24 Jun 20 @ 11:19

Just days after its much hyped launch, Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment feature in the country, the app’s second-biggest market with more than 120 million users. The... read more

29 Aug 19 @ 12:32

The coming of 5G will translate into an additional $12 billion in mobile commerce revenue for retailers in three years, according to Adobe projections. That assumes a smooth, scheduled rollout... read more

17 Dec 18 @ 12:17

With the now well documented upside that is available to hackers, it should come as no surprise that every week a new company has to notify its customers of a... read more

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