Financial utility recognised for innovation in B2B payments and commitment to improving financial inclusion www.bankingcircle.com London, May 2019 – Banking Circle has been awarded the Judges’ Special Award for B2B

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity™, announced the launch and immediate availability of RapID X1, a handheld wireless device for biometric fingerprint identification. This new and innovative technology has a FBI

21st May, 2019 – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB), one of the leading Islamic banks in Bahrain, has officially announced its readiness for open banking services today,

Compared to other contact information we tend to keep our email address for the longest period of time. From the very first time we use our email address we are

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, is delighted to announce its partnership with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) to offer the first metal payment card in the country. This full-metal-card

– 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,

Leading digital banking and prepaid payments provider moves into leisure and gifting market by powering Virgin Experience Days’ services  8th May 2019, London – PrePay Solutions (PPS), a subsidiary of Edenred,

Representatives from Project International Trade met with Invest Lithuania to showcase the activity of the Payments Association and Project International Trade, and to identify opportunities for Payments Association members to

Project Regulator commends the Payment Systems Regulator’s decision to postpone the deadline for implementing Confirmation of Payee. Project Regulator had previously responded to the PSR’s consultation on the general direction

Project Transaction Insights launched a survey on the on authentication and authorisation strategies being adopted by issuers. This research, which will be developed into an upcoming whitepaper, covers areas that

Project Women in PayTech has published a review statement on how the project has created a platform to enable and support gender balance and professional development within the payments industry

Project Banking Access will be producing a practical guidance document ‘Guide to Bank Account Access’ that describes the options available to anyone with or wanting a bank account. Informed by

Project Inclusion championed the need to support the nation’s most vulnerable by providing the appropriate education and guidance to transit to inclusion in a report by the BBC. In an

Representatives from the Project Financial Crime team met with HM Treasury to inform the UK government’s Economic Crime plan. Nine member companies from across the Project Financial Crime team shared

The next Project Futures workshop will be held on Wednesday 19th June and will be focused on the impact of new lending and credit services on payment service providers. The

We’ve been using codes and ciphers for thousands of years to protect secrets. A clay tablet from Mesopotamia (dated 1500 BC), for example, encrypted a craftsman’s recipe for pottery glaze.

Payment innovation will take center stage in Malta in May with the central theme: Payments in the Blockchain Era. QUBE EVENTS is host to the International The 7th Nextgen Payments

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● Curve Customer Protection covers payments made with a Curve card up to £100,000 ● Protection is available on all eligible purchases internationally ● Claims are refunded within one working

Unlike men (according to Thomas Jefferson), all banking apps were not created equal. There is a huge variety of apps (and banks) to choose from; some have a wide range

This Framework, called FWA – RM6118, will aim to replace the current “Merchant Acquiring Services, Equipment and Payment Gateway Services” Framework Agreement. The scope of the new CCS Payment Acceptance

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The 19th FS Tech Awards took place in London; these awards celebrate excellence and innovation within the UK and EMEA financial services sector. Wirecard, along with our Partners won three

Earlier this month we launched our brand-new website! You’ll see a new look and feel as well as new pages and content. We’ll adding many more new features and information

The Huntswood Payments team was recently commissioned by the The Payments Association to write a white paper on the subject of financial crime. The resulting work provided a number of recommendations

We’re excited to announce a trial with Post Office that we believe will have a positive impact for many newly arrived persons in the UK – in particular, members of

Preventing financial crime is something all e-commerce firms need to be mindful of in today’s world. However, due to the way marketplaces operate, certain financial crime is particularly applicable to

Wirecard would like to congratulate our Director of Sales and Business Development, Brian Lawlor on his election to the PIF Board. Brian is Director of Sales of Business Development at

Get to know the people behind W2. Find out six of the favourite things of our Head of Account Management, Richard Evans. Read more here.

Compass Plus is celebrating moving into its new Moscow office and being nominated for the most prestigious office interior design award in Russia: The Best Office Awards 2019 recognises the

ECOMMBX has announced its official registration as an Account Information Service Provider (AISP) on the EBA Payment Institutions Register. The milestone marks the first-ever Cyprus Electronic Money Institution to be

CryptoGlobe spoke to up-and-coming payments solution company Paybase about their platform, crypto regulation and their exciting vision for the future. Paybase is the most flexible solution for payments, compliance and risk.