06 Mar 19 @ 10:37

The SEPA Proxy Lookup (SPL) service, a new service that creates secure interoperability between existing mobile P2P payments services has launched. The SPL service is ready to be used, and... read more

04 Mar 19 @ 12:19

Facebook is working on making the FaceCoin cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money on its WhatsApp messaging app, focusing first on the remittances market. The company is developing FaceCoin... read more

01 Mar 19 @ 11:35

Now processing over $1.3 billion a day, the mobile money industry added a record 143 million registered customers in 2018 – according to the GSMA’s annual State of the Industry... read more

01 Mar 19 @ 09:24

The rapid pace of digital transformation has left many industries scrambling to find secure, convenient ways of establishing identity for digital services. The digital identity ecosystem has become fragmented and... read more

27 Feb 19 @ 21:22

Forecasts predict that by 2022, just 17% of global payments will be made by cash. Meanwhile, digital and mobile wallet usage will continue to rise, accounting for 28% of all... read more

27 Feb 19 @ 17:13

Some payments industry commentators have described Artificial Intelligence (AI) as “the fourth industrial revolution”, after the steam engine, electricity and computing – and there’s no doubt that AI has significant... read more

22 Feb 19 @ 14:06

The Indian e-commerce market is estimated to miss the market growth expectations as e-commerce behemoths, which were formally going full throttle, seem to have slowed down ever since the new FDI rules kicked in... read more

22 Feb 19 @ 12:06

From gateways to issuers, today’s payments providers have a treasure trove of data at their fingertips. By using it to generate insights into consumer purchasing behaviour, and coupling these insights with... read more

19 Feb 19 @ 14:55

Visa and MasterCard are reported to be planning to increase interchange fees as well as fees that card networks charge financial institutions for processing card payments for merchants. Though merchants... read more

19 Feb 19 @ 07:52

As a leading payments market, credit and debit card payments account for the vast majority of the UK’s online purchases, particularly with the introduction of contactless. However, this doesn’t ring... read more

15 Feb 19 @ 14:23

Brexit brings a wave of uncertainty and change to the UK business landscape, and since the day the UK voted to leave the EU, it’s been a whirlwind. But what... read more

15 Feb 19 @ 07:43

Cryptocurrency, often associated with crime or those looking to raise cash quickly, has turned into a popular payment method. According to a recent report from Kaspersky Lab, one-in-ten people (13%)... read more

14 Feb 19 @ 21:28

Ant Financial has finally managed to make its mark in a significant European first. The Chinese financial services giant has agreed to buy UK payments group WorldFirst in a deal... read more

13 Feb 19 @ 16:35

Payment cards were used for purchases with a value of $25.1 trillion worldwide in 2017, an increase of 13% on the year before. Although card expenditure is growing strongly, it... read more

07 Feb 19 @ 13:07

The latest FinTech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveals that 2018 witnessed the highest level of investment in FinTech start-ups on record, with... read more

05 Feb 19 @ 16:55

Banking customers are increasingly opening multiple accounts, particularly the younger generations, with up to a third of Millennials and Gen-Zs having opened at least two new accounts in the past... read more

05 Feb 19 @ 09:00

The development of the Chinese payments industry in recent years has been breathtaking. Here are a few proof points: China’s mobile payments sector dwarfs the US. In 2017, China saw... read more

04 Feb 19 @ 09:37

Curve says it is considering legal action against American Express after the card network blocked its customers from using Curve’s services this week. Curve enables users to load all of... read more

01 Feb 19 @ 15:28

The huge global increase in connectivity, prompted by the launch of mobile devices, has affected banks just as much as retailers. As a result, financial institutions have had no choice... read more

01 Feb 19 @ 14:45

The current pace of change in banking dwarfs any former precedent. And the future of digital banking will match the fastest evolutionary pace ever recorded. A visible shift in the... read more