fscom is delighted to announce Alison Donnelly has been appointed as the European Women in Payments Network (EWPN) Ambassador for Ireland. EWPN is an exciting and ambitious network of professionals

With only four months to go to the final PSD2 implementation date of 14 September 2019, all payment service providers must make sure they are urgently progressing plans to meet

Back in October last year, fscom director Alison Donnelly wrote a blog on the FCA’s consultation on new rules for payment and e-money institutions. As explained in that blog, due to FCA concern with how some e-money and payment institutions

Join us for our first EWPN Local Meetup in Ireland on 20 June, organised by our country ambassador Alison Donnelly, kindly sponsored by fscom, Fexco and the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland

For years, we’ve been simply giving away our most valuable asset – our personal data – steadily making ourselves more vulnerable to those nefarious souls out there who would take

Banks, perhaps more than any other sector have a big job to do in terms of digital transformation. Consumers want anytime, anywhere convenience across multiple devices and of course maximum

When it comes to long-term consumer relationships, few businesses can top banks. They tend to keep ties with consumers over decades — and, sometimes, those ties can last generations for families.

In the “old days” – the days of magnetic stripe cards – a cardholder proved that they were the rightful owner of a card with a handwritten signature at the

This article was originally published in PYMNTS.com on 4 April. In it, Jennifer Singh, Entersekt’s director of channel partnerships discusses how consumers’ digital migration to mobile banking has given banks and other

Since the Big Bang, the universe has been continuously transforming. In the here and now, however, biological evolution seems to be falling behind technology. Some claim that technology will bring

Huawei Technologies Co. has inspired Western government suspicion for at least a dozen years. Recent events came as a shock to many consumers, but they continue a trajectory of investigations, abandoned partnerships,

Mastercard has led a multi-million pound pre-Series A funding round in Konsentus, a regtech startup focused on helping financial institutions be compliant with PSD2 open banking requirements. More on this

Would you like to strut like a supermodel, flex like a yogi or rock the hottest trends this summer – well look no further and step into the smooothest shop

Building a Circle of Trust: Banking Circle launches white paper on increasing financial inclusion for businesses www.bankingcircle.com London, 3rd June 2019 – Ground-breaking financial utility, Banking Circle, is on a

Ethoca’s product suite adds to Mastercard’s commitment to reduce digital commerce fraud BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO / ACCESSWIRE / May 21, 2019 / Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm,

The deal makes Tribe one of the first issuer processors in Europe to havew the necessary certification to allow banks to issue UnionPay cards. UnionPay has talked of its plans

Starling Bank are pleased to announce that Julian Sawyer, Head of Banking Services, has been appointed Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at CASS Business School. Julian will be joining the Faculty

Trust Klarna to transform the retail experience. The Pay later payments pioneer, launched its first UK pop-up in London’s Covent Garden on 4 June, with a celebrity-packed launch event attended

Blue Train Marketing is thrilled to have been selected as the official media and PR partner for Team Card in Fintech Finance’s Payments Race 2019. The race will kick off

June is shaping up to be busy a month for fintech events. With things evolving at such an incredible rate, you need to keep up to date with the latest

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Fintech Unplugged  – Series 6 kicks off with an exciting and special episode, as Conservative MEP Syed Kamall joins Robert and Suresh for Episode 1 of Fintech Unplugged, Series 6 Listen

Optima Consultancy announces winner of third “Mobile Banking App Review” at Money 20/20 Europe in association with Visa Comprehensive study analyses 100+ banking apps and their features Extensive reporting and

Today, we’re excited to announce that Mastercard has received certifications under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules system and the Privacy Recognition for Processors system. Mastercard is

Paybase featured in Paypers – Paybase CEO Anna wrote an article for The Paypers this month. Anna explains how leveraging payments can be one of the best ways for a marketplace

Paybase CEO Anna Tsyupko shortlisted for EWPN award – CEO Anna Tsyupko has been shortlisted for the 2019 Emerging FinTech Leader award by the European Women Payments Network! It’s great to see Anna’s

Paybase’s most recent blog examines how innovation-driven firms like Paybase could be the best solution to the proposed changes to Due Diligence requirements. Originally posted by Verdict Payments magazine, this

A recent study by Accenture shows that 6 in 10 consumers are willing to share more of their personal data with financial institutions in exchange for improved services and better

Back in February we spoke about how Germany still remains a predominantly cash-based society, although there had been a slight shift towards electronic and contactless payments driven by forward-thinking youngsters and

Results from the 7th Annual ING International Survey on attitudes towards financial technology were released this week and revealed that, despite a high demand for banking innovation, consumers are often hesitant when it comes

It is predicted that in 10 years the Russian economy will require two million IT specialists: developers, analysts, database administrators, product managers, etc. However, many experts point out that the

A recent survey from Censuswide has revealed that, a year after its launch in the UK, consumers are still unaware of what Open Banking is – two-thirds of the 2,000 British consumers

Moorwand, the international payments company and programme BIN sponsor, has signed a partnership agreement with Rêv Worldwide (“Rêv”), a global payments product innovation and processing company, to collaborate on one of its

You probably haven’t heard of Checkout, a digital payments processing company that was founded in 2012 in London. Apparently, however, investors have been keeping tabs on the low-flying company and like

A little-known European startup with no history of raising money from outsiders is riding investor euphoria for the payments sector into the billion-dollar club. Checkout Ltd., a digital-payments processor based

Checkout.com, a little-known London fintech company, broke European funding records on Thursday when it announced that it has raised a $230 million funding round, giving it a valuation of around

Cybertonica and Credit Kudos announced at Money20/20 a new partnership using their combined platforms to automate credit scoring, harnessing Open Banking. Credit Kudos is an FCA-authorised challenger Credit Bureau and Account Information Service

Cybertonica is proud to announce that our Market Development Manager, Melike Belli, is selected for Money20/20 Europe Rise Up Academy which will be held in Amsterdam between 3rd – 5th June. Rise Up:

Cybertonica sponsors Europe’s biggest FinTech event Money20/20 Europe between 3rd – 5th June. Money20/20 Europe is a major conference where the payments, FinTech and Financial Services communities come together to connect and

Cybertonica, leading AI fraud and risk management company, has today launched a new product suite and unveiled an exciting new brand identity. Following the launch, CEO and Co-Founder Joshua Bower-Saul, together with

We are currently observing a rapid digitisation of payment methods with the availability of services on a variety of personal terminals, such as Smartphones and connected objects. This trend is

Barclays has led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for Crowdz, the Silicon-Valley startup behind a global, blockchain-based invoice exchange vowing to revolutionise the $9 trillion receivables market. More

Financial utility recognised for innovation in B2B payments and commitment to improving financial inclusion www.bankingcircle.com London, May 2019 – Banking Circle has been awarded the Judges’ Special Award for B2B

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