13 Dec 17 @ 15:18

Fundamental shifts in consumer behavior, the emergence of new technologies and an evolving regulatory landscape means the payment trends in the payments ecosystem are poised for unprecedented transformation in 2018.... read more

12 Dec 17 @ 18:23

A number of major banks and networks have invested millions of dollars into a cyber security startup that aims to paralyze phishing attacks, in which hackers try to trick people into either revealing their... read more

12 Dec 17 @ 18:12

Atos has made an unsolicited bid to buy Gemalto of the Netherlands, the French company was forced to go public on Tuesday, with no official answer from Gemalto. Atos can... read more

11 Dec 17 @ 16:24

Banks have been under pressure for some time. This pressure has come from regulators, from customers and from new competition and there is no one front on which banks can... read more

11 Dec 17 @ 15:51

Visa has announced a suite of sensory branding that will support the Visa brand in an expanded universe of connected, payment-enabled devices. These new sound, animation and haptic (vibration) cues will help signify completed transactions... read more

08 Dec 17 @ 15:27

Under assault from regulators since 2008 and distrusted by sceptical consumers, the Financial Services (FS) industry is still trying to fix past misdeeds.  But in the interim, technological advances have... read more

07 Dec 17 @ 08:58

KONA I, a global FinTech leader and a state-of-the-art smartcards and payment solutions provider and Linxens, a global leader in the design and manufacture of microconnectors for smartcards and RFID... read more

06 Dec 17 @ 09:55

The purpose of PSD2 is enabling third parties creating new Financial Services through open APIs to customers’ bank accounts. Such systems already exist but currently rely of questionable methods typically requiring consumers... read more

06 Dec 17 @ 09:39

The banking industry is changing. We’re now in an age where banks are competing on customer experience – and when it comes to making that experience better, using data to... read more

05 Dec 17 @ 09:35

Target has rolled out a proprietary mobile wallet. While the retailer still will not accept Apple Pay or other third-party mobile payment options in its stores, the retailer is going... read more

05 Dec 17 @ 08:55

The UK Treasury has said that Anti-money laundering regulations should be updated to include Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The Metropolitan Police says criminals are using crypto-currency cash machines to... read more

01 Dec 17 @ 15:48

2017 was another year of major data security, data loss and hacks. These data breaches have increased pressure on business and individuals alike, to clearly focus on the importance of... read more

30 Nov 17 @ 12:54

Ovum’s latest ICT Enterprise Insights program found that across 14 industries, the telecoms and banking sectors are most mature in the drive for digital transformation. These ranged from tackling cybersecurity,... 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

29 Nov 17 @ 20:05

Change in payments is in overdrive, and will only get faster. Traditional payments players are being squeezed from all sides – so what is driving the future of payments. This... read more

29 Nov 17 @ 19:59

PIN-on-Mobile is coming: Imagine taking a regular smartphone and turning it into a payment acceptance device with a simple app download. That’s the utopian dream many companies are chasing today... read more

28 Nov 17 @ 10:23

2018 is set to be a pivotal year for the financial services industry with both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) due to... read more

28 Nov 17 @ 09:58

The 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer make for sobering reading. The general population’s trust in all four key institutions — business, government, NGOs, and media — has declined broadly. Counter-intuitively trust in... read more

27 Nov 17 @ 16:41

Cybercrime follows the money. In today’s increasingly interconnected world they conduct digital hold-ups and cause major disruption by targeting critical infrastructure. So, how do those in the financial services industry... read more

27 Nov 17 @ 16:16

The European Central Bank (ECB) has conducted a comprehensive study to analyse the use of cash, cards and other payment instruments used at points of sale (POS) by euro area... read more