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30 Jan 15 @ 10:59
“Everything changes but change itself. You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters and yet others go flowing ever on,” observed Heraclitus of Ephesus (circa 535 –... read more
23 Dec 14 @ 09:46
Bitcoin’s ongoing evolution draws comparisons to how Napster, while unsuccessful as an organization, upended an entire music industry and propelled it into the digital age. Bitcoin truly is the Napster... read more
19 Dec 14 @ 11:29
Suddenly the key EU’s stakeholders (ECB/EC) are talking again about technical payments interoperability and new payments networks. Many may ask why, for they have struggled over 10 years to fully... read more
18 Dec 14 @ 11:33
Interchange fees to process debit and credit card transactions are to be capped under an EU law that attempts to wrap-up a protracted battle with payment groups such as Visa... read more
19 Nov 14 @ 09:00
As mobile money transfer services like Pingit and Paym gain traction, how will mobile remittances help drive mobile commerce? With all the focus on mobile payments and wallets, and the... read more
29 Oct 14 @ 12:03
The European Central Bank (ECB) has flexed its muscles in the payment systems oversight area for the first time through the exercise of new powers by identifying 4 payment systems that... read more
10 Oct 14 @ 13:57
E-commerce merchants based outside of the UK could be losing out on vital global sales from Generation Y by failing to convert browsers into buyers at the checkout. New research[1]... read more
10 Oct 14 @ 11:00
As mobile money transfer services like Pingit and Paym gain traction, how will mobile remittances help drive mobile commerce? With all the focus on mobile payments and wallets, and the... read more
26 Jun 14 @ 17:09
US payments provider Stripe announced a deal with industry giant Alipay that will enable merchants in the UK and Europe to accept payments from Chinese consumers. The US firm hopes... read more
22 Apr 14 @ 17:10
Facebook is on the verge of winning approval from Ireland’s central bank to allow its users to store and exchange money. The company’s plans are not yet clear, but regulators are rightly... read more
20 Mar 14 @ 11:51
Worldline, Atos subsidiary in e-payment services, has expanded its online payment platform with SOFORT Banking direct payment method. This will enable online merchants across Europe to benefit from a new... read more
25 Feb 14 @ 15:10
Asian telecom operators Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), HKT (Hong Kong), KDDI (Japan), and SK Planet (South Korea) are jointly announcing the formation of the Asia NFC Alliance, with the support of... read more
25 Feb 14 @ 15:00
At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard and Syniverse joined forces to deliver enhanced mobile payment security for consumers traveling abroad. By tying their payment card settings to the geolocation of their... read more
20 Dec 13 @ 10:46
MasterCard, eServGlobal and BICS have announced the formation of HomeSend remittance, a joint venture (JV) which will enable consumers to send money to and from mobile money accounts, payment cards, bank accounts or cash... read more
23 May 13 @ 00:00
Visa Europe announced two significant additions to its Visa Personal Payments mobile service: Multi-Currency and Immediate Payments. The new functions will enable consumers to make instant transactions from their mobile... read more
21 Mar 13 @ 00:00
The first is the launch of the Western Union Global Share platform, which enables the company to introduce new stored-value solutions in markets around the world by joining forces with... read more
15 Mar 13 @ 00:00
Visa recently announced the opening of the Myanmar market to ATM and POS acceptance through their licensing agreements with Co-operative Bank, Kanbawza Bank, and Myanmar Overseas Bank. This represents significant... read more
14 Mar 13 @ 00:00
European corporates continue to underestimate the work involved in complying with new SEPA regulations, which become mandatory on 1st February 2014. With the SEPA deadline fast approaching, an interactive webinar &... 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
