17 May 21 @ 16:04

Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business growing strongly.... read more

12 May 21 @ 12:07

Money laundering is about much more than white-collar crime. It is a process which fuels the activities of criminal gangs that are extremely harmful to European society as a whole.... read more

04 May 21 @ 09:35

A wide range of factors are converging to make Know Your Business (KYB) a major pain point for financial institutions (FIs) in the years ahead. Banks and other FIs must... read more

29 Apr 21 @ 16:22

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have announced that they will integrate their individual countries real-time payments rails to facilitate faster cross-border transfers. The... read more

28 Apr 21 @ 16:18

What will the post-pandemic world look like for retail banks? With low interest rates, closed branches, increased risk of SME bankruptcies, consumer delinquencies, and eroding market share, traditional banks are... read more

22 Apr 21 @ 16:08

According to research senior financial services executives overwhelmingly agree that implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the key competitive driver of success over the next few years. In fact, 83% agree... read more

20 Apr 21 @ 16:19

New payments data shines a light on the economic impact of the 12th April changes to social distancing in the UK, which included the re-opening of non-essential retail, outdoor hospitality... read more

20 Apr 21 @ 16:03

Organisations are forecast to spend nearly $6.6 billion on blockchain solutions this year, an increase of more than 50% compared to 2020, spending will continue to see strong growth throughout... read more

15 Apr 21 @ 16:27

As Covid-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased through e-commerce channels. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted... read more

12 Apr 21 @ 15:36

As we see the market place shifting to a more trusting view on blockchain technology, both Citi Bank and JP Morgan have both announced trial of the technology for cross... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 10:13

Having disappeared for several months after his IPO was forced into redundancy by China’s powerful central bank, Jack Ma has resurfaced. In his first calculated move since his fall from... read more

31 Mar 21 @ 16:11

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set out provisional accusations for five payments companies including Mastercard, in which it states the companies violated antitrust laws, by operating a cartel for... read more

26 Mar 21 @ 15:09

The increased availability of computer power coupled with readily available state-of-the-art open-source algorithms has made it possible to automate complex tasks. This trend, of applying advanced technologies, including AI and... read more

25 Mar 21 @ 18:46

K3 Business Technology Group has released new research into the UK’s shopping preference. It revealed that 51% of customers are clear that they want to avoid store assistants. Instead, shoppers... read more

25 Mar 21 @ 18:21

After agreeing to pay a 20% premium to take over smaller rival Bankia last year, CaixaBank is set to become Spain’s largest lender in a move that heralds long-awaited consolidation... read more

23 Mar 21 @ 18:09

For several decades, incumbent banks have held a comfortable leadership position in payments. But the rapid growth of digital payments has signalled opportunity for new market entrants to attack this... read more

22 Mar 21 @ 13:32

Visa is reported to be following Mastercard’s earlier decision and plans to increase interchange fees on purchases made by British customers from most of Europe. The company is preparing to... read more

11 Mar 21 @ 11:05

Russia’s largest food retailer, the X5 Group, has partnered with Visa and Sber to launch Face Pay biometrics at self-service checkout terminals in its stores, the facial recognition payment system may... read more

03 Mar 21 @ 17:00

A study from digital identity experts iProov shows that consumers in both the US and UK believe the threat of cybercrime is rising even as their ability to spot fraudulent... read more

20 Jan 21 @ 16:15

Capital One has picked up a $390 million penalty from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for engaging in both “wilful and negligent violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)... read more