14 Mar 23 @ 13:35

A new study has found the value of payments via CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) will reach $213 billion annually by 2030; up from just $100 million in 2023. This... read more

10 Feb 23 @ 13:29

The BNPL payment industry in UK has recorded strong growth over the last four quarters, supported by increased e-commerce penetration. BNPL payments are expected to grow by 20.1% on an... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 03:53

With pressure on margins in payments growing, major banks are said to be looking at how they can capitalise on the wide range of smaller institutions and clients looking for... read more

18 Nov 22 @ 13:28

It was recently announced that ING Bank was to pilot Project NEAR, ING’s industry’s first UWB Peer-to-Peer payments application. The pilot program will leverage UWB-enabled Samsung Galaxy smartphones1 to allow consumers... 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

14 Sep 22 @ 12:40

Embedded finance, the integration of value-added financial services into software offerings, is set to redefine how consumers and businesses build and manage relationships with financial services, according to new research and... read more

15 Jul 22 @ 09:34

If you work in the tech sector, there’s no way you won’t have heard about 2022’s round of hiring slowdowns, freezes and layoffs. Fintech, crypto and real estate have been... 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

15 Jun 22 @ 17:07

November 2022 marks the point of migration for some of the top global payment infrastructures to ISO 20022, an international standard for exchanging electronic messages between financial institutions, covering cards,... read more

01 Jun 22 @ 09:48

With a number of important clusters in the UK as well as a superhub of activity in the sector focusing on London, the FinTech industry here is undoubtedly a global... read more

10 May 22 @ 17:20

A survey of Senior Payments Professionals has found that merchants across a range of industries are seeing substantial losses as a result of unoptimised payment strategies. In the Great Payments... read more

06 May 22 @ 09:00

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

21 Apr 22 @ 09:45

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

20 Apr 22 @ 12:06

Russia has said it will take legal steps to recover $300 billion of its foreign currency reserves frozen by international sanctions in a bid to overturn one of the hardest... read more

13 Apr 22 @ 13:49

It’s pretty clear that it’s a jobseekers market at the moment – the great resignation has been swiftly followed by the great rehire, and as people seek out new opportunities,... read more

01 Apr 22 @ 11:00

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its Annual Plan for 2022/23, to go further in making sure payment systems are fit for the future – offering access, protection and... 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

14 Mar 22 @ 13:22

Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the resulting economic sanctions have already impacted European banking in several ways, many of which are indirect. One potential impact is in the form of... read more

11 Mar 22 @ 09:41

With so much going on in the world looking for a new job could be seen as a bit trivial? That said, if you are looking, check out these brilliant... read more