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09 May 18 @ 16:16
Google has announced that support for mobile boarding passes and event tickets are coming to Google Pay. Put simply, this means you can just show the ticket on your smartphone... read more
20 Apr 18 @ 11:18
The Open Banking initiative in the UK has finished a three-month managed roll out programme, leaving regulated companies free to start offering Open Banking related services. Since mid-January, the Open... read more
15 Jan 18 @ 12:52
November saw the launch of new instant payment schemes in the US and Eurozone. The main commercial banks in the US are behind RTP®, and nearly 600 payment institutions from... read more
09 Jan 18 @ 10:19
Visa and Dynamics today unveiled the Dynamics Wallet Card, an Internet of Things (IoT) device that holds multiple payment cards and includes a digital display allowing for greater security, instant... read more
24 Nov 17 @ 10:49
Building a national payment system is a huge undertaking. Prior to launch, banks and non-banks have to collaborate on the governance, rules and features of the system. They have to... read more
31 Aug 17 @ 11:51
A couple of hikers see a farmer leaning on his gate and stop to ask for directions. “We’re looking to get to X,” they say. “Well, I wouldn’t start from... read more
21 Aug 17 @ 13:42
‘Open’ is a short word with a long list of meanings. These range from being free to all to join, ready for business or prepared to entertain new ideas. The... read more
24 May 17 @ 09:57
Spanish bank BBVA says it is open for business with its Open Banking programme and is making eight of its APIs commercially available for the first time ahead of the new PSD2... read more
24 Jan 17 @ 10:48
Research from Equifax has revealed that 90% of UK consumers have not heard of the Open Banking initiative, with 45% of respondents then going on to say that they are... read more
03 Jan 17 @ 16:50
As 2017 rolled into force, and with the bulk of the other financial markets closed, Bitcoin took to the main stage, hitting a new high of over $1,000. A single Bitcoin ... read more
13 Oct 15 @ 08:54
In the immediate aftermath of the Target 2013 breach, Verizon consultants probed its network for weaknesses and came back with results that point to one overriding – lesson: be sure to... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
23 Jun 26 @ 18:52
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more
