57% most concerned about damage to corporate or brand reputation 68% unaware of EU General Data Protection Regulation 20 April 2016: Cyber risk research carried out by Noddle Protect and

American Express and Newegg, the largest tech-focused e-commerce platform in the US, have announced the launch of a new technology integration that enables US American Express Card Members enrolled in

Paysafe Group has partnered with Emerchants Ltd to deliver white-labelled pay-out card solutions to gaming operators across Europe.   Using Paysafe’s issuing capabilities, Emerchants Europe will be able to offer

Bryan Cave London Partner Judith Rinearson and Of Counsel Jane Jee were interviewed by Fintech Finance at Money 20/20 Europe, discussing the legal side of fintech and differences between US and

PayPoint Romania has announced a partnership with Restart Energy, a new partner from the energy supplying industry. Restart Energy clients will be able to pay their electricity bills quickly and

Raphaels Bank Payment Services, which has established an enviable reputation for payments innovation, has published a new white paper looking at the challenges and opportunities for fintechs in the payments

On the upcoming occasion of Bitcoin block reward halving, Cubits is running a competition, inviting you to guess the time when the halving occurs. Prizes are, of course, in bitcoin.

Subway’s milestone highlights the more than £500m investment that SUBWAY® franchisees contribute to their local economies, alongside providing over 50,000 jobs in stores across Europe. Its first store in the

Currency Cloud is selected as one of the ten hottest fintech startups to watch in a CNBC special report by Tech Transformers. Read more here.

Thomson Reuters’ additional data centers in New York, London and Tokyo provide improved pricing, market access and workflow for FX market participants across the globe. Read more here.

Diners Club International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Discover Financial Services and part of the Discover Global Network, and Computop, a leading international payment service provider, have announced an agreement that will

TSYS gas announced it will provide the payment providers it services across Europe with TSYS AlertsSM, a solution that helps cardholders monitor their accounts and prevent fraudulent activity with real-time,

Delegates at the recent Money2020 Europe conference in Copenhagen are under no illusions that the financial sector is rapidly changing. Recently, there’s been an explosion of new technology companies entering

Amazon has filed a patent application to allow shopper verification via a photo and/or video rather than typing an account password. Read more here.

Bulgari, MasterCard and WISeKey have announced that MasterCard contactless payment capability will be embedded within the first-ever “intelligent mechanical luxury watch, which Bulgari has fully developed and industrialized for a

Bottomline Technologies has been named a top 100 global provider of risk and compliance technologies on the 2016 Chartis RiskTech100® report. Now in its 10th year, the RiskTech100® is globally

Bryan Cave LLP will co-host the inaugural Crossroads: Banking and Fintech conference on April 21 focused on the intersection of traditional banking and the fintech industry. This interactive program will

Callcredit Information Group, backed by private equity firm, GTCR, has acquired Numero, the customer experience management specialist, in a multi million pound deal designed to accelerate the execution of the

Vantiv and Credorax have announced a partnership that bolsters the capabilities of Vantiv’s merchants to serve global consumers via card-not-present channels. Read more here.

Discover Card leads the credit card industry in customer brand loyalty for the 20th consecutive year, according to an annual study by the independent research firm Brand Keys, a New

Equinix has announced that it will build its fifth International Business Exchange™ data center in Brazil. With the four new International Business Exchanges announced earlier in March and the recent

FSS Toggle has won Technoviti Awards 2016 for technology innovation in financial services. The software product was ranked amongst the top 10 most promising innovations in the BFSI space. Technoviti

For the second year in a row Intercash is happy to announce that is has sponsored the Wrocław Open as it continues its growth in the Polish market. Read more

KPMG Boxwood have launched their latest thought leadership paper: Disruptive Influences: The three key trends transforming the face of retail. Read more here.

Ukrainian Unison Bank has successfully launched a new remote PIN delivery service via SMS with support from Compass Plus. PIN delivery via SMS enables issuers to securely deliver a PIN

Tony Craddock, director general of the The Payments Association, says both businesses and consumers that want to make international payments are being starved of alternatives. He says: “New entrants, often

LONDON (3 March 2016) – Paysafe Group plc (LSE: PAYS, “Paysafe” or the “Group”), a leading global provider of payment solutions, is pleased to announce that Paysafe will be included as

Be in with a chance of being recognised in front of your peers and position your brand as an industry leader across the entire payments spectrum by entering this year’s

View this interview via Dropbox with Zee Abbas, CEO of PayGateway here.

PayPoint has launched its multi-operator smart ticketing service across the Greater Manchester area. The new service will allow passengers to purchase selected current System One travelcards to load onto a

PrePay Solutions is launching a new gift card solution for Thomas Cook, assisting Thomas Cook in converting their current gift voucher business to a consumer and corporate gift card, which

Ramparts presents the legal perspective on the Gibraltar Gambling Gaming Review, e-money and payment services, bitcoin and cryptocurrency through succinct articles and useful links to further reading. Sign up to

The latest Realex FinAppsParty partner, Veridu, is the company bringing trust to the Internet. They’ve just come on board for the Realex FinAppsParty, so they will be making their brilliant

Visa Europe has announced the expansion of the Visa Europe Payment Tokenisation Service (VEPTS) to enable financial institutions and others to integrate tokenisation. This widens Visa Europe’s existing support for

The recent terror attacks performed in the EU and beyond have increased the need for the EU to formulate a stronger response to combating this terrorism. The EU Commission expects

Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd is card issuer of the new Mondo Card. Mondo recently launched its general spend MasterCard prepaid debit card programme in the UK. Mondo is a London

In this interview at Money20/20, Global Processing Services EVP Suresh Vaghjiani examines how prepaid innovation challenges traditional banking in our Finetics™ Studio. View his interview here.

A news article published last week by CardNotPresent.com cited a recent Global Risk Technologies™ study, originally published by Retail Times on January 27. The use of Global Risk Technologies’™ data

Over the past couple of years beacon technology has emerged on the retail horizon as a unique, cheap and simple way to identify consumer is in a location at a

The payments sector has seen spectacular growth in recent years, evolving at an ever-increasing pace as consumer demand, regulatory pressures and new technology drives innovation, opportunity and challenge for all

Europeans continue to opt for contactless technology when making payments, with the total number of MasterCard and Maestro processed transactions passing the 1 billion mark in 2015 – an increase

Optal Limited has expanded its global operations, becoming a principal member of MasterCard in Hong Kong. Optal’s wholly owned subsidiary, Optal Asia Limited, holds a Money Service Operator’s license in

HomeSend, the payment and money transfer hub, has signed a global agreement with Paysafe to provide enhanced international transfer options for the payment solution provider’s NETELLER and Skrill services. Read

Due to continued growth, PCT’s Customer Services Team is looking to expand. If you know anyone who would be interested in this full time, central London based post, please get

FIS and PayPal are collaborating on FIS Cardless Cash®, a revolutionary capability that allows consumers with a mobile banking app to withdraw money from virtually any ATM. Cardless Cash was

FSS was awarded the first runner up for process innovation category as part of the Project Evaluation and Recognition Program (PERP) 2015 by Frost & Sullivan. FSS won the award

Bottomline Technologies kicks off 2016 with a prestigious mark of excellence – an award that gives recognition to the organisation’s outstanding level of customer service. Read more here.