06 Apr 17 @ 16:14

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more

06 Apr 17 @ 15:18

Economic inequality, societal polarisation and growing environmental threats are the top three trends that will shape global development over the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum. Respondents to... read more

02 Aug 16 @ 16:19

Identification and verification (ID&V) has always been at the heart of banking and payments, particularly in the digital age. After all, “on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” read... read more

04 Apr 16 @ 08:00

It has been billed variously as a battle of privacy versus security, or security versus surveillance, as the world’s biggest brand and the FBI face off against each another. In... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:14

Russia has launched its own domestic payment system, aiming to boost its financial independence and compete with international payment systems, such as Visa and MasterCard. The Bank of Russia and... read more

01 Feb 16 @ 15:52

Microsoft unveiled a plan in mid-November 2015 to keep customer data beyond the reach of US authorities. The US technology giant has developed a ‘trustee’ model with German telecoms provider... read more