18 Jul 22 @ 13:09
A new study has found the total number of tokenised payment transactions will exceed 1 trillion globally by 2026; rising from 680 billion in 2022. This represents growth of 58%... read more
27 May 22 @ 12:22
It’s no secret that the financial services industry continues to face accelerated rapid change and transformative trends, including the evolution of ecosystem businesses, heightened customer expectations around digital interaction, low-touch... read more
18 May 22 @ 12:19
Traditional banks and neobanks have complementary strengths. Phygital banking services combine the best of both worlds and create new, exciting customer experiences. Phygital services are considered “the next big thing”... read more
03 Feb 22 @ 16:11
Increasingly blurred boundaries mean that practically anyone can declare themselves a payment provider, using banking-as-a-service to embed payments. Customers can filter this choice through a lens of preference and habit. For firms, complexity... read more
08 Sep 21 @ 08:30
As the market moves away from physical EMV cards to instant mobile-first banking experiences, Antelop CEO Nicolas Bruley argues issuing banks and processors should be using a unified solution to... read more
26 Feb 21 @ 13:08
Over the past decade, the UK has been quietly undergoing a FinTech revolution – in jobs, innovation, improvements to people’s lives and in increased opportunities in global trade. A look... read more
04 Nov 20 @ 09:00
Card payments are evolving from traditional physical EMV payment cards to new digital cards or tokens, thanks to the new scheme tokenization systems (Visa VTS, Mastercard MDES, Cartes Bancaires CB... read more
14 Aug 20 @ 10:27
Data released by the payments industry self-regulatory body Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) revealed a 19.5% decline in card fraud in 2019, the biggest decline since fraud data was first published.... read more
16 Jun 20 @ 16:23
Last week the US House Committee on Financial Services held a virtual hearing about the Digital Dollar or central bank digital currency (CBDC). The event promised to be interesting as two... read more
26 May 20 @ 10:50
Visa says that 28 new partners will be joining Visa Token Service as credential-on-file (COF) token requestors. These new partners will help make digital transactions more secure by tokenizing both one-time... read more
17 Jan 20 @ 10:05
The Digital Dollar Project is a not for profit effort, in collaboration with Accenture, to advance exploration of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency in order to advance the... read more
15 Jan 20 @ 09:59
Visa says that participants in Visa Token Service (VTS) are estimated to process a combined e-commerce volume of $1 trillion, marking a significant opportunity in its efforts to make digital... read more
08 Jan 20 @ 14:12
JPMorgan has become the first major bank to crack down on FinTech apps using customer passwords to access their bank accounts, forcing tougher security standards via token after Jamie Dimon... read more
18 Nov 19 @ 09:00
The future of commerce lies in instant and invisible payments, triggered by the needs and demands of today’s modern consumers: millennials and Gen Z. By 2020, the spending power of... read more
13 Nov 19 @ 15:38
OpenWay has unveiled WAY4 Acquiring Start, an off-the-shelf acquiring solution. It helps banks, processors, PSPs, and retailers launch merchant acquiring – from idea to production – within a few months.... read more
11 Nov 19 @ 09:40
Smartphones are central to our daily lives. We manage our personal and business affairs, watch movies, track our health and, increasingly, make payments. Adoption of mobile payments is rising considerably... read more
28 Oct 19 @ 15:44
With the first implementations of EMVCo’s EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specification entering the ecosystem, now is the perfect time to ask ‘what is EMV SRC and how will it... read more
24 Sep 19 @ 15:15
On the 14th September, the EU formally introduced its Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regime as part of the PSD2 roll out. Whilst this regulation aims to ensure greater security for... read more
10 Jun 19 @ 09:06
Facebook says it will launch its cryptocurrency codenamed Libra, currently scheduled for a June 18th release according to TechCrunch which reported multiple investors briefed on the project by Facebook were told... read more
03 Jun 19 @ 16:07
FIME has continued to innovate and adapt testing in line with the rapid digital transformation of the global payments industry. The new FIME Test Factory 4.0 platform enables payment players... read more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:53
Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:52
Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more