05 Apr 23 @ 09:22

Nexi and Banco de Sabadell have reached an agreement to establish a long-term acquiring partnership in the Spanish market. According to the terms of the transaction, Nexi will acquire 80... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:21

Ingenico has signed a strategic partnership with Binance to offer an in-store cryptocurrency payments with the first pilot deployed in France. The partnership is a major step in the adoption... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:41

Following a stellar 2021, combined equity investment raised by British fintech firms plunged from £2.13bn during Q2 2022 to £491m in Q3, according to new research published by Deloitte. The... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:40

Think about banking, and you might think Tom Cruise or Michael Douglas in Wall Street – or, more recent movies like The Big Short. Either way, your mental image will... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:40

On January 11, 2023, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced to the House of Commons (UK parliament) that a net £10 billion was now acknowledged to have been lost to... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:40

Despite all the hype around a cashless society – and paranoia from conspiracy theorists about government control through Central Bank Digital Currencies – there’s growing evidence we may have hit... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:40

As the year turns and the dust settles on the crypto crash, it might be tempting to think crypto’s over. But think again: as of January 3, 2023, more than... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:21

We may be in the middle of a crypto winter, and digital assets might have lost two-thirds of their value. But that’s not stopping regulators preparing for a future crypto... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:13

New research shows 43 percent of financial services organisations expect the cost-of-living crisis to increase the risk of financial crime and fraud over the next 12 months, as scammers target... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:12

Danske Bank has been found guilty of defrauding US banks through money laundering and will pay a $2 billion penalty. The bank pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:09

Cash is still the most frequently used means of payment at POS, but its share is declining according to the latest study on the payment attitudes of consumers in the... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:07

The EU has set out the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for regulating crypto markets in its MiCA regulation. This is due to receive final approval in the coming... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 14:27

First sight of European payments landscape for 23 PCM’s exclusive annual review of payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 14:07

The ground is being set for a massive clash of super app platforms vying to dominate consumers’ online life. Super apps are the Swiss Army Knives of consumer tech platforms.... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 13:26

As this industry enters 2023, we are navigating uncharted waters: the “post-COVID” era is upon us as consumers emerge from almost three years of pandemic life. Pent-up demand for travel... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 13:24

A new study claims there will be one billion users of contacless mobile payments globally by 2024, up from 782 million in 2022 for growth of 60 percent. Increased investment... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 13:22

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published its latest annual Payments Survey which measures the sales volumes and values of different payment channels across the UK. In 2021, cash usage... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 13:00

Santander says it is set to launch a B2B (business-to-business) BNPL service aimed at the corporate sector. In what Santander is claiming as a first, its corporate division has struck... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 12:59

ING Bank has announced plans to pilot Project NEAR, the industry’s first UWB Peer-to-Peer payments application. The pilot program will leverage UWB-enabled Samsung Galaxy smartphones so that consumers can directly... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 04:23

From Open Banking and instant payments through the Next Big Thing in crypto, James Wood reads the cards to find out what’s coming next in the new year. Those who... read more