09 May 23 @ 17:30

Bittrex, the cryptocurrency exchange, is reported to have filed for bankruptcy protection, three weeks after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused it of operating an unregistered securities exchange.... read more

09 May 23 @ 12:14

We may be in the middle of a crypto winter, and digital assets might have lost two-thirds of their value. But that’s not stopping regulators preparing for a future crypto... read more

20 Jan 23 @ 11:22

Money laundering and other financial crime fines handed out to banks and FI’s have peaked at more than 50% of last years total, demonstrating that the penalties are simply failing... read more

17 Jan 23 @ 11:00

Since the launch of the investigation into the possible issuance of a digital euro in October 20211 in response to the invitation by Leaders at the Eurosummit, the Eurogroup has held... read more

11 Jan 23 @ 13:22

The market cap of all digital assets reached $3 trillion in November 2021, a 21,000% increase since 2016. But that growth has been far from smooth and more recently the... read more

12 Dec 22 @ 10:55

In a previous blog, Plaid’s Zak Lambert outlined the evolution of customer onboarding and explained how Open Banking holds the key to vast improvements in customer onboarding for the digital... read more

05 Dec 22 @ 18:14

On October 26, 2022 a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) no 260/2012 (SEPA Regulation) and (EU) 2021/1230 (Cross-border Payments Regulation or CBPR2) as regards instant credit transfer in... read more

02 Dec 22 @ 12:05

On 26 October the European Commission (EC) adopted a legislative proposal on instant payments in euro, fulfilling its commitment of the 2020 Retail Payments Strategy for the European Union (EU).... read more

25 Nov 22 @ 16:38

UOKiK, the Polish regulator  for Competition and Consumer Protection, is reported to have started proceedings against PayPal over possible prohibited contractual provisions, adding that the possible fine could amount to... read more

31 Oct 22 @ 18:04

Its that time again…and its been another stellar quarter for most of the big payments companies even as the rival Big Tech sector has seen a sell off. Strong consumer... read more

22 Sep 22 @ 16:25

Crypto enthusiasts believe, the switch by the Ethereum blockchain to a new system for validating transactions — a move known as “the merge” — is an historic moment for what... read more

23 Aug 22 @ 09:19

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a new Regulatory Guidance, setting foundational criteria for USD backed stablecoins used by DFS-regulated entities. This represents the first US... read more

22 Aug 22 @ 13:53

2022 has been a tumultuous year for cryptocurrency markets, with significant price declines across all currencies in May and June. While there’s no telling if we’ve reached the bottom, as... read more

09 Aug 22 @ 13:50

Remittances sent worldwide have increased 64.3% in the past decade, rising from $420.1 billion 10 years ago to $653.4 billion in the last year*, according to research by ACE Money... read more

27 Jun 22 @ 09:46

Bottomline has revealed that the shift to hybrid working has left businesses seriously exposed to insider fraud[1], with over half of businesses (52% in GB and 63% in the US)... read more

10 Jun 22 @ 09:45

Last year was a bumper year for investment in the UK Fintech sector: 603 deals were completed in 2021, compared to 470 in 2020 – representing a 28% increase. Additionally,... 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

26 Apr 22 @ 17:16

First it was Visa and Mastercard, then American Express and Discover followed suit, noting that Discover and Diners Club International do not have any active partners in Belarus and Russia.... read more

25 Apr 22 @ 17:02

EU lawmakers have set out a major set of new legislations designed to heavily curb the powers of US Big Tech companies, forcing them to police content online more aggressively... read more

21 Mar 22 @ 15:53

Alongside a host of other Western companies, PayPal, Mastercard, Apple and Visa have pulled out of the Russian payments market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with major banks such as... read more