Money transfer innovators TransferWise introduce a borderless account, with real time debit payments. Last week, global money transfer company TransferWise announced the launch of the first truly multi-country/multi-currency “borderless” account.

Project Regulator will be developing briefing paper on NPSO/NPA and what it means for players within the industry. One of Project Regulator’s areas of focus in 2018 includes facilitating the

Project Media has launched a national consumer survey to gauge the public’s knowledge of Open Banking. The survey will poll 1,000 UK consumers with questions to evaluate the awareness of

Project International Trade, in collaboration with Banking Circle, has launched a FinTech Regulation Helpline to provide guidance for PayTech companies struggling to navigate payments-related regulation. The service, operated by Banking

Project Futures launched a survey to Payments Association members to gain insight on the themes, technologies, and innovations that are of most interest to shape the content of workshops in

Members of the Project Inclusion team were actively involved at the London Assembly Economy Committee’s report launch event. The report on access to money for Londoners followed input from several

Project Women in PayTech will be launching a LinkedIn group to provide a platform for mentorship, networking, and facilitate discussion on barriers to women within the payments industry. This private

In 2018 Project Rome will be providing updates and thought leadership to the Payments Association membership on the ISO 20022 working groups and what it means for the payments industry.

In 2018, Project Retail will develop a group of senior retailers who will guide the Forum’s content and direction, called the Payments Association Retail Payments Leaders. This is a recognition

Project Regulator penned a briefing piece that articulated the implications and impact of the upcoming changes pertaining to real time gross settlement (RTGS). The piece, penned by Project Regulator lead

Project Media’s lead, Angela Yore, penned a thought leadership piece on the benefits of Payments Association membership and how actively engaging with the community can drive business growth – amongst

Project Retail will be launching the next iteration of the Retail PayTech Forum in April. The event, which will be held at a central London location on Tuesday 3rd April,

Project Rome has published a thought leadership piece on the transposition of regulation 104 and regulation 105 from PSD2 and their impact on banking access. The article, penned by Andrea

Business payments company Bottomline Technologies is enhancing its Paymode-X solution with a focus on machine learning, according to an announcement the firm made on Thursday (Jan. 11). Read more here.

Whatever shop you go into these days, you’re likely to see similar tactics to encourage you to buy. Does your local supermarket put fresh fruit and flowers at the front

NEW YORK, January 30, 2018 —  American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced it has acquired Mezi www.mezi.com, a personal travel assistant app that helps consumers plan and book trips. The Mezi app

Starling Bank has become the first of the UK digital challenger banks to become direct members and participants of the STEP2 SPayments Association Core Direct Debit and SPayments Association Credit

What’s in a name? It’s hard to tell at face value exactly what lies behind the latest raft of European payments regulation, PSD2; snappy an acronym as it is. But the

PSD2, which comes into effect this weekend, is an evolution and extension of existing regulation for the payments industry. It aims to increase competition in the payments industry, bring into

Just as the Wild Card Round is followed by the Divisional Round in the NFL playoffs, fraud and payments predictions are always followed by New Year’s resolutions. This year, in the

Visa has initiated pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus of a new EMV dual-interface (chip- and contactless-enabled) payment card. The pilots will test the use of

Project Women in PayTech will be hosting an event on Wednesday 28th February – titled ‘Shaping the ‘gender agenda’ in PayTech’. This free event is open to both women and

Project International Trade will be launching a brand-new partner association in January, titled Payments Association Africa. The launch event will be held at Durbanville Hills Wine Estate in Cape Town,

The Payments Association is delighted to announce that FICO have come onboard as the Benefactor of Project Futures. FICO’s Benefactor status will allow them to be seen as the industry’s

Project Inclusion hosted a showcase event, in partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions and Mastercard, for 30 DWP executives including Baroness Buscombe. The event hosted twelve payments companies

‘- In-app payments forecast to be worth $1.2 trillion across North America and Europe by 2020¹ – Businesses in 190 countries now offered rapid, simple mobile payments integration whilst retaining

Project Women in PayTech will be hosting evening of insights and interaction to shape how to challenge the industry stereotypes of women within the payments sector. The event is set

Project Rome will be providing a high-level overview for Payments Association members regarding the outputs from the RTGS Blueprint Advisory Board meetings, the timescales regarding the transition and implementation, and

Project Retail hosted its third Retail PayTech Forum in November to discuss payments innovation and its implementation. The Retail PayTech Forum, held at the Montcalm Royal London House, brought together

Project Regulator hosted a Hot Topic Briefing on the New Payments Architecture, in conjunction with the New Payment System Operator (NPSO) and the Bank of England. The briefing addressed 40+

Project Media has raised the profile of the Payments Association this month with activities and insights from the The Payments Association being publicised in The FinTech Times, PaymentEye FinTech Finance,

Project International Trade, with the support of its Benefactor Banking Circle, has launched a new membership category called Payments Association ScaleUp Membership for early stage FinTech and PayTech companies. Payments

Project Futures formally launched at kick-off meeting for the project in November and discussed strategy for the forthcoming year, identify the upcoming industry-critical innovations and issues, and to shape the

Project Inclusion will be hosting a showcase event, in partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions and Mastercard, that will enable will enable payments providers to understand more about