Smart phones and computers really have paved the way and changed how we as consumers use biometric authentication when we purchase something. We noticed these changes last year when we
By this time next year, every online payment in Europe will have to meet new measures designed to enhance security. We all know that security is essential for digital commerce
‘We are extremely proud to have won this award,’ said Paul Swinton, CEO, B4B Payments. ‘It demonstrates the versatility of prepaid cards and our ability to break down legacy barriers
It’s amazing how quickly you can learn when a content marketing campaign goes viral. The Fintech Unplugged podcast, which was part of a fintech marketing campaign, went live six months
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced it will open an infrastructure region in South Africa in the first half of 2020. The new
How does your company ensure they comply with ever-changing industry regulations without compromising on delivering a streamlined user experience? Read more here.
It’s not about the transaction. Not really. Any financial institution, retailer or service provider can (one hopes) give consumers efficient ways to manage, move and use their funds. Read more
Heather Sugg is on the scene at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas! The theme this year is Revolutionizing Payments. Heather will be talking to vendors and industry experts about RegTech,
Thomas Cook Money’s Lyk Prepaid Mastercard has won Gold in the Best Consumer Funded Payments Programme category at The Emerging Payment Awards. The new prepaid, multi-currency card which brings a
Cybertonica’s Director for Partnerships and Training Ekaterina Safonova will be giving a specialised Cybersecurity course for the payments industry, Payment Fraud Prevention and Management, in collaboration with The Payments Association on 5thNovember in London. Read more
More about W2 Global Data Solutions here.
Giving QIB Open Banking capabilities compliant with the prevailing PSD2 regulation in Europe 2 October, 2018 – Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing,
From forex to rental accommodation, personal identification to loyalty schemes, many customer experiences are starting to be transformed by the effects of Europe’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) just months
It is common in politics to talk about a lack of bank regulation. The word salad of clichés involves stuff like “casino capitalism, Wild West, bonuses, financial crisis and Lehman Brothers”.
We’re thrilled to be partnered with the The Payments Association for the upcoming LendIt Fintech Europe event, taking place on 19-20 November in London. With the event right around the corner, time’s running
‘Best Collaboration Initiative’ for Department of Work & Pensions Payment Exception Service i-movo & PayPoint are delighted to have won the ‘Best Collaboration Initiative’ category at the Payments Association Awards held
On October 11th we held the first in our series of events for ‘Fast-tracking your success’, aimed at online marketplaces and gig/sharing economy platforms. The event was a great success,
More about the event here.
Year launched: 2018 Management team: 2 Number of employees: 18 Introduction to Paybase: Paybase is the payments platform that leverages payments to work for businesses. Our platform is ideal for marketplaces, gig/sharing economy
Post-recession, business lending is a challenging and competitive market, with SMEs often facing the toughest battle for finance. But that provides an opportunity for the payments businesses and FinTechs serving
2019 EWPN Annual Conference to take place at Money20/20 Europe in support of ‘Rise Up’ gender diversity programme ewpn.eu 16 October 2018 – Demonstrating its sustained commitment to promoting diversity
W2, a provider of SaaS, B2B software solutions and services has today announced it has completed a £3 million Series A round of financing with investment from investors Mercia Technologies PLC and
Cash-strapped millennials fearful of falling behind on their finances can now book in for a one-to-one video chat with a Barclays mentor to talk about their money problems. Barclays is
Wirecard are delighted to announce that we, along with our clients picked up two awards on the evening: Best CSR or Charity Initiative – B4B Payments, issued by Wirecard Leading
SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt used his opening remarks at this year’s Sibos in Sydney to talk up the adoption of Swift’s gpi, better information sharing and visibility around breaches reducing
Visa’s Distributed Ledger Platform Provides Groundbreaking “Digital Identity” for Clients; IBM and Bottomline Technologies Announced as New Partners for Commercial Launch SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced new product details
New solution combines flexibility and security in payments and goes beyond UK/EU PORTSMOUTH, NH (September 26, 2018) – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ:Payments AssociationY), a leading provider of financial technology that helps
Author: James Richardson, Head of Market Development – Risk & Fraud at Bottomline Technologies In recent months, the news cycle has been littered with stories of banks receiving heavy fines
Organisations must find ways to identify and stop fraud before it happens. This is accomplished by closely examining any potential loopholes related to your people, your processes and your technology.
SWIFT is testing whether its messaging infrastructure can be hosted on Microsoft Azure to enable cloud-native payments. Unveiled at SWIFT’s annual Sibos jamboree, a proof-of-concept is being carried out to
I’d like to make an important announcement. I am announcing the death of transaction banking. To those of you who are transaction bankers, I offer my sympathy. But this is
www.bankingcircle.com London, September 2018 – Alibaba Group has signed up with Banking Circle, the global scale financial utility, to utilise Banking Circle’s ground-breaking infrastructure and global network to facilitate its
Konsentus, a RegTech solutions business, which facilitates checking the identity and regulatory status of Third-Party Providers (TPP), enabling Financial Institutions (FIs) to be PSD2 open banking compliant, is pleased to
Headcount, the payment processing industry’s leading recruiter for over 15 years, has been acquired by global iGaming recruitment agency Pentasia. Demand for recruitment solutions is continuing to grow significantly in
Global financial utility named as Best Back Office Innovation, underlining ground-breaking role for banks and other PayTech businesses www.bankingcircle.com London, 11th October 2018 – Banking Circle, the ground-breaking financial utility,
Increased adoption of contactless technology demonstrates British consumers’ enthusiasm to embrace new technologies LONDON – September 17, 2018 – Contactless technology continues to proliferate as the most widely adopted form
NatWest’s head of innovation and business development, Simon Eacott, talks to The Banker’s Joy Macknight about how data, AI and robotics are driving new financial services and business models. He
The annual guide to the most influential, innovative, and powerful figures in the Fintech industry has recently parented with award-winning high street bank, Metro Bank. London 15th October 2018 – Global
Cooperative expedites standardisation to foster financial industry API adoption Brussels, 16 October 2018 SWIFT has today published a blueprint for common API standards following collaboration with European banking standards bodies,
SWIFT white paper examines the drivers of payments transformation in Europe and looks at the challenges and opportunities for financial institutions Brussels, 17 October 2018 SWIFT today releases a new
The ‘Monese Business’ account can be set-up in five minutes and comes bundled with personal banking in one simple-to-use app Now available to UK registered businesses in 11 languages
NatWest has become the first bank to go live on Fusion LenderComm, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for the syndicated loan market developed by a consortium of banks in
RegTech solution provider Konsentus has gone live with its cloud-based PSD2 open banking production service, which helps Financial Institutions (FIs) to comply with PSD2 open banking by facilitating Identity &
5.1 million switches since launch of Current Account Switch Service Switching levels between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018 up 5 per cent on previous 12 months Participant movement
London: 08th October 2018 – Contis, the award-winning banking and payments solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Andy Patton as its new Group Chief Commercial Officer. Contis offers an
Deal gives Contis access to Paze’s full suite of technology, including an AI-powered consumer lending system Acquisition follows Contis’ recent partnership with Visa to launch the FinTech fast-track programme London,
Lacuna’s Senior Partner, who recently joined from Societe Generale where he has represented Societe Generale on the Board of both CHAPS & SWIFT UK Limited, will attend his 25th Sibos,
