
Views from our Director General – Part 4
Glimpses of the Future By Tony Craddock, Director General Insight 1 – Difficult is not necessarily bad It’s overwhelming sometimes. The regulations are complex and changing. The behaviour of

Glimpses of the Future By Tony Craddock, Director General Insight 1 – Difficult is not necessarily bad It’s overwhelming sometimes. The regulations are complex and changing. The behaviour of

China: A country of Paradox By Tony Craddock, Director General Formed on the ‘now’ and the ‘here and now’. And four hundred years to build a wall six thousand

Letters from the Eastern Innovation Front By Tony Craddock, Director General I’m sitting in a classroom on the 20th floor of the CKGSB in Beijing. Why do I have a

Pioneering lender becomes benefactor of The Payments Association’s Project Rome Project Rome targets fair and equal access to payments infrastructure London, UK. 13 September 2016 – The Just Loans
Nottingham, UK – 8 September 2016 –  A survey conducted by Compass Plus, an international provider of electronic payments and retail banking software to processors and financial institutions, has revealed

OPENING UP ACCESS TO BACS SERVICES In February 2016 we issued a consultation on access titled ‘Payments Service Provider Access: Widening Access and Choice’. The consultation sought to offer more choice

TNS STRENGTHENS AUSTRALIAN PAYMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH CONNECTIVITY TO APCA COIN NETWORK September 6, 2016 – Transaction Network Services (TNS) is giving the payments industry efficient, secure and reliable connectivity

When the news of Brexit broke, there was understandably concern over its implications on the UK payments market. After all, since 1999 the EU has successfully launched initiatives aimed at

Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), the organisation which owns and operates the UK’s Current Account Switch Service, has welcomed the publication of the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) final report

Bryan Cave is running a one-hour webcast on 25th August at 12 EDT discussing the legal issues of commercializing data and common questions regarding the creation of commercial data products.

Callcredit Information Group has appointed Steve Humm as chief operating officer. Steve Humm joins the Leeds-headquartered business from Hull’s KCOM, where he was chief information officer. Humm has extensive experience

Newer, more powerful phones hit the market every few months, and millions of users throughout the US upgrade their devices regularly. According to Chargebacks911â„¢ COO, Monica Eaton-Cardone, roughly 72 percent

Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software for processors and financial institutions, has announced that it has been certified as one of only five companies

The 2016 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by PULSE (a Discover Financial Services company), takes stock of the debit industry’s shift to chip (EMV) cards and mobile payments. As a result of the

Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data centre company, announced the completion of the second phase expansion of its International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) in Melbourne, known as ME1. Phase two
Analytic software firm FICO has released an interactive map of European card fraud, which reveals the UK saw Europe’s largest annual jump in card fraud losses for 2015. Most of

Because the underlying technology supporting credit card payment processing hasn’t changed in decades, the majority of card issuers and financial institutions find themselves severely limited in terms of being able

In this article, IP Integration looks at why we buy Workforce Management (WFM) systems. We want them to take various inputs such as expected contact volumes, Average Handle Times (AHT),

The Department of Economic Development has issued a consultation paper on a range of proposals to grow the Island’s workforce. The ‘Proposals to Accelerate Economic Growth’ consultation is open until

In an important industry milestone, Mastercard has become the first network to deliver all-digital payment service in-app, online and now contactless with Masterpass through the new Masterpass global digital payment

Payment Card Solutions are pleased to announce they will be working with The Greater London Authority to provide Bread4Business prepaid MasterCards to Team London Ambassadors. Team London Ambassadors are the

It is my pleasure to inform you that we have just completed a Management buyout of PCT from the Lenlyn Group with the support of a €12m investment from a

Recent studies commissioned by PayPoint Romania have shown that, at a national level, over 70% of PayPoint users want to be able to pay taxes through this system; as such,

PaySec, the provider of Asian payment solutions for some of the world’s biggest ecommerce marketplaces, has noted with sadness the closure of its namesake, a provider of digital wallets in

A first of its kind, Raphaels Bank Payment Services, a niche payments bank now offers Apple Pay to the bank’s Cash Passport Multi-currency card customers. The Cash Passport Multi-currency card

Raphaels Bank has become the first new fully operational participating financial provider of Faster Payments, the UK’s 24/7 real-time payment service. Raphaels Bank is the 12th direct participant of the

Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, is offering an insight into the current global B2B payment landscape, with the creation of a new infographic – available to download from

Following the acquisition in November 2014, we are continuing to integrate the operations of Motivcom Plc and its subsidiaries (P&MM, AYMTM, Allsave, Filmology, Fotorama, Protravel, and The Voucher Shop). From

Thomson Reuters has joined financial innovation firm R3’s partnership to design and apply distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to global financial markets. As a leading source of news and information

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched a dual diverse network for its dial payments traffic, giving acquirers full redundancy and fail over capabilities through one supplier relationship. The service, which

Travelport, a leading travel commerce platform, has announced an exciting new distribution agreement with Airtrain, Brisbane’s leading airport transport service which connects Brisbane Airport to Brisbane City and Gold Coast

TSYS has announced it has extended its payments agreement with Swisscard AECS GmbH to continue processing the company’s consumer credit and commercial card portfolios on the TS2® platform, as well

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Judith Rinearson and Linda C. Odom as partners in the firm’s FinTech and Consumer Financial Services practices. Rinearson, who joins K&L Gates’ New

Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software for processors and financial institutions, has announced that Mutual Trust Bank Ltd (MTB), one of the top five

Compass Plus achieves accreditation for Faster Payments Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software for processors and financial institutions, has announced that it has been

Andrea Dunlop, CEO of card solutions and acquiring at Paysafe, takes a look at whether retailers are missing out on interchange fees. Has the door been opened for issuers to

Andrea Dunlop, Paysafe:Â Apple confirmed that with iOS 10, Apple Pay will open up for in-web purchases in addition to in-app purchases on iOS devices. Just after Apple Pay launched

ABA Bank launches Cash by Code service using TranzWare from Compass Plus  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 1 August 2016 – Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and

LTP recently had the pleasure of interviewing Alberto Dalmasso, CEO and Co-founder of Satispay, the app that has not only revolutionized mobile payments but has done so without involving traditional

Milano, 21 June 2016 – Satispay, a young Italian company that has radically redefined mobile payments, and ICCREA Bank announce a synergy that will generate immediate benefits for BCC’s own clients and

MasterCard has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 92.4 percent of VocaLink Holdings Limited for about £700 million, after adjusting for cash and certain other estimated liabilities. VocaLink’s existing

PayPoint Romania, the main retail-based cash and mobile payment operator in Romania, is partnering with ERB RETAIL SERVICES, one of the top three consumer lenders in Romania. People with consumer

The SUBWAY® brand is pleased to announce it has extended its partnership with leading food, facilities and uniform services company, Aramark. The partnership will see five SUBWAY® stores open across

Thames Card Technology Ltd reports that it has established manufacturing contracts with an estimated 60% of the UK’s issuers of plastic loyalty key fobs, also known as key tags, confirming

Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of its Org ID managed service solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence in South Africa, together with design partner banks Barclays Africa,

Travelport (NYSE:TVPT), a leading travel commerce platform has announced a new long term agreement with Travix, one of Europe’s leading global online travel agencies. Based in the Netherland, Travix operates

TSYS has announced that Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s leading provider of current accounts, savings, personal loans, credit cards and mortgages, has renewed its agreement with TSYS to continue to

According to new research from Visa, consumers across Europe are interested in using biometrics when making a payment – especially when integrated with other security measures. Nearly three-quarters (73%) see