27 Nov 18 @ 11:35

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are already the buzz-words of the next decade in almost every walk of life, from medicine to product design and financial services. But when... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 06:41

There is no doubt that lack of trust in the payment system remains a fundamental obstacle to a cashless society. Research shows that consumers are now more concerned than ever... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 06:39

Argos has become the first retailer in the UK to offer a voice commerce and search shopping service via the Google Assistant platform. While the success of this service is... read more

21 Nov 18 @ 17:33

Mobile payments hit the mass market in 2014 with the introduction of Apple Pay and was hailed as the next revolution in payments. Partnerships with major payment providers such as... read more

20 Nov 18 @ 10:00

Over the years, there has been a growing realisation in banking towards innovation as the proven path to differentiation and competitiveness. While the transformation has been slow, over the last... read more

20 Nov 18 @ 09:57

Over the years, there has been a growing realisation in banking towards innovation as the proven path to differentiation and competitiveness. While the transformation has been slow, over the last... read more

15 Nov 18 @ 07:47

JPMorgan Chase says it has conducted successful tests of its blockchain-based payment system, Interbank Information Network (IIN). The project is now able to scale transactions effectively, with more than 100... read more

12 Nov 18 @ 12:42

In 2015, the US financial industry began a massive migration to the EMV standard in response to overwhelming levels of payment card fraud. The inherent security of EMV technology in... read more

06 Nov 18 @ 22:39

Despite the hype, new research has revealed that mobile payments are almost as unpopular as cheques. In fact, the payment card is still the number one payment method when it... read more

06 Nov 18 @ 22:21

HSBC has been forced to accept that hackers have made off with personal details of thousands of its online-banking customers. The bank suffered a serious data breach in it’s US... read more

05 Nov 18 @ 12:48

Having recently complied with new rules laid out by the Indian government surrounding personal and transaction data – a directive that sparked aggressive lobbying effort from US companies who said... read more

11 Oct 18 @ 08:54

There is no doubt that lack of trust in the payment system remains a fundamental obstacle to a cashless society. Research shows that consumers are now more concerned than ever... read more

04 Oct 18 @ 13:05

Argos has become the first retailer in the UK to offer a voice commerce and search shopping services via the Google Assistant platform. While the success is yet to be... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 13:54

A new study has found that blockchain deployments will enable banks to realise savings on cross-border settlement transactions of more than $27 billion by the end of 2030, reducing costs... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 13:52

As mobile shopping continues to grow, consumers are downloading retailer’s mobile apps at double the rate of previous years and conducting more in-app purchases, according to new findings from Synchrony.... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:46

The growth of Paytm has been exponential as it achieved an annual run rate of 5 billion digital transactions and $50 billion GTV (Gross Transaction Value) in July 2018. Paytm... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:37

In 2017, retail e-commerce sales worldwide reached $2.304 trillion, a 24.8 percent increase over the previous year. Mobile payments were a key factor, as m-commerce sales totalled $1.357 trillion, making... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:26

SoftBank, Synchronoss and TBCASoft have partnered on a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a new cross-carrier mobile payments service based on the Rich Communications Service (RCS) global messaging standard and... read more

25 Sep 18 @ 10:45

75 of the world’s biggest banks are turning to the Interbank Information Network (IIN) a blockchain payments platform to fight the threat of new payments rivals in what will be... read more

24 Sep 18 @ 12:48

Visa and Mastercard will have to continue rolling with the punches as it becomes clear that even the record $6.2 billion settlement made last week won’t be enough to end... read more