Project Regulator has published an explainer document for consumers and early-stage businesses on the differences between banks, e-money institutions, and payments institutions. This explanatory document, which also includes simplified infographics,

Demystifying emerging payments, from the Payments Association Thanks to Open Banking, there has never been a more exciting time for creators and consumers of financial services. But it is not

Project Inclusion supported the official launch of the Inclusion Signpost, the industry’s accreditation service for recognising financially inclusive products and solutions. The service, developed by the Payments Association’s Project Inclusion

Project Financial Crime has commissioned Huntswood to deliver a report on how technology can tackle the risks, causes and impacts of payments fraud and financial crime. This report, titled ‘The

The next Project Futures workshop will be held on Tuesday 11th December at 9 am and will look at new innovations, the impact of identity and standards for data as

Project International Trade is delighted to announce and support the launch of Payments Association Asia – the Payments Association’s newest partner association. Launched at SIBOS in Sydney, with Payments Association

Project Regulator has partnered with the FCA to promote the launch of the FCA’s regulatory sandbox. The sandbox is open to authorised firms, unauthorised firms that require authorisation and technology

Project Banking Access strongly encourages Payments Association members to get involved with the Bank of England’s upcoming RTGS Renewal Industry Update event. The ‘Plan-Analyse-Design’ phase of the programme will end

Project Women in PayTech is delighted to announce that the next Women in PayTech event titled ‘I Can’t Change Time, but Time Can Change Me’ will be held on Thursday

Global regulators are cracking down hard on failures by financial services companies to meet their anti-money laundering obligations. The UK is no exception – its Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had

With US$2trillion laundered annually, money laundering is the biggest challenge in the payment industry. Payments are a key target for money launderers. A growing number run websites which accept card

Highlights: New explainable artificial intelligence toolkit (xAI Toolkit) meets customers’ increasing demand for industry-leading artificial intelligence that business users can understand Boosts decision performance by embedding predictive and prescriptive models

HIGHLIGHTS: UK losses fell 8 percent due to success battling card not present fraud Total card fraud losses across the 19 European countries studied grew by €30 million, or 2

With less than 12 months to go until EU banks implement their strong customer authentication (SCA) solutions, project teams are facing tough decisions about the most important aspect of the business –

There has been another addition to the financial crime lexicon: FRAML stands for Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering. This simple term encompasses a very important trend, particularly for financial services organizations

Companies that are achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management solutions from FICO are invited to submit nominations for the 2018 FICO® Decisions Awards. These awards shine a spotlight

It’s a harsh truth that while data and technology in the fraud business abound, true domain expertise is a scarce resource. Meet Andy Procter, one of FICO’s fraud specialists. Having spent

In this digital era, we’re used to booking our ticket, but often then have separate extras to consider, like choosing our seat, eating in-flight meals, holding luggage, among others. In

A Javelin Research & Strategy study commissioned by Verifi found that cardholder disputes and chargebacks generated $31 billion in financial losses in 2017, of which $19 billion was borne by

The Chargeback Company`s COO Monica Eaton-Cardone looks at the evolution of the payment industry and the likely impact of ‘invisible’ payments More than a decade after it was introduced, the contactless payment

The Challenge Accelerated Payments is helping SMEs across Europe gain access to working capital by providing an innovative invoice discounting solution. To provide a best in class experience to their

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A consortium led by Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) – together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) and GIC –

LONDON, NEW YORK, September 24, 2018 – The Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters continues to set the standard for KYC due diligence with the news that it has surpassed 400,000

(COPENHAGEN and SAN FRANCISCO, September 4, 2018)  Abra, the first and only all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, has partnered with Coinify, the leading global technology gateway for virtual currencies, to

London – September 20, 2018 – Curve brings simplicity and better financial control to its users and now it also does it for those travelling abroad. Starting from September 20th,

Konsentus, a RegTech solutions business, who facilitate checking the identity and regulatory status of Third-Party Providers enabling Financial Institutions (FIs) to be PSD2 open banking compliant, has launched a webinar

View it here.

More people are benefitting from using card payments than ever before. The number of credit cards being used globally has grown from 8.6 billion just six years ago to an

More information on Blue Train Marketing here.

1st October 2018, LONDON: Global Processing Services (GPS), the issuer processor enabling next-generation payment technology for banks, non-banks and Fintechs, today announced the appointment of Kevin McAdam as VP Card Services

Open Banking has forever altered the banking sector throughout Europe and the United Kingdom. In this Q&A, ACI’s Dean Wallace looks at the opportunities for banks and PSPs throughout the

Financial messaging network Swift is to give member banks deeper insights into their cross-border payment flows with the release of a ‘Business Intelligence gpi Observer Analytics’ tool. The dashboard monitors

Lee Cameron has been appointed managing director for Fiserv in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this role, he will be responsible for business development, sales and marketing, operations,

Rejection of Theresa May’s Chequers proposal last week suggests that a ‘no deal’ exit from the EU in six months time, is looking more realistic than ever. As you know,

Global professional services firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced the acquisition of KYC-Pro, a RegTech solution, from boutique financial services compliance firm, fscom, for an undisclosed amount. The move comes as part of

Nearly all BIN Sponsors in Europe have indicated they will push the regulatory responsibility for complying to the PSD2 open banking requirements down to their Programme Managers and many are

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  David G.W Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is a Global Ambassador at Consult Hyperion (the secure electronic transactions consultancy that he helped