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One of the few fintech players to achieve scale with a suite of banking solutions and credit products without being a bank, Cashplus continues to prove what’s possible by announcing

Spectators from around the country are set to cheer on their family and friends in what is likely to be the biggest physical challenge of their lives on 24thSeptember, 2017.

LONDON, Sept. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ali Sadr, Chairman of Pilatus Bank, believes that banks have failed to capture the true essence of technology for improving quality of service,

Amazon also announced this week that Alexa and Echo are coming to Japan this year SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 4, 2017– (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced that Alexa and Echo are now available by invitation in India,

Thousands of global banks to benefit from machine learning that more accurately detects fraud in online and mobile purchases SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 3, 2017 Highlights: FICO is releasing

​Four years ago this week, a brand new switching service was introduced to help drive competition in the UK’s banking industry. The Current Account Switch Service (CASS) was designed to

We are delighted to announce our new Benefactor for Project International Trade, Saxo Payments Banking Circle. Project International Trade is collaborating with FinTech associations across Latin America, Far East Asia,

Project Media has raised the profile of the Payments Association this month with activities and insights from the The Payments Association being publicised in The FinTech Times, Payments Journal, FinTech

Project Regulator commends the FCA have taken on-board the projects consultation response to CP17/11 in a recent policy statement on the Implementation of the revised PSD2 in allowing the use

Project Retail’s Retail PayTech Forum has announced that Richard Burchill, Head of Treasury and Card Services at Arcadia Group, will be delivering a keynote presentation on payments innovation within the

Project Rome released a thought leadership piece on banking access and the termination of services to FinTechs. Written by Andrea Dunlop, CEO of Card Acquiring & Solutions at Paysafe Group

Anne Pieckielon, Director of Product & Strategy at Bacs and project lead of Project Women in PayTech, spoke about Women in PayTech and how we can best provide support and

Project Inclusion will be launching financial inclusion standards to identify best practice for financial inclusion within our industry. This kitemark will set a market standard to ensure all stakeholders across

This new project will provide informative, future-gazing workshops and papers on emerging technological developments and innovations within the payments space and share insight on future market trends. Project Futures is

The money transfer market has become crowded, with innovative new entrants, higher end user expectations, and advances in technologies putting pressure on businesses providing remittance services. Read the full article in

bobsguide sat down with Global Kompli CEO Jane Jee to discuss the burden the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive places financial services under, how prepared they currently are to comply with

Nesta, the innovation foundation, has announced the twenty organisations selected to participate in the Open Up Challenge.  The total prize pot is worth £5m and shall be shared amongst those participants

Three credit unions have selected Fiserv to help drive growth, efficiency and deliver an enhanced digital banking experience. Each credit union was looking for a flexible platform with integrated financial

Worldcore is happy to announce it’s Initial Coin Offering campaign. The ICO is one of the major events in Worldcore’s history, it’s mission is to accelerate corporate growth, blockchain integration

Cybertonica, a FinTech company using machine learning and AI to reduce basket drop-off and increase conversion for all channels of e-payments and transaction platforms, has become one of the European

Fiserv has announced the completion of its acquisition of Monitise plc (LSE:MONI), further expanding its digital technology suite to enable financial institutions worldwide to meet customer expectations for innovative digital

Payment card fraud accounted for losses of £618 million in 2016. It’s never been more critical for merchants to tackle fraud head-on, and work with their PSP to ensure a robust fraud defence strategy

LONDON – August 30, 2017 – WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, today announced its European office has secured an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) license by

FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. has closed its acquisition of Cambridge Global Payments, a leading B2B international payments provider, for approximately $690 million. The purchase agreement was previously announced on May 1,

On August 1, 2017, Bitcoin, the world’s most capitalized and popular digital currency, was split into two separate blockchains, “Bitcoin”[classic] and “Bitcoin Cash.” The controversial decision to “Hard Fork” Bitcoin’s

Purchase, NY – August 28, 2017 – Today Mastercard announced that it was bringing Mastercard contactless payments to Fitbit’s (NYSE: FIT) first smartwatch, Fitbit Ionic™. With Fitbit Ionic, health and fitness enthusiasts who

Geoswift, Western Union Business Solutions (a subsidiary of The Western Union Company) and UnionPay International have announced the latest joint tuition payment promotion available to Chinese students studying in the

It is staggering to write this down, but contactless in the UK is nearly ten! And it’s exciting that ‘tap and go’ payments are going from strength to strength. Since

Mobile Commerce & Other Media Ltd has been shortlisted for the Best Mobile Payments Solution at the prestigious Payments Awards. Their product brand MCOM Payout Service has been shortlisted to

The Isle of Man has been shortlisted for ‘Best International Finance Centre’ at the International Investment Fund and Product Awards and ‘IFC of the Year’ at the annual Citywealth International

By Shane Leahy, CEO, Tola Mobile A shift in time From checking the weather to booking a personal training session at the gym, the phone in our pockets is increasingly

Klarna Bank AB is delighted to announce the release of their new free of charge peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service ‘Wavy’, which enables people to send and request money in a

We will be explaining everything payment and e-money institutions need to know about getting re-authorised under PSD2 and the impact of MiFID II on fx forward business in two separate briefings on 12 September.

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This finding from our Interconnection: Fueling the Explosion of the Digital Economy infographic makes it clear that every business must understand and leverage Interconnection Bandwidth to compete in the digital

Tuesday 29th August 2017 – Payment Card Solutions (PCS) is granted Authorised Payment Institute (API) status by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). PCS services over 700 corporate customers, issuing hundreds

Join The Chargeback Company’s free-to-attend Chargebash event in London, combining comprehensive chargeback education with a casual, evening meet-and-greet. Read more here.

Mobile wallet adoption is on the rise globally and consumers in the U.S. and Europe are catching up with those in fast-growing economies in Asia and Latin America where mobile

Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, is set to bring customer-focused banking to Ilford, with the opening of its 49th store on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th September, right in the heart

Welwyn Garden City, 17 August 2017: A new Amazon Top Up service is now available in PayPoint stores, allowing customers to add credit via cash directly from the Amazon app. Read

W2 Global Data is sponsoring Betting on Sports 2017, a must-attend event for members of the sports & betting industries. The event focuses on everything related to sports and betting, including leadership, legislation,

American Express has begun rolling out a new mobile feature called Pay It Plan It™ across all eligible U.S. Consumer Credit and Co-Brand cards that gives Card Members two new

OT-Morpho, a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, continues to demonstrate its commitment to enable all the citizens of the European Union to benefit from

We are glad to announce that CB Insights has identified Cybertonica among the top 80+ private companies securing the future with Artificial Intelligence. Building a software that predicts technology trends, the US-based CB Insights provides a

Keith Briscoe, Ethoca: There are many cross-channel and multichannel services; we have not actually seen the true promise of the omnichannel product to be delivered to the market yet Could you

American Express and InComm have entered into an agreement for InComm to become the exclusive distributor of American Express’s prepaid reloadable and gift card products in the US. InComm will