Press Releases

The Future of European Payments, Distributed Ledger Technology and GDPR 101 are amongst the new training courses provided by the Payments Association Academy from January 2018. London, United Kingdom –

Small to medium size businesses (SMEs) are at the heart of a new multi-media advertising campaign launched by the Current Account Switch Service, which highlights the ease with which SMEs

Business hours payments replaced by “always-on” real-time payment flows London, UK. 15 November 2017: Modulr is today announcing an industry-first real-time inbound and outbound payments SLA that allows businesses to

London, United Kingdom – The The Payments Association has written to the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) calling for the OBIE to amend the terms of the CMA’s framework so

Global payment gateway, Clearsettle, joins the The Payments Association’s Project Regulator to support in shaping a level regulatory landscape for non-bank PSPs and EMIs in the UK. London, United Kingdom

Nottingham, U.K – 17 January 2018 – Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank), a leading commercial bank in Vietnam, has announced the successful migration of its

Banking and cloud computing veterans join as non-exec directors Sights set on driving adoption of Fortytwo Data’s machine learning and Big Data solutions at institutions around the world London, 19

ScaleUp Membership of the Payments Association, with Banking Circle, provides subsidised membership and valuable additional benefits to ambitious FinTechs www.bankingcircle.com London, July 2018 – Eight months since the launch of

Satisfaction rate of 93% during the last quarter Awareness hit a new high of 84% in October following the launch of high-profile public awareness campaigns Participant movement data for Q2

The UK’s leading fuel card provider, Allstar Business Solutions, has signed a contract with ITM Power to enable its fuel cards to be accepted at the company’s national network of hydrogen refuelling stations

NAPLES, FLA.—January 24, 2018—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced today that BMO Financial Group (BMO) is using its UP Real-Time Payments solution

Contis, a leading provider of end-to-end banking, payments and processing solutions in the UK and Europe, announces it has entered a landmark partnership with Wirex.  Under this agreement, Contis will

Contis, a leading provider of end-to-end alternative banking, payments and processing solutions in the UK and Europe, today announces it is working with Google Pay™ to offer more people, more

PSD2 open banking has created more acronyms than probably any piece of regulation.  As everyone prepares to head off to Money2020 PSD2 open banking will be one of the hottest

London, United Kingdom – The The Payments Association has today published its response to HM Treasury’s (HMT) call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. The

Paysafe’s peer to peer payment service supports the underserved LONDON, 6 February, 2018 – Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, has launched Skrill Send Direct, a new money transfer service offered

Faster lower-cost cross border settlement for Paysafe clients www.bankingcircle.com London, February 2018 – Paysafe Group Limited, a leading global payments provider, has joined Saxo Payments Banking Circle for fast, cost-effective

A scheme launched by Allstar Business Solutions will help small and medium businesses reduce their fleet service, maintenance and repair (SMR) bills. A recent report revealed that economic pressures are increasing for SMEs due

London, 5th February 2018: Her Majesty’s Swiss Government is delighted to announce the third UK Fintech Mission to Switzerland which, because of its past success, this year encompasses both the

Robert Courtneidge Recognised in Payments Power 10 for Sixth Consecutive Year (LONDON) October 18, 2017 – Locke Lord’s Robert Courtneidge, Global Head of the Cards and Payments Practice in the

Latest Current Account Switch Service figures published 2 million switches since launch of Current Account Switch Service Satisfaction rate of 95% during last quarter The latest figures for the Current

London, United Kingdom – The The Payments Association, with the support of its Benefactor Banking Circle, has launched a new membership category called Payments Association ScaleUp Membership for early stage

Valitor, a leading European payment solutions company, rounds off a summer of acquisitions with the appointment of Camilla Sunner as Managing Director, Global Partnerships and Dr. Christine Bailey as Chief

 Proven FinTech leaders enable nationwide launch of Irish payment account online, mobile and in-branch London, UK. 13th September 2017 – Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT), the London-based FinTech business, has today announced that its cloud-based

London, UK, 4th September – FINTECH startup Paybase, which delivers an end-to-end solution for payments, compliance and risk, has hired former HSBC Financial Crime and Compliance Manager, Danielle Herndon, as

25th August 2017 – Birmingham, United Kingdom. Tola Mobile today announced a collaboration with Phonovation, an interactive SMS and voice services company, that allows players to instantly purchase Xbox and PlayStation

17 August 2017 – International mobile payment service provider, Tola Mobile, today announces advances in its Tola.wallet product technology which can provide business continuity and operating resilience to its merchants

The self-serving ice-cream van allows customers to pay and pour their own ice-cream in less than 60 seconds with a touch of their contactless card or device ‘Contactless Cones’ was

LONDON, 14 August 2017—The Payments Association welcomes Clearsettle as a new member and lead sponsor of the association’s annual awards. Clearsettle, based in London, offers a global white label payment gateway

UK RegTech launches round-the-clock monitoring and reporting tools to leading global financial centre in New York, providing constant vigilance of adverse information 6th November 2017. London, UK and New York,

Upgraded account will allow users to ‘bank like a local’ with full contactless and direct debit functionality London, UK: Monese, provider of instant mobile current accounts, has today announced a

The Payments Strategy Forum (the Forum) is today launching a consultation on a blueprint that sets out the design and implementation approach for a new payments system for the UK,

LONDON, UK – July 3, 2017 – Global Processing Services (GPS), a leading payments processor, today announced the appointment of Neil Harris, former Head of Business & Market Development at

Leading technology and digital law firm Kemp Little has announced that Jacob Ghanty has joined the firm as a partner and will lead the financial regulatory team, a part of

London, 15th November 2017 – Saxo Payments Banking Circle has further reinforced its position as a financial utility for core banking services, by being shortlisted in three different industry Awards.

Nottingham, U.K – 8 February 2017 – Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has updated its entire EMV network, including ATMs and POS terminals, which function using solutions

Wirecard and Payment Card Solutions extend partnership with new collaboration Aschheim (Munich)/Newcastle. Wirecard Card Solutions, a subsidiary of Wirecard AG, collaborates with Payment Card Solutions (PCS) – a leading UK

As part of its continuing growth plans, Contis has now opened its London offices in the heart of Mayfair, London’s most fashionable area. The offices at 42 Brook Street, located

Contis Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Ollivier to a newly-created executive role, as Chief Disruption Officer. This role is a unique and interesting development in the

The Payments Association releases analysis of post-Brexit options for FinTech growth beyond 2019 Leading payments community joins Peter Howitt of Ramparts European Law Firm and David Parker, Polymath Consulting, to