07 Aug 24 @ 15:45

The UK’s payments landscape has transformed significantly over the years, evolving from cheques to real-time settlements through smartphones. While these advances have made transactions safer and more efficient, there’s still... read more

02 Aug 24 @ 14:37

A new study from the Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) organisation and Arkwright Consulting reveals European consumers and merchants in downbeat mood after the pandemic. With almost all European consumers surveyed... read more

04 Jul 24 @ 13:32

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is making digital payments independent of online connectivity with a token-based payment solution G+D Filia Unplugged enabling secure offline payment transactions, bridging the gap between online and offline... read more

28 Jun 24 @ 12:33

New research by Bain Consulting presented at the recent MPE conference claims the number of payment cards in circulation will peak card by 2029, followed by a decline in favour... read more

30 May 24 @ 16:03

Mobey Forum has published its latest report, ‘Beyond Payments: Navigating the Next Generation of Digital Wallets’. This comprehensive report, produced by the organisation’s Digital Wallet Expert Group, provides an in-depth... read more

15 May 24 @ 16:57

Payment providers are considering tokenization and blockchain-based decentralized finance systems to enhance transaction transparency, auditability and exploring various other use cases. Financial institutions and intermediaries are increasingly embracing the adoption... read more

07 May 24 @ 11:45

Gallant Capital Partners, through an affiliate, has acquired Fime as well as the UL Solutions payments testing business (collectively, the “Company”), combining the technical capabilities and expertise of both businesses... read more

20 Dec 23 @ 13:00

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive business environment, payments providers face the dual challenge of optimising payment efficiency while creating value for their customers. This heightened attention towards the customer... read more

20 Dec 23 @ 09:30

Stablecoins represent a distinct category of digital assets designed to mitigate the volatility inherent in many traditional cryptocurrencies. Stabilization coins, in contrast to their more erratic rivals like Bitcoin, are... read more

14 Nov 23 @ 10:53

The payments industry is under construction. From rails to regulation to currencies, nearly every element of the global payments infrastructure and ecosystem is undergoing a rebuild. This period gives infrastructure... read more

05 Oct 23 @ 12:38

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central bank partners have launched Project Mandala. The project explores the feasibility of encoding jurisdiction-specific policy and regulatory requirements into a common protocol... read more

31 Aug 23 @ 11:33

Swift has released results from a new series of experiments that show its infrastructure can seamlessly facilitate the transfer of tokenised value across multiple public and private blockchains. The findings... read more

23 Aug 23 @ 15:02

As the number of corporate cybersecurity threats grow, company treasurers intend to devote the same or more resources to defending their digital systems and estate – their websites, apps and... read more

04 Jul 23 @ 12:50

Today, the monetary system stands at the cusp of another major leap. Following dematerialisation and digitalisation, the key development is tokenisation – the process of representing claims digitally on a programmable platform. This can... read more

31 Jan 23 @ 13:11

Jana Mackintosh is Managing Director for Payments and Innovation at UK Finance. She is experienced in competition and regulatory policy, having worked across a number of public and private sector... read more

17 Nov 22 @ 18:04

Enterprises use a permissioned blockchain — known as an enterprise blockchain — to speed up business processes, improve transparency, and reduce costs. The private nature of enterprise blockchains makes them... read more

16 Nov 22 @ 17:54

Members of the US banking community have launched a proof of concept (PoC) project that will explore the feasibility of an interoperable digital money platform known as the regulated liability... read more

09 Nov 22 @ 13:36

The latest edition of the World Payment Report 2022 is now live. As we can all acknowledge, work, shopping, travel, entertainment, services, and commerce all look a bit different from... read more

27 May 22 @ 16:36

Most crypto owners would prefer to interact with digital assets through their banks and other traditional financial institutions, according to Navigating Crypto: How Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries Can Integrate... 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