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

As the new term marks the end of the summer holidays, the winter sun forecast looks bright for a quartet of Far Eastern destinations, which have emerged as the biggest

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

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

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

London, September 2017 – Following the announcement of its success in being shortlisted for three categories in the 2017 Payments Association Awards, industry-leading financial utility, Saxo Payments Banking Circle has

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

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

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,

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

PERPIGNAN – Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, today announced the launch of a photojournalism grant program which seeks to recruit and develop a diverse new generation of young

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

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

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

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

This research into South East Asian millennials’ payments behaviour completes our examination, for now at least, of the opinions of perhaps the most studied of all generations in recent times.

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

Education technology is evolving rapidly. If you type ‘EdTech’ into a search engine, it will not take you long to find a plethora of articles describing it as the ‘next

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

Following a successful start of the collaboration between Wirecard and Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahnen, ÖBB) last year in the field of payment processing, both companies are expanding their cooperation

Barclaycard has marked the 10-year anniversary of launching contactless payments to the UK. Over the past decade, more than £60 billion has been spent using contactless cards and devices and

Anna Tsyupko is the 24-year-old CEO of London-based FinTech company Paybase, and as a young fintech CEO, here lists 5 ways young directors can have a standing chance of winning

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

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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

Project International Trade is partnering with the Department for International Trade to bring UK FinTech and PayTech companies over to Mexico as part of a trade mission. This trade mission

The next instalment of the Payments Association’s Payment Heroes is set to be launched. The first video, first showcased to attendees at the Payments Association’s Hot Topic Briefing on GDPR,

Project Regulator strongly recommends that all Payments Association members respond to the Payments Strategy Forum consultation which seeks information on future requirements for the New Payments Architecture. The Consultation is

Project Retail will be launching the next iteration of the Retail PayTech Forum in November. The event, which will be held at a central London location on Tuesday 7th November,

The Payments Association and Project Rome have joined the RTGS Advisory Board. The purpose of this group is to provide a forum for two‐way dialogue and challenge on the RTGS

Project Women in PayTech will be launching a Women in PayTech LinkedIn group to facilitate opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, and promotion of success stories, as well discuss the issues faced

Representatives from Project Inclusion engaged with Toynbee Hall, Money Advice Service, and The Big Issue. Project Inclusion is exploring opportunities to collaborate with these organisations operating within the financial inclusion

This new project will provide educational workshops and papers on emerging technological developments and innovations within the payments space and share insight on future market trends. To find out more

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

Alan Smith has been appointed managing director of One4all UK – Smith is to lead the company behind the UK’s leading multi-retailer gift card into the next stage of growth

The European passport for financial services is one of the pillars of London’s status both as the preeminent global financial hub and the flourishing hub of UK FinTech. Passporting in

Thames Card Technology has completed a project with Tesco to launch the UK’s first contactless loyalty card programme. With 66% of global shoppers enrolled in loyalty programmes (Nielsen) and cardholders

Choice Bank Ltd. has announced the launch of its USA based organization, Choice Financial International (CFI), an entity chartered in Puerto Rico, offering financial and payment solutions for corporations. Now

PayPoint has announced positive news for retailers wanting to save money on their banking charges. PayPoint research has shown that the cost of banking remains the top issue facing retailers

Tech-savvy Brits are adopting and becoming increasingly reliant upon new ways to pay, but small businesses are struggling to keep up with changing consumer demands. Read more here.

Europe has a new mobile payment method: Wirecard will enable European retailers to accept WeChat Pay, one of the leading mobile payment solutions in China.  European retailers can target over

For consumers and businesses around the world, from emerging markets such as Bangladesh to advanced ones such as the United States or Germany, going online to shop is becoming a

paysafecard, a global leader in online prepaid payment methods and part of Paysafe Group plc, enters the United Arab Emirates, offering a secure and fast prepaid payment solution that will

The growing popularity of music events and festivals is offering merchants a lucrative opportunity to tap into pop-up commerce (expected to be worth £3.5bn by 2020) – but in a

Starling Bank will become a Direct Agency sponsor for Vocalink’s PayPort Service, enabling access to Faster Payments for Starling Bank customers, other Financial Institutions and Payment Service Providers using the

Kemp Little has, the technology and digital law firm, announced a 12% increase in revenues for its 2016-17 financial year, taking fee revenue to £13.7million and marking three consecutive years

Pilatus Bank argues that, for as long as cash remains the primary method of payment, the ATMs will survive. And considers why bank branches are becoming a thing of the