18 Jun 24 @ 09:05

Apple has been forced into an embarrassing about turn with its BNPL product, Apple Pay Later product, that only launched in the US last year. The cessation of the service... read more

18 Jun 24 @ 08:38

Mastercard and Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, are advancing their partnership to deliver payments and core banking (critical back-end technology for product and account management and the customer... read more

17 Jun 24 @ 16:18

In 2022 the use of cash declined by its largest margin in the history of cash. It was perhaps the largest decline on record at least since 650 BC. But... read more

14 Jun 24 @ 11:41

Billions worth of currency travels around the world every second. And many of those billions come from individuals — not just from the trading of stocks from brokers in capital... read more

14 Jun 24 @ 11:08

As part of the design phase for a digital pound, the Bank of England (the Bank) is conducting experiments and proofs of concept (PoC) in collaboration with private-sector innovators and... read more

14 Jun 24 @ 09:26

Following hot on the footsteps of Credit Agricole and Worldline, BNP Paribas and BPCE have negotiated a major new step for the French payments market by jointly acquiring new technology... read more

13 Jun 24 @ 12:44

According to new LexisNexis Risk Solutions data, there are almost 3 million synthetic identities, known as Frankenstein identities, in circulation in the UK, preparing to strike. Synthetic identities exploit stolen... read more

13 Jun 24 @ 09:53

A new white paper from local payment specialists, Boku adds to an emerging consensus that, across the world, consumers are beginning to turn their backs on card-based payments and card-linked... read more

13 Jun 24 @ 09:30

Eastnets is launching an Instant Payments Access as a Service for SEPA Credit Transfers Instant (SCT Inst) as part of its long-standing, global SWIFT service bureau offering. The service, hosted in... read more

12 Jun 24 @ 09:34

Reports coming out of Germany suggest that the German banks have lost patience with Giropay and its holding company Paydirekt GmbH. If the shareholders of Giropay are currently voting on... read more

11 Jun 24 @ 17:05

Mastercard says it has a vision for 100% e-commerce tokenization in Europe by the end of the decade. This supports a global commitment to phase out manual card entry and... read more

11 Jun 24 @ 13:33

Yesterday, industry body The Payments Association called on the incoming head of the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) to delay activating new APP fraud regulations around reimbursements. The association highlighted the... read more

10 Jun 24 @ 15:51

A new industry coalition will be formed to fight economic crime through enhanced verification, the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has announced. The coalition aims to bring together... read more

10 Jun 24 @ 10:26

In the second article for our series about the phygital economy powered by leading PayTech specialists G+D, we argue growth alone is not enough – outpacing fraud and fraudsters’ ingenuity is... read more

06 Jun 24 @ 11:18

In a world where every tap, swipe, and click seems to enable the seamless transfer of funds, a new player has emerged on the payment scene. Poised to shake things... read more

06 Jun 24 @ 09:52

New regulations from the European Council this year have been introduced to support instant payments for consumers and businesses alike across the European Union (EU) and European Economy Area (EEA).... read more

06 Jun 24 @ 09:30

payabl. announced the integration of four major local payment methods in Latin America – PIX, Boleto, OXXO and SPEI – to its portfolio of local payment methods, significantly enhancing coverage across... read more

05 Jun 24 @ 08:29

At Money 2020 Europe, Visa announced a significant milestone achieved by its tokenisation technology. The company revealed that Visa tokens have generated more than $40 billion1 in incremental e-commerce revenue... read more

05 Jun 24 @ 07:33

OpenPayd announced over 100% growth for a second consecutive year as it reached profitability and generated over €40 million ARR. OpenPayd’s embedded finance research reinforces that three quarters of all... read more

04 Jun 24 @ 09:46

Boku has announced that it now supports BLIK, the instant payment system in Poland, as a payment method for Google Play Store. With this launch, BLIK’s 16.3 million active users... read more