December 2018

London 12th  November 2018 — Retail trailblazers Arcadia have today announced the launch of Klarna’s newest payments product — Slice it in 3 — across all brands. Klarna’s Slice it in 3 allows shoppers to

Barclaycard has joined forces with UK chain Costa Coffee to launch a reusable coffee cup with integrated contactless payments technology that enables users to pay for their caffeine with a

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions, today announced its entry into the competitive Nordic market. The identity and payments enablement provider serves banks and other enterprises operating in

App-only bank Starling is coming to the high street thanks to a partnership with the Post Office to offer ‘Everyday Banking’ services to both its personal and business customers. The

Lloyds Banking Group has paid £11 million for a 10% stake in core banking developer Thought Machine as part of a strategic partnership designed to accelerate the UK lender’s digital

Alistair Brown Global Head of payments at Payments AssociationM, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney, about the technological and business challenges around Open Banking, what the latest trends are in

There are now 38 days to go to the deadline for submission of the REP018 report to the FCA. All payment service providers (PSPs) are required to submit this report by

Lloyds Banking Group has added Google Maps functionality to its mobile app to help customers pinpoint the exact location and details of debit card transactions with a single tap or

It’s amazing to think that cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years now. Public awareness and media coverage only went mainstream at the end of last year when Bitcoin, the most

We are excited to welcome Samantha Price to the Blue Train Marketing team. Sam previously worked with our founders Sarah Broughton and Jeff Banks at First Data. Sam extends our Fintech marketing capabilities in campaign planning

We’re excited to welcome Thomas Cheung to the Blue Train Marketing team. Tom has a background in fintech gained while working for a VC firm where he managed projects across sectors from

The decision to adopt new digital technology is usually one that companies make for themselves – but next year a change to UK law will force many business owners to

In the digital world banks can win by doing more of the same, says Marten Nelson, co-founder, Token.io. What is a bank? A place to store money? Yes, but keeping

AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Entersekt, a leading provider of mobile app security and push-based authentication solutions, has relocated its European headquarters from Geldermalsen to Utrecht, both in the Netherlands. The new premises offer

Facebook, Amazon, Expedia, Booking.com… what do these companies have in common? Besides success, they offer something beyond a product – a platform. Customers are enticed to keep engaging with these

700 attendees from the Emerging Payment Industry have assisted to the ceremony. Among 20 awards categories the jury rewarded as Emerging Payment Industry Contributor of the year “Consult Hyperion” or

Instant Payments: we are live! Our first client is now connected to RT1, the Pan-European clearing house dedicated to SPayments Association Instant. On the 2nd of October, Stéphane Marchaland from

London, 26 November 2018 – Cybertonica, the leading award-winning fraud prevention and payment risk management company that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to manage fraud, reduce basket drop-off and increase conversion

Mastercard and Microsoft are joining forces to tackle the messy business of digital identity verification, vowing to kill off passwords and give people a secure, instant way to verify themselves

The major interbank payments systems (CHAPS, Faster Payments, Bacs) are moving to the global messaging standard for payments, known as ‘ISO 20022’. In June 2018, the Bank of England in

Enjoy the freedom of leaving your cards and phone at home, whether you’re out for a jog, at the beach or balancing the groceries and kids. Read more here.

In a world where new and exciting technology is launched every day, it’s easy to blink and miss the latest innovations as they come to life. So with 2018 almost

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, today announces its partnership with JCB, the only international payment brand based in Japan, to launch Google Pay in Japan. Read more here.

Across Asia, digital payments are on the rise, with non-cash transactions projected to reach $280 billion by 2020. Due to supportive government policies, evolving consumer behavior, and the dizzying pace