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TagNitecrest are delighted to have partnered with fintech start-up HyperJar to produce the cards for its launch last month. HyperJar is a money management app which ‘gives consumers a more

Currensea is the first travel money card that uses Open Banking to link directly to the major high street bank accounts. It saves customers up to 85% on their bank

The planned merger of EVRY & Tieto was formally approved on 5th of December 2019. TietoEVRY is a leading digital services and software company with local presence and global capabilities.

The new alliance enables any Mastercard issuer to offer their cardholders the ability to track their carbon footprint based on purchases made. Mark Barnett, divisional president for UK, Ireland, Nordic

As we step foot into a new decade, Mastercard’s Mike Cowen explores the top trends emerging in the world of digital payments and e-commerce. E-commerce and digital payments are fields

Mastercard has released its first-ever sonic-integrated music single aiming to redefine how people interact and recall the brand. For the song drop, Mastercard collaborated with Swedish artist Nadine Randle to

Paybase Head of Partnerships, Nick Fulton, was quoted by Silicon UK in their piece about the disruptive potential of blockchain – and what could be in store for the future

LHV, the fintech focused bank and payment services provider, is pleased to announce that it has commenced providing real-time pound payments via the UK’s Faster Payments scheme. As a result,

Paul Harrald heads new Curve Credit business line; believes Curve could be bigger than Klarna   London – 13th December 2019 – Curve, the Over-The-Top banking platform that consolidates multiple

LBG announces Eazy Collect as first PSP client onboarded to Lloyds Bank Gem, the newest Cash Management and Payments Platform At the recent Lloyds Bank Payments Innovation Conference, Steve Everett,

New Curve Send feature enables customers to send or receive money from any account to any account internationally, and free of charge   London – 20th December 2019 – Today,

As our lives become increasingly dependent on the internet, establishing trust becomes vital to society. Yet, the old ways of documenting and verifying trust are no longer fit for purpose:

Having to comply with regulation can be frustrating for fintechs who want to ‘move fast and break things’, especially when it comes to creating great customer experiences. However, UX and

Eversheds Sutherland has been recognised as a Tier 1 Fintech firm, particularly as a result of its extensive work on Open Banking and PSD2, both in relation to bringing new

Telleroo, a U.K.-based FinTech specializing in facilitating payments for small business accountancy firms, is partnering with BIN (bank account identification number) sponsor Moorwand to further streamline the payments experience for accountants and

Moorwand, a dedicated BIN sponsor that turns compliance into a competitive advantage, today announced that it is providing BIN sponsorship and card issuing services to Sunrate Partners Limited, a world-class

Konsentus today confirms that its Third-Party Provider (TPP) identity and regulatory checking solution can verify and validate the identity of TPPs who have been issued with Open Banking Implementation Entity

It’s that time of year again. Paybase’s quarterly event is back. Except this time, it’s had a revamp. They’ll be hosting the first-ever Founders’ Workshop on 22nd January right here

The Paybase Risk Suite won a Tackling Economic Crime Award for Outstanding Product! Recognised for the Paybase Rules Engine, Risk Engine and Onboarding Engine, the award was another great achievement for Paybase

Paybase spoke to Olivia Knight, Chair at SEUK and Founder of sharing economy platform, Patchwork. She told us about the SEUK mission, the importance of sharing in the modern world and why

Finalist in two categories at the 2020 Card & Payments Awards:  ‘Best Initiative from an SME’ and ‘Best Payments Industry Newcomer’.

Interesting panel discussion “Assessing the fraud risks within Open Banking” involving Lloyds Banking Group, OBIE and Experian at Open Banking Expo London earlier this month. Read the rest of Konsentus CCO

Konsentus named in the 2020 RegTech100 – the world’s most innovative RegTech companies that every financial institution needs to know about in 2020. See the list here

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London – 12th December 2019 – Curve, the Over-The-Top banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app, has vastly expanded its wearables offering by

With an 8 percent increase on the previous year, identity fraud is on the rise. More fraud means more victims, but the victims do not exist without perpetrators and it’s important

Leading French online bank Orange Bank optimizes its service offering thanks to Wirecard Enhanced mobile banking app is based on Wirecard technology and now also enables payment with Google Pay

Consumers are making more in-store demands, are using a growing number of payment methods, and want the level of functionality that is typically associated with online shopping. Where PayPal and

London, 14th November 2019 – Banking Circle Lending has been named Best Alternative SME Lender in the £0-£250,000 category at the Credit Strategy Lending Awards. Announced at a ceremony during

In an earlier article by Entersekt’s chief commercial officer, Dewald Nolte, we explored the challenges and opportunities faced by banks to create a smooth, secure and successful remote onboarding process for their

Matthew Furneaux, director of GBG, outlines how Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are impacting retail. See the video on CNBC’s website

London, November 2019 – Banking Circle has been named as a Gold winner in the Juniper Research Future Digital Award for Payment Innovation: Best B2B Payment Platform. Banking Circle is

Consumers today are spoiled for choice – which clothes to wear, gadgets to buy and payment networks to use to acquire these goods. The competition is tight for merchants and

Black Friday deals can seem almost too good to be true, and while the annual event may be famed for hefty discounts and offers, there are some cases where scammers may

Entitled “Tangled”, the new advert encourages families to join Park Christmas Savings and spread the cost of Christmas throughout the year  New “£1k Christmas” social media giveaway for 2019 and

Digital security is a basic necessity today, guarding our online footprints, protecting us from malicious actors, and preventing financial loss and theft of private data. Still, when users are confronted

Money laundering is a huge challenge. According to The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), between 2 and 5% of global GDP is laundered each year.  What’s more, fraud

London-based Regtech firm Napier, specialists in AI for compliance and AML, announced today that it has been recognised in the 2020 edition of the annual RegTech 100 list of the

In September, I blogged about some of the findings of our 2019 German consumer survey, focusing on respondents’ attitudes to mobile banking and payments security. Today, I’ll look at consumers’ appetite for

GBG, the global specialist in identity data intelligence, announces James Miller, Chief People Officer, has been named one of the world’s most influential LGBT+ leaders, presented by Yahoo Finance. Read the rest

Architecture built, alpha being tested, mobile app working and agreement with PwC and IBM has been defined ARYZE is happy to announce that our first alpha has been developed, and

W2 is proud to announce that – after a lot of hard work from all areas of the business – we are officially certified to the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security standard. Read the rest

Fraud poses a threat to all business organisations, irrespective of size – and the high value and volume of transactions throughout the manufacturing sector can make these companies especially attractive