @ 16:48

The European Central Bank says it will launch the first pan-eurozone instant payments service, with the primary aim of recouping some lost ground to US and Asian tech giants. The... read more

30 Nov 18 @ 16:24

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) market is projected to be worth over $25 billion by 2024. The need to provide an enhanced customer experience... read more

28 Nov 18 @ 16:50

It was only a few months ago that we published a report on the growth of P2P payments and what a success they were. Now teething pains have hit Venmo... read more

28 Nov 18 @ 15:09

China and Russia are reported to have agreed on a new bi-lateral payment system to boost the use of their national currencies in bilateral and international trade, underscoring their intent... read more

28 Nov 18 @ 09:57

Resurs Bank has signed a deal with electronic ID supplier Signicat to provide instant mobile signing of credit agreements. Resurs Bank is the leader in retail finance in the Nordic... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 16:48

Deep learning is a concept that most people know is valuable but do not understand. Global industries, however, are seeing it’s worth and investing heavily in the technology; the global... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 16:34

The UK online alternative finance industry market volume grew by 35% year-on-year to reach £6.19 billion in 2017. P2P Business Lending retained the top spot as the largest market segment... read more

26 Nov 18 @ 18:31

In 2014, Apple launched their first mobile wallet app, followed by Samsung and Android a year later. By 2022, it’s estimated that the transaction value of mobile payment apps will... read more

26 Nov 18 @ 18:19

Unfortunately, with technology on the rise, there’s more room for cyber crime in 2018. According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018, 43% of businesses were a victim of a cyber security... read more

26 Nov 18 @ 18:01

2018 has seen the once futuristic biometric smartcard go from talk to trial. From the US to France, Lebanon to Japan, momentum is gathering as the benefits of fingerprint sensors... read more

23 Nov 18 @ 16:48

Pitney Bowes has published key findings from the 2018 Global Ecommerce Study. As online retailers and marketplaces prepare for record volumes of e-commerce orders this holiday season, the study found... read more

23 Nov 18 @ 16:29

There are an estimated 690 million people who use mobile money services across the world, over 100 million of whom live in Africa. Now, Orange and MTN Group have launched... read more

23 Nov 18 @ 16:16

Amazon is reported to be  planing to gear up its challenge to Apple Pay in the mobile-payments race with its own mobile wallet Amazon Pay. The e-commerce giant is working to... read more

22 Nov 18 @ 15:14

Regulators are increasingly using technology to improve regulatory oversight and modernise regulation. They are also using their influence to collaborate, convene and commission, so what is on the horizon for... read more

22 Nov 18 @ 12:47

Retail banking is changing at a blistering pace and artificial Intelligence is helping to reshape financial services. Online only challenger banks like Monzo have shot from 50,000 to 750,000 customers... read more

21 Nov 18 @ 14:31

As Bitcoin plummeted following a $15 billion crash, pressure is building on regulators to increase their oversight of cryptocurrencies, especially after irregularities at one of the world’s largest virtual trading... read more

21 Nov 18 @ 09:33

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has reported a 25% increase in the number of Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)-enabled processors being shipped quarterly, year-on-year. At this rate,... read more