19 Sep 22 @ 10:55

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the list of collaborators  they will contract with to develop potential user interfaces for the digital euro. The aim of this prototyping exercise... read more

26 Jul 22 @ 09:31

Those aged over 65 are set to form an increasingly important part of Europe’s population in the decades to come. However, older users have to date been largely excluded from... read more

11 Jul 22 @ 10:25

The number of Europeans aged over 65 is set to triple in the coming decades – yet older users are being left behind by digital financial services. A new white... read more

05 Jul 22 @ 09:30

A new report into UK consumer attitudes to payments by European payment services experts Transact Payments has revealed some results which, according to CEO Kriya Patel, “will surprise even seasoned... read more

21 Jun 22 @ 13:31

Across Europe, banks are taking social responsibility more seriously. A recent report by the European Banking Authority found[1] there are more than 120 partnerships between banks and government agencies across... read more

20 Jun 22 @ 11:28

A new white paper from Netcetera explains why a rise in the number of older Europeans is good news for banks’ digital strategy – provided they get their digital offering for... read more

06 Jun 22 @ 09:36

A new white paper from European payments solutions leader NETS suggests that family wallets will be pivotal to tomorrow’s financial services landscape. With recent work from the European Banking Authority... read more

17 May 22 @ 11:30

It was widely reported that the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), designed to reign in Big Tech in Europe, has been delayed and will now come into force in early... read more

03 May 22 @ 08:52

The European Commission has accused Apple of abusing its market position for contactless payments via its digital wallet app Apple Pay. The EU regulator charged Apple with breaking competition law... read more

27 Apr 22 @ 16:41

“170 years ago Americans pushed westward across the frontier to seek their fortune in the gold rush. Greed and lawlessness turned this promised land into the Wild West, where the... read more

25 Apr 22 @ 17:02

EU lawmakers have set out a major set of new legislations designed to heavily curb the powers of US Big Tech companies, forcing them to police content online more aggressively... read more

25 Apr 22 @ 13:08

It’s been a year since every merchant across France, Germany, Italy and Spain — the EEA’s largest digital commerce markets — started complying with PSD2, but has enforcement reduced fraud... read more

20 Apr 22 @ 12:06

Russia has said it will take legal steps to recover $300 billion of its foreign currency reserves frozen by international sanctions in a bid to overturn one of the hardest... read more

13 Apr 22 @ 16:41

Whether it’s global warming, resource depletion or the rapid exclusion of populations and communities from resources, our planet is in crisis. In a new white paper, we outline the pressures... read more

01 Apr 22 @ 11:33

Whether it’s global warming, resource depletion or the rapid exclusion of populations and communities from resources, our planet is in crisis. In a new white paper, we outline the pressures... read more

15 Mar 22 @ 13:19

Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, was recently involved in a panel to discus central bank digital currencies at the US Monetary Policy Forum in New... read more

14 Mar 22 @ 13:22

Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the resulting economic sanctions have already impacted European banking in several ways, many of which are indirect. One potential impact is in the form of... read more

03 Mar 22 @ 12:42

According to European regulators, rapid action is needed to update how cross-border digital finance services are scrutinised within the region and consumers are protected as the sector becomes digitalised with... read more

01 Mar 22 @ 09:09

Sberbank European subsidiaries are on the brink of collapse warns the European Central Bank as Russia’s largest bank face failure because of the impact of sanctions. Shares fell heavily at... read more

08 Feb 22 @ 10:49

Remote and contactless payments popularity with consumers grew during the pandemic, which is prompting the need for a robust digital identity infrastructure in the Payments 4.X era.1 In the connected... read more