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,
Banking Technology Awards recognise value of unique banking solution www.bankingcircle.com London, October 2018 – Banking Circle Virtual IBAN, the multi-award-winning bank account solution from Banking Circle, has been shortlisted for
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
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
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
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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
