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22 Sep 25 @ 09:23
Cyber attacks are increasingly exploiting the weakest points in corporate supply chains, making third-party vendors a prime route into some of the world’s largest organisations. Once a marginal concern, these... read more
13 Feb 25 @ 09:00
Cyber threats are intensifying in 2025, with both the frequency and cost of these attacks growing at an alarming rate. What was once confined to rare and advanced attacks have... read more
23 Jan 25 @ 16:55
Figures vary as to the availability of crypto acceptance globally by merchants. In the sartorial style stakes, some bold moves have been made to advance the appeal and extol the... read more
27 Nov 24 @ 19:53
In a ground breaking development for cybersecurity, researchers have unveiled the first-ever World Cybercrime Index, ranking countries by their contribution to global cybercrime threats. Published in the journal PLOS ONE,... read more
07 Feb 24 @ 19:19
As digital channels grow in importance, a new buzzword rears its head: phygital payments – a blend of the physical and digital – but is phygital really a thing, or... read more
21 Dec 23 @ 16:46
As Open Banking stumbles and consumers increase their digital footprint, mobile payments could end up dominating the landscape. James Wood considers opportunities and risks in money on the move. There... read more
26 Sep 23 @ 15:00
Testifying in the US Congress all the way back in 1989, financial crime expert Charles A. Intriago remarked that “every time government […] undertakes a new effort, money launderers seem to be... read more
21 Sep 23 @ 13:02
A new survey highlights the changing e-commerce behaviour of European consumers. The findings show that while consumers are generally cutting back their e-commerce and adopting cost-saving measures, they are still... read more
11 Sep 23 @ 15:00
Serious and organised crime continues to threaten the internal security of the EU says a new report: The Other Side of the Coin: An Analysis of Financial and Economic Crime.... read more
08 Sep 23 @ 09:22
Experts at the Institute for the Future say that about 85 percent of the jobs that today’s university students will have in 2030 simply haven’t been invented yet. New jobs... read more
27 Jun 23 @ 16:56
A majority of the 200 senior UK financial services firms polled have expressed concern around online safety in relation to the new generation of immersive online environments – metaverses –... read more
15 Nov 22 @ 16:25
As part of our ongoing quest to demystify the hype and find the truth in payments, we take a look at the latest buzz-word, “embedded payments” and ask what it... read more
07 Nov 22 @ 18:02
The FIDO Alliance published its second annual Online Authentication Barometer, which gathers insights into the state of online authentication in 10 countries across the globe. New to the Barometer this... read more
14 Sep 22 @ 12:06
It has been a conflicting week in the M&A market and the broader FinTech investment scene. UK FinTech investment fell to $9.6 billion in H1 2022, down from $27.8 billion... read more
19 Jul 22 @ 13:01
A new study from leading European payment specialists Transact Payments reveals Brits overwhelmingly prefer to carry cash and use cards. Although digital wallets and other “alt” payments are making inroads, trust... read more
05 Jul 22 @ 09:30
A new report into UK consumer attitudes to payments by European payment services experts Transact Payments has revealed some results which, according to CEO Kriya Patel, “will surprise even seasoned... read more
08 Apr 22 @ 13:02
The business worlds most loathsome CEO has announced he will give a digital currency another shot after the damaging and embarrassing roll back of the Diem attempt. The man who... read more
05 Apr 22 @ 11:51
To achieve growth and success past 2030, businesses must start to understand the living, shopping, and financial habits of Gen Z or Zoomers (consumers aged between 16 and 24) now... read more
21 Feb 22 @ 13:33
The Federal Reserve recently requested comment on a discussion paper describing the potential benefits and costs of issuing a CBDC. The paper is not the ringing endorsement of the concept... read more
11 Jan 22 @ 10:06
New research reveals that 55% of crypto owners – rising to 60% of 18-24 year olds – would rather get paid their salary in cryptocurrency. The top reasons for this... 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
