Results from the 7th Annual ING International Survey on attitudes towards financial technology were released this week and revealed that, despite a high demand for banking innovation, consumers are often hesitant when it comes

Huawei Technologies Co. has inspired Western government suspicion for at least a dozen years. Recent events came as a shock to many consumers, but they continue a trajectory of investigations, abandoned partnerships,

Cybertonica, leading AI fraud and risk management company, has today launched a new product suite and unveiled an exciting new brand identity. Following the launch, CEO and Co-Founder Joshua Bower-Saul, together with

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fscom is delighted to announce Alison Donnelly has been appointed as the European Women in Payments Network (EWPN) Ambassador for Ireland. EWPN is an exciting and ambitious network of professionals

It is predicted that in 10 years the Russian economy will require two million IT specialists: developers, analysts, database administrators, product managers, etc. However, many experts point out that the

Mastercard has led a multi-million pound pre-Series A funding round in Konsentus, a regtech startup focused on helping financial institutions be compliant with PSD2 open banking requirements. More on this

Fintech Unplugged  – Series 6 kicks off with an exciting and special episode, as Conservative MEP Syed Kamall joins Robert and Suresh for Episode 1 of Fintech Unplugged, Series 6 Listen

With only four months to go to the final PSD2 implementation date of 14 September 2019, all payment service providers must make sure they are urgently progressing plans to meet

A recent survey from Censuswide has revealed that, a year after its launch in the UK, consumers are still unaware of what Open Banking is – two-thirds of the 2,000 British consumers

Would you like to strut like a supermodel, flex like a yogi or rock the hottest trends this summer – well look no further and step into the smooothest shop

Optima Consultancy announces winner of third “Mobile Banking App Review” at Money 20/20 Europe in association with Visa Comprehensive study analyses 100+ banking apps and their features Extensive reporting and

Back in October last year, fscom director Alison Donnelly wrote a blog on the FCA’s consultation on new rules for payment and e-money institutions. As explained in that blog, due to FCA concern with how some e-money and payment institutions

Moorwand, the international payments company and programme BIN sponsor, has signed a partnership agreement with Rêv Worldwide (“Rêv”), a global payments product innovation and processing company, to collaborate on one of its

Building a Circle of Trust: Banking Circle launches white paper on increasing financial inclusion for businesses www.bankingcircle.com London, 3rd June 2019 – Ground-breaking financial utility, Banking Circle, is on a

Today, we’re excited to announce that Mastercard has received certifications under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules system and the Privacy Recognition for Processors system. Mastercard is

Join us for our first EWPN Local Meetup in Ireland on 20 June, organised by our country ambassador Alison Donnelly, kindly sponsored by fscom, Fexco and the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland

You probably haven’t heard of Checkout, a digital payments processing company that was founded in 2012 in London. Apparently, however, investors have been keeping tabs on the low-flying company and like

Ethoca’s product suite adds to Mastercard’s commitment to reduce digital commerce fraud BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO / ACCESSWIRE / May 21, 2019 / Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm,

For years, we’ve been simply giving away our most valuable asset – our personal data – steadily making ourselves more vulnerable to those nefarious souls out there who would take

A little-known European startup with no history of raising money from outsiders is riding investor euphoria for the payments sector into the billion-dollar club. Checkout Ltd., a digital-payments processor based

The deal makes Tribe one of the first issuer processors in Europe to havew the necessary certification to allow banks to issue UnionPay cards. UnionPay has talked of its plans

Paybase featured in Paypers – Paybase CEO Anna wrote an article for The Paypers this month. Anna explains how leveraging payments can be one of the best ways for a marketplace

Banks, perhaps more than any other sector have a big job to do in terms of digital transformation. Consumers want anytime, anywhere convenience across multiple devices and of course maximum

Checkout.com, a little-known London fintech company, broke European funding records on Thursday when it announced that it has raised a $230 million funding round, giving it a valuation of around

Paybase CEO Anna Tsyupko shortlisted for EWPN award – CEO Anna Tsyupko has been shortlisted for the 2019 Emerging FinTech Leader award by the European Women Payments Network! It’s great to see Anna’s

When it comes to long-term consumer relationships, few businesses can top banks. They tend to keep ties with consumers over decades — and, sometimes, those ties can last generations for families.

Starling Bank are pleased to announce that Julian Sawyer, Head of Banking Services, has been appointed Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at CASS Business School. Julian will be joining the Faculty

Paybase’s most recent blog examines how innovation-driven firms like Paybase could be the best solution to the proposed changes to Due Diligence requirements. Originally posted by Verdict Payments magazine, this

In the “old days” – the days of magnetic stripe cards – a cardholder proved that they were the rightful owner of a card with a handwritten signature at the

Cybertonica and Credit Kudos announced at Money20/20 a new partnership using their combined platforms to automate credit scoring, harnessing Open Banking. Credit Kudos is an FCA-authorised challenger Credit Bureau and Account Information Service

– The pop-up gives shopping a makeover with a fun-filled footprint, exciting new in-store concepts and interactive and celebrity events 22nd May 2019 — Having transformed how consumers see ‘payments’,

  Sign-ups tripled in 2018 and 3,000+ now joining Monese daily In March, two-thirds of Monese sign-ups were in mainland Europe Continued growth and momentum following $60m Series B fundraise

Asymmetric cryptography lies at the heart of digital security The asymmetric algorithms (e.g. RSA and ECC) are deemed not to be resistant to cryptanalysis methods that will be achievable with

Marqeta has raised $260 million in a Series E funding round led by Coatue Management, valuing the open API card issuing and processing platform at nearly $2 billion. Vitruvian Partners,

Brighton, 3rd May 2019 British technology company McLEAR has today announced an exciting new partnership with The Great Escape Festival TGE  (9th – 11th May, Brighton). For the first time

We are honoured to announce that Cybertonica team is named a finalist in 3 categories for the judging of the European Women Payments Network 2019 Awards, which will be held in Amsterdam on 4th June.

Lancashire-based Nitecrest Group has produced some of the first wave of biometric payment cards at its Visa and Mastercard secure facility, reports Jane Connolly. The card manufacturer claims it is

New research from Valitor reveals retailers are underestimating the importance of after payment experience: Over a third (34 percent) of consumers feel retailers don’t care about them after they’ve made

Emerging Payments Association has recently interviewed our Chief Commercial Officer Alan Nagle on how Cybertonica uses Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to manage fraud and risk. Read more here.

Festival goers will now be able to split the cost of their summer plans and pay for Hideout 2019 tickets thanks to Klarna and Stripe The partnership will be available

RegTech startup FrankieFinancial has signed Australian neo banks Xinja and Novatti Group to its financial systems aggregator platform, which provides a single point of access to ID verification, KYC, AML,