Alan King, President of FLEETCOR UK and Australasia, talked to Fintech Finance about how FLEETCOR’s subsidiary brand, Allstar Business Solutions, turned regulation to its advantage by launching the Allstar Plus
CFT Group, a financial technology (FinTech) start-up, based in Cornwall and London has just been awarded the accolade of ‘Best Consumer Payments Initiative’ at the PayTech awards 2018. The unique
The company responsible for billions of UK payments worth trillions of pounds has appointed experienced executive Andy Hollingdale as its first general manager. Read more here.
Welwyn Garden City, 26 July 2018: PayPoint and eBay have signed a strategic partnership that will enable eBay sellers and buyers to access the Collect+ network for convenient click and collect parcel services.
Biocryptology CEO Ted Oorbals took to the stage for a discussion with Consult Hyperion Director of Innovation Dave Birch as part of Money20/20 Europe. The conversation served as a platform for Oorbals to
The European Banking Authority have just published their final report and guidelines on fraud reporting under PSD2. There’s much to digest and understand, but one thing that stands out for me
17 July 2018 – Today, leading European payments provider Klarna has announced a partnership with UK-based online furniture brand, Swoon. When checking out online, shoppers will now be able to
Private equity firm Dunedin has invested £44m in a fintech firm in the third largest investment seen in the sector in the UK this year. Advisers on the deal included PwC, Dickson
In a recent blog post we explored the underlying concepts behind machine learning and its tremendous benefits in fighting application fraud. Since then, I had the opportunity to speak with one of
24 July 2018 – Today, leading European payments provider Klarna has announced a partnership with Europe’s largest independent online beauty retailer, BEAUTY BAY. Read more here.
New regulations will require payments to have two factors of authentication London, 5th July 2018 – With new EU regulations coming into place next September, Mastercard is predicting a significant
Which works better for modeling credit risk: traditional scorecards or artificial intelligence and machine learning? Given the excitement around AI today, this question is inevitable. It’s also a bit silly.
Signicat is pleased to announce we have formally become a member of ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) joining their technical committee on Electronic Signatures and Infrastructure (ESI). ESI is the
Partnership will seek to help expand digital payments acceptance and establish a new payment standard with ‘Pay by Bank’ app, as well as focus on making digital payments even more
Information security teams around the world are working hard to protect their businesses from data breaches and other threats. But do those businesses truly understand how good a job they’re
Konsentus was proud this month to have been a Finalist at the BBVA Fintech Awards. From 100’s of Global entries we were selected as one of the Finalists with the
Siobhan Moore was 1 of 9 people nominated for the Honoured Industry Contributor at the UK Gift Card and Voucher Association Awards (UKGCVA) (Special Contribution Award for an individual, team
In the past year, three major economies — the Eurozone, the USA and Australia — have gone live with real-time payments schemes, Canada will follow in 2019 and many other
The cards and Payments team are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Payments Association Award in the category of Professional Service Organisation. The team strive to provide legal support
London, 18th July 2018 – Saxo Payments Banking continues to dominate the cross border payments sector as a disrupting force, as it was named Best Corporate Payments Initiative at the
One of the largest payment solution providers in the Philippines redeploys staff to more strategic work using FICO® Customer Communication Services Read more here.
Marqeta is delighted to have moved into our new Shoreditch office in July and to have Dean King, formerly of Tuxedo and Paysafe joining the team as Business Development Manager.
GSMA service promises faster onboarding for remote banking customers London, United Kingdom, July 19, 2018 — Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions, today announced it has signed an agreement with the
FICO® Enterprise Security Score aims to raise global cybersecurity effectiveness SAN JOSE, CA — June 27, 2018 Highlights: FICO is offering free subscriptions that allow users to access their FICO Enterprise Security
IDEMIA, the world leader in Augmented Identity, has been awarded a five year contract by the United Kingdom Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme to deliver a new Fingerprint Matcher Service.
In a previous blog I wrote about authorized push payment fraud and how social engineering leads to victims making inadvertent payments to fraudsters. I highlighted the case for banks to use behavioral
Shanghai, Oct. 20th, 2017 – Allinpay, one of China’s leading payment service providers, by cooperating with Currencies Direct, a prestigious UK foreign exchange broker and international payment provider, offers disbursement solutions for cross-border e-commerce retailers. About Allinpay Established in October
Regulation, compliance and legacy systems have, for so long, been the stumbling blocks for financial institutions to capitalise on the new digital age where there are few barriers to international
Paysafe, a UK-based payment solution provider, has announced the launch of Turnkey, a new payments solution for software platforms and marketplaces. The process of deploying it involves integrating an API
PYMNTS have released their Payments-as-a-Service (Paas) Tracker, in collaboration with Paysafe. This month’s issue features an interview with Closetbox CEO Marcus Mollmann who describes how the arrival of his twin
LONDON, UK – October 24, 2017 – Global Processing Services (GPS), a leading payments processor, has increased its support for mobile wallets to include Android Pay using Mastercard Digital Enablement Service (MDES). Android Pay
The API Innovation Challenge, hosted in partnership with TrueLayer, HackerOne and Starling Bank, saw developers come together at the Google Campus in London with the aim of creating the next big fintech application. Read more
London, 25th October 2017: FLEETCOR UK, a leading provider of commercial payment solutions, has strengthened its leadership team with two senior management hires. Thore Vestergaard joins as SVP & MD,
Arro offers instant online accounts for those looking for an alternative to the High-Street Bank London, UK, October 4, 2017 – Global Processing Services (GPS) is pleased to announce its agreement with
London, UK, October 5, 2017 – Global Processing Services (GPS) is delighted to announce an agreement that will enable luxury jewellery brand Armillion to incorporate contactless payment technology into their exclusive high-end
W2 are exhibiting with a purpose built stand at the SIGMA event, the largest igaming show in Malta. The event takes place between 22nd-25th November. Read more about it here.
Barclaycard’s grab+go concept was recently named top innovation in the ‘Payments and Wallets’ category at the global EFMA-Accenture DMI Awards. The app – which is designed to make queueless, check-out free shopping
Global leaders and innovators attended the Payments Association Awards, a black-tie event held at the London Hilton on Park Lane on October 5th. Hosted by the The Payments Association, these awards recognise and
PrePay Solutions (PPS), Europe’s leading prepaid payment and digital banking services provider, was delighted to win ‘Leading Regulated Organisation’ at the recent Payments Association Awards, and to celebrate three further
The result of the merger of Oberthur Technologies (OT) and Safran Identity & Security (Morpho), the OT-Morpho group today became IDEMIA. The group’s ambition is to empower citizens and consumers
London, UK. 6th October 2017 – The Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT) team is in exuberant mood this morning, after seeing off tough competition to secure the title of Leading Payments Association Organisation at the prestigious Payments Association
Today’s threat environment is more fast-paced and complex than ever before. Around the globe, increasingly sophisticated state and non-state actors are engaged in harming the political and economic fabric of
Our Marketing Director, Amelie Arras, wins the Money20/20 Payments Race – Becoming the first person ever to travel independently across North America using nothing but Bitcoin. With the incredible help
Kemp Little, the leading technology specialist law firm, has been named as a top tier law firm by Legal 500 for its work in fintech, as well as its work
In partnership with the OCBF (French Banks association) and the ACPR (French regulator), Arkéa Banking Services organized at the beginning of October a thematic breakfast in which the Fintech-Innovation desk
LONDON, Oct. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Mass Affluent segment makes up 15% of the population in the UK and yet they hold close to 45% of the total
The intersection of new tech, faster payments capabilities, and forward looking regulation is enabling significant innovation in B2B, and consumer, payment services in the UK and EU. More here.
The UK payments landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Regulation and growing consumer expectations are changing the payment architecture, the payment schemes and the participants. How should your institution navigate
