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An application that helps to deal with social distancing. Winning idea from Hack the Crisis Hackathon, Slovakia
Banking Circle, the financial infrastructure provider to Payments businesses and Banks has secured 5 finalist slots in the 2020 Payments Association Awards. Designed to celebrate innovation, collaboration and emerging payments, the Payments Association Awards recognise companies that have made significant advances in how businesses and individuals pay.
XTN is listed as a Mobile Application Security provider in the latest Gartner research “Avoid Mobile Application Security Pitfalls”.
As the collapse of the Wirecard empire is making us all too aware, relying upon one banking provider for your business is not only a disaster waiting to happen but also it could be terminal for your business. The fintech company which is one of the biggest European payment processors and financial service providers is now in the spotlight.
We will now analyze the facts behind why is that so and what are the potential market consequences.
Leading payments provider, Contis, has applied for two grants from the RBS & BCR Alternative Remedies Package, totalling £35 million.
The funding will be used to drive fintech innovation in the UK by developing an off the shelf, B2B electronic and card payment technology platform for SMEs. With Contis’ powerful tech stack and regulated status, this will empower hundreds of fintechs to support the SME market with groundbreaking technologies, payments and lending capabilities.
M2M Group deploys the national payment switch of Mauritius
W2, the leading provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance, announced today that it has joined forces with Lanistar, to help power its new hassle-free banking alternative. The company will use polymorphic technology to provide a customer-focused alternative to traditional banking services when it launches in Winter 2020.
Recent trends in the online skill games industry bode well for its future and that’s not just because of the wider acceptance of online gaming.
The growth in the skill games business can primarily be attributed to virtual IBAN advancements and the ease with which international transactions take place. Not to mention last the recent shift en masse to online entertainment because of the novel coronavirus.
What are the Top 2020 Trends? B2B eCommerce is projected to be the area of the largest eCommerce growth from 2020 to 2025. In 2020 the global revenue in B2B eCommerce is anticipated to be two times bigger than the one from B2C sales.
COVID-19 has a far-reaching effect on the global economy. It’s a fact. Companies are struggling to understand the full impact on businesses and how best to react to the new reality. ECommerce is one of the few areas currently showing signs of growth despite the overall economic breakdown.
In light of recent developments, we now have more questions than ever about the impact Brexit will have on businesses in terms of future development, certainty, and stability.
It may become harder to do business with long-standing partners, both for UK and EU businesses, with new barriers to trade and finance looking set to come into place.
As ‘data’ continues to systemically restructure our society, our economy, and our institutions in ways unseen since the industrial revolution two and a half centuries earlier, businesses have to accept that data lies at the structural sweet spot between technology, process and people.
The novel coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, in November of last year has since ignited a global pandemic that could permanently change the way business is conducted.
Not only that but, as with every economic crisis, there will be definitive winners from the aftermath of the economic fallout and these companies will help shape the future of e-Commerce in the USA/EU.
I’m pleased to announce the launch of Fi911 – a new brand from leading dispute technology specialist, Chargebacks911, built in collaboration with some of the world’s largest financial institutions (FIs) and payments processors to remove legacy redundancies.
Differing from its merchant platform, Fi911 specifically supports FIs with automated chargeback management and related activities. So, FIs will benefit from:
• Faster chargeback dispute resolutions
• AI-driven merchant onboarding, post-transaction monitoring, lifecycle management and reconciliation services
• Customizable tools catered to customers’ needs which can be reconfigured in real-time
• The ability to manage and engage their entire ecosystem
• Cost savings
• Increased insight
• Resolved chargeback pain-points
By enabling acquirers with more intelligent tools, more data connections, and more flexibility, Fi911 hopes for stronger decision-making and more proactive action to be taken to stop the growth of chargebacks.
Trust Payments Ltd, the global unified payments group for global pay-in, pay-out and customer journey technologies has today announced double digit growth in its 2019 statutory accounts.
While many analysts could never have anticipated the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the world economy, there is a general consensus about what firms can do now and moving forward to build resilience against future “black swan” events such as the one currently roiling world markets.
When it comes to the future of banking and finance, forward-thinking firms are exploring the benefits of digital innovations, such as virtual IBANs and digital banking services.
The new Dos and Don’ts for any business looking to attract and keep new international customers.
Standing still is going backwards. That’s true for every business at all times, but especially in the harsh economic realities of 2020. A long-predicted downturn hit, ignited by the coronavirus pandemic, and no sector is free from its impact. But there are still opportunities out there, especially for online merchants looking to grow.
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Contis hires Businesswoman of the Year, Lara Oyesanya, as General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer.
Cybertonica CEO and Co-Founder Joshua Bower-Saul along with Tony Craddock of The Payments Association discussed the Impact of COVID-19 on Payments Security at Payment Systems Regulation and Innovation Online Conference on June 4th, 2020.
Hosted by City & Financial Global, Payment Systems Regulation and Innovation Online Conference focused on all aspects of payments innovations, including regulatory framework, in the context of the new challenges brought on by the current global crisis.
Issues covered in the event include:
– Reducing the risk of fraud and cyber risk with and within the next generation of payments security
– Shaping and re-shaping the payment industry: privacy, data access and regulatory considerations
Cybertonica, a leading risk and fraud management platform using advanced data science techniques to meet the challenges in payments and fintech of risk, AML, compliance and fraud detection, today announced a partnership with Extra Loyalty, the award-winning Turkish loyalty and wallet platform specialised in end-to-end customised loyalty programmes and mobile technologies.
Be at the forefront of the digital revolution
By the time the world recovers from the aftermath of COVID-19, banking institutions would have seen a vast transformation in their systems, processes, and customer relationships. New future-ready, digital banking solutions will offer as secure, as easy, and as welcoming customer experiences as the brick-and-mortar ones provide. At Maveric, we help banks accelerate their transformation initiatives by integrating domain, UX design, technology, strategy, and execution. We have been enabling banks to achieve their customer satisfaction goals and accelerate their digitization journeys with modern technology solutions. A calculated and well-thought plan and collaboration with the right fintech solution providers will help get you ready for this dynamic and ever-evolving journey of going digital and help you to rise above such extreme situations, now as well as in the future.
In this blog, fscom Senior Manager Colin Sloan outlines the application process for priority cryptoasset registration.
In this blog, fscom’s Alison Donnelly comments on the FCA’s increased focus on winddown plans.
Join fscom’s Alison Donnelly and Carol Rossborough of ESTHER for the second in our series of EWPN Ireland Virtual Meetups.
Register here… https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ewpn-ireland-virtual-meetup-tickets-111801617648
Judopay, a leading mobile-first payments provider, today announced that it has partnered with Thyngs, the physical-digital marketing specialist, to offer touch-free cashless payment solutions to businesses across the hospitality sector that are reopening from 4th July. At the same time, the partnership will offer charities another way of accepting cash-free donations, both during and after the pandemic.
The future is coming at us a lot more quickly than anyone anticipated. In light of the novel coronavirus and the pandemic it caused, keeping up with the technological advancement seems to be a top priority in most industries.
While many market analysts fingered digital banking as the wave of the future, nearly everyone is shocked at how fast these trends have accelerated in the past couple of months.
As of 1st July 2020, the Aston Lark Financial Institutions team will join the Protean Risk brand, making the combined team one of the largest dedicated brokers servicing UK and European financial services firms.
Protean Risk was acquired by Aston Lark and joined the wider group in November 2019. Protean Risk was the first acquisition that was completed for Aston Lark following Goldman Sachs’ investment in the company in September 2019.
The decision to combine the two teams under the Protean brand was due to its position as a market-leading specialist in the sector and to strengthen its offering to clients. Since its founding in 2008, Protean Risk has offered a breadth of knowledge and experience to its clients, as well as a high level of personal service. Since 2016, Protean Risk has held the coveted status of Lloyd’s of London Broker, which has entitled them to transact business in, and directly access the Lloyd’s of London market.
Globalisation is an opportunity for businesses of all sizes around the world, but traditional banking continues to favour large corporations, at the expense of SMEs.
Mike Laven says of the partnership with Ripple, “Ripple’s solution will help us to extend our network to new parts of the world, removing more barriers to payments for our clients.”
Contis launches ‘Carer Banking’ – a new product allowing banks and fintechs to support their vulnerable customers continuing to shield due to Covid-19.
Opinion blog by Peter Cox, CEO and Founder of Contis Group. Analysis on the impact of Covid-19 and Wirecard on the payments industry, and what it’ll take for companies to survive.
A personal account of the experience of being furloughed and 7 top tips to help come out the other side in a more positive place.
Online crime gangs have used the coronavirus pandemic to scam consumers and businesses across the globe. So, this blog examines 4 key types of Covid19-related fraud to help keep you and your business safe.
London, UK – 17 April, 2020 – Curve, the banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app, has appointed Hannah Nixon to advise on the company’s regulatory activities and
London, UK – 6th April, 2020 – Curve, the banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app, has become one of the first companies in Europe
London 9 April 2020: PPS, formerly PrePay Solutions, and subsidiary of Edenred, the everyday companion for people at work, has today announced its partnership with koto, the new credit app
A consortium of IT, software and Fintech companies donate medical supplies and money to strengthen the preparedness of the Cyprus medical system to the threats posed by COVID-19. Several
Pannovate, UK’s leading payment and digital banking technology company, has partnered up with Salt Edge, leader in offering open banking and secure customer authentication solutions to help organisations launch competitive
The Payments Association, the leading London-based professional association of payment players, which brings together more than 150 operators from all areas of the payment value chain, is expanding its European
At the beginning of February this year, eight weeks prior to the original 29th March Brexit date, we published a blog entitled “No-deal Brexit – is there a regulatory backstop?”
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