13 Oct 19 @ 13:38

Nets and Swish have announce their collaboration on an in-store payments pilot programme. Until now, Swish has mostly been used for account-to-account transactions and, more recently, e-commerce payments. Now the... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 08:00

Launched just over a year ago in Europe, GDPR is being hailed as a success, with similar legislation either enacted or on its way in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Singapore.... read more

12 Oct 19 @ 08:34

The EU’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations were meant to come in to full effect on 14 September. Required to enhance e-commerce security in the face of rising fraud, some... read more

11 Oct 19 @ 09:32

Ahead of Money 2020 USA, James Wood asks to what extent are new payment technologies like voice and face mere hype – or a vision of the future? And what’s... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Analysts predict the world’s economy will pivot to Asia in the next few years, with industry commentators noting astronomical growth in Chinese digital P2P and P2B systems such as WeChat... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Senior executives, commentators and analysts all agree – a workable digital identity is key to next-generation payments. Without functioning digital ID, the payments revolution will stall. But as state-sponsored national... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:17

The rise of digital payments is one reason why some analysts predict heavy weather for the major card networks. Others include tighter regulation, possible disintermediation through open banking innovations, creaking... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:34

Facebook’s launch of a stablecoin named Libra, made with an array of blue-chip partners, has met with a tepid response from industry commentators. However, the announcement confirms blockchain’s real and... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:33

A new study from Thales reveals European companies lag behind their global counterparts when it comes to transforming their businesses for the digital era. More damaging is the study’s revelation... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:31

As powerful cross industry groups piled on the pressure, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its response to the European Banking Authority’s Opinion on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:30

Cifas, the UK’s fraud prevention service, has released an alarming picture of fraud in the UK with the release of Fraudscape, the annual publication of its data that identifies and... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:30

The Bank of England has gone on record saying it will allow FinTech companies to store funds overnight in interest-bearing accounts at the central bank, allowing them to bank at... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:29

Researchers at the premier dark web data intelligence company, Terbium Labs, have released the findings of new research that examines the deeply intertwined nature of payment card fraud and transnational crime. Results... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:27

The future of mobile payments, both in the US and around the world, will likely be determined by the success of OEM Pay wallets. Data from Juniper Research indicates there... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:26

The Asia Pacific mobile wallet market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $35 billion to more than $140 billion by 2024. The increasing penetration... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:25

Alipay will collaborate with six mobile wallets across Europe to enable QR code-based digital payment interoperability for travellers both in Europe and from China. Alipay is working with European brands... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:23

According to a new report by Yandex.Money, Russian customers are noticeably using contactless payment methods to pay for purchases: the number of payments made with smartphones has increased nearly threefold... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:22

Contactless cards will account for 57 percent of payment cards worldwide by 2023 as issuers increasingly offer them as standard, and acceptance grows to reflect customer demand. At the end... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 09:35

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is launching a merchant acquiring service, NatWest Tyl, for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), heading back into the payments business, putting it in direct competition... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 09:34

In a recent interview, David Solomon, CEO of  Goldman Sachs said the bank could “absolutely” follow JPMorgan Chase in launching its own cryptocurrency. Solomon then went further by saying that... read more