27 May 22 @ 09:45

Things are looking broadly positive in the Fintech space, according to Robert Walters’ Global Fintech Talent Report. In the first quarter of 2022, the global Fintech industry saw more than... read more

16 May 22 @ 11:14

The crisis engulfing one of the world’s biggest stablecoins has worsened, inflaming regulators’ concerns over the assets that underpin the global cryptocurrency market. The episode has poured fresh fuel on... read more

13 Apr 22 @ 16:00

Mastercard has joined the land grab by major payments players and banks into the Metaverse, with new filings related to NFTs, virtual worlds and more. The 15 filings by Mastercard,... read more

31 Mar 22 @ 12:36

Visa has announced it is searching for creators and entrepreneurs who want to sell their work and services using NFTs. The company began accepting applications for a one-year immersive program... read more

21 Mar 22 @ 14:48

They say timing is everything… One assumes, in a bid to cash in on the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) craze that was (prior to a monster sell off), New Yorkers interested in... read more

17 Mar 22 @ 17:23

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) has announced plans to start a pilot program of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In September, the BCB told the Brazilian Senate that it planned... read more

08 Mar 22 @ 15:57

Coinbase says it has blocked over 25,000 wallet addresses related to Russian individuals or entities that it believes to be engaging in illicit activity. The blocked addresses represent about 0.2%... read more

22 Feb 22 @ 16:49

We’ve made it to 2022, and even though the pandemic lingers in the background, the explosion of digital payments it caused has left a very different world in its wake... read more

22 Feb 22 @ 09:30

Berkshire Hathaway, as has been widely reported, sold more than $3 billion in stock in the payment giants Visa and Mastercard – but why? According to a securities filing in... read more

21 Feb 22 @ 10:51

Following the 28 October 2021 announcement that Facebook will be renamed ‘Meta’, the term ‘metaverse’ has truly come out from the back room, where the gamer is consumed by games such... 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

02 Feb 22 @ 18:07

India’s central bank says it will launch a digital rupee CBDC in the next financial year, according to the country’s finance minister. “Introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)... read more

31 Jan 22 @ 16:58

The last decade has seen massive changes in payments – from the advent of digital wallets and contactless transactions through to the rise of crypto and blockchain-based solutions. The past... read more

27 Jan 22 @ 12:11

The Diem cryptocurrency project is being forced to sell its assets, as Meta (Facebook) admits defeat in its ambitions in the digital payments space. The Diem Association, which was launched... read more

12 Jan 22 @ 16:41

For years, payments investors focused on consumers’ switch to digital and mobile payments. More recently, investors have shifted to business to business (B2B) payments, where analysts see huge opportunities for... read more

10 Jan 22 @ 11:19

Two new studies have revealed the huge and growing problem of chargeback, or disputed transactions, in the payments business – yet neither offers a convincing methodology for how to fix... read more

03 Dec 21 @ 08:47

With a tiny population of just under 3 million, few could have predicted Lithuania would become a hotbed of FinTech innovation. Since the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, however,... read more

11 Nov 21 @ 16:17

Cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly popular and is now a viable payment method for many businesses. This means that finding a solution to allow payment in fiat currencies that is accepted... read more

05 Nov 21 @ 16:27

As cryptocurrency continues to rise in popularity, there’s been an acceleration of new and growing apps with capabilities to buy, store and sell crypto. This has also led to larger... read more

19 Oct 21 @ 11:00

bp and Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK have successfully tested In-Truck Pay, the first digital in-truck fuel payment system in the UK. The  new app-based system, bp In-Truck Pay, which was first... read more