Judopay, partnering with PepperHQ, has created an app for Young’s Pubs. Young’s on Tap allows customers to have an “online in-store” experience. Customers can locate, book and order in any

By Thore Vestergaard senior vice president and managing director, commercial cards, AllStar Business Solutions  Every business incurs cost. In fact, the very engine of the entrepreneurial machine is all about managing

By Paul Holland chief operating officer, Fleetcor  Last month saw the publication of a report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, which calls for the ban on new

We’re pleased to announce McLEAR’s selection to participate with the Department for International Trade (DIT) fintech mission to Poland. The mission offers selected British FinTech companies the opportunity to showcase

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 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

We all love to make an extra special effort at Christmas. It’s our chance to delight the family, surprise our friends and finish the year on a high with unique

Mobile-only Starling Bank has named former Olympian and Santander executive Helen Bierton as head of retail banking. Bierton represented Great Britain in archery at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and

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

It might be too early to determine the full impact of the new Visa Claims Resolution process designed to streamline and limit chargebacks, but 52 percent of respondents surveyed claimed no decrease

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

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

Visa has moved to strengthen its position in the fast-growing Indian market, making a minority investment in digital payments platform BillDesk. Terms were not disclosed. BillDesk is one of India’s

Monica Eaton-Cardone, co-founder and CIO of The Chargeback Company, looks at the significant developments in card payments during 2018 and the factors that will influence the sector over the next 12-24 months

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

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

Ryan Kemp, our director of retail, comments on the ONS Retail Sales Index: “In the three months to October, retail sales increased by 0.4% when compared to the previous three months; slowing

Modulr’s Chief Software Architect, Ritesh Tendulkar, featured in an IDG Connect advice piece outlining what it’s like to have a career in the tech industry, how he got there, and

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

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

We’re delighted to announce that we have agreed to sell our Noddle business – which provides free-for-life credit monitoring and reporting, to Credit Karma – one of our longstanding global

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.

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

The report looks beyond site-wide security measures such as pen testing, firewalls and SSL certificates. Beyond username, passwords and extra clicks. Instead it explores how technology, insight and collaboration can

American Express, the payments company, and Ethoca, a provider of collaboration-based technology solutions for merchants and card issuers, announced on Monday (Oct. 15) a collaboration to resolve issues quicker. In a press

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

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

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

PURCHASE, NY – November 6, 2018 – Tapping your card or phone is all it takes to get around a city – this possibility is quickly becoming real for residents and

Frictionless customer onboarding without compromising on compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) legislation is crucial if banks are to meet the challenge presented by the rise of agile fintechs Success 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.

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

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

Research conducted by financial services compliance consultancy, fscom, has highlighted that firms must improve in key compliance areas in order to combat financial crime and its increasing sophistication. The significant

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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

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

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

So, after weeks of conversations with various regulators across Europe, I am delighted to be able to share the views of the Central Bank of Ireland towards UK payment and

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

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

Barclaycard’s efforts to make passwords a thing of the past has led it to join an accelerator programme run by self-sovereign identity (SSI) specialist Evernym. SSI is the concept of

15th November 2018 — ‘DUESDAY STRIKES BACK’. Duesday’s seemingly magnetic attraction to accolades sees them walk away with yet another award. This time for ‘Best FinTech Company’ at the CornwallLive Edge Awards 2018. One more

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

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

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has teamed up with Stripe, a technology company that builds the economic infrastructure for the internet, to enable its real-time push payment solution