31 Oct 23 @ 18:19
Its Quarterly earnings, that time of year again as the quarter finishes and all the major players review and publish the latest data from their platforms – last quarter it... read more
12 Oct 23 @ 16:36
Mastercard says it has successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new solution that enables a CBDC to be tokenised (or “wrapped”) onto different blockchains, providing consumers with a new option to... read more
12 Oct 23 @ 08:28
NAKA has developed a new technology that bridges the gap between the traditional payment industry and the blockchain world. It encompasses a payment scheme running fully on smart contracts and... read more
28 Sep 23 @ 12:06
Banks must harness disruptive technologies and create their own or actively participate in digital ecosystems to remain at the heart of the banking universe, according to a global Economist Impact... read more
22 Sep 23 @ 09:01
If you think the Great Resignation—the period during the pandemic which saw hundreds of thousands of people voluntarily leave their jobs—is over, think again. Recent data shows that over half... read more
20 Sep 23 @ 08:26
Intesa Sanpaolo are launching a SoftPOS solution that allows merchants to use their smartphones and tablets to accept payments made by their customers using contactless cards from the main schemes... read more
13 Sep 23 @ 16:34
Swift has entered a new phase of its breakthrough work on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) interoperability, announcing that three central banks are beta testing its solution for interlinking CBDCs.... read more
11 Aug 23 @ 09:20
While the threat of a recession had receded somewhat, economic predictions for the UK remain cautious, with predictions for negative growth proving correct. KPMG’s Global Economic Outlook credits this to... read more
23 Jun 23 @ 09:40
It’s being predicted that the advent of generative AI and its impact on productivity and jobs has the potential to be this generation’s Industrial Revolution. Just last month, the government’s... read more
21 Jun 23 @ 08:00
Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, has announced the launch of Oxygen, a world-first decarbonisation of digital assets solution for financial institutions prioritising ESG. The launch comes one year after... read more
19 Jun 23 @ 10:47
Coordinated by the Swiss Bankers Association, a group of have launched a project aimed at introducing a digital Swiss franc based on tokenized deposits. In the current project phase, the... read more
14 Jun 23 @ 17:16
Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive research into payments markets in 10 Eurasian countries reveals seismic change in the Eurasian payments market caused by the war in Ukraine. As our research... read more
13 Jun 23 @ 17:41
There is a lot of talk these days about the impact on fintech M&A in an era of rising interest rates and volatility. The soaring prices of energy, food, labour,... read more
12 Jun 23 @ 10:08
Adyen has published economic research that finds that retailers could potentially add £169 billion in revenue to the sector in the UK if they switched to a unified commerce approach... read more
09 Jun 23 @ 09:06
With the magstripe set to disappear from millions of new payment cards by the end of the decade, the Smart Payments Association (SPA) has looked at the potential impacts and... read more
09 Jun 23 @ 08:41
Software AG has signed a commercial partnership with Konsentus to help banks securely participate in the Open Banking ecosystem. Open Banking and Open Finance are opportunities to level the playing... read more
07 Jun 23 @ 08:17
RS2 and Rubean AG have announced a strategic partnership to introduce Rubean’s SoftPOS solution on the RS2 global payment platform. With Rubean’s market leading PhonePOS solution, the business owner’s Android... read more
07 Jun 23 @ 08:09
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has collaborated with Token.io to power Pay By Bank transfer capabilities for Flutterwave’s platform. A2A payments (often called ‘Pay By Bank’) are a fast... read more
07 Jun 23 @ 07:54
Discover has released its annual Fintech State of the Union, providing global perspectives from consumers, fintech vendors, and venture capitalists. The research study commissioned by 451 Research of S&P Global Market... read more
06 Jun 23 @ 07:41
The 2023 version of The Global Payments Report by Worldpay, has revealed that Account to Account payments are now worth $525 billion globally – and are projected to grow at... read more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:53
Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:52
Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more