Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA – 01 October 2018 – Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to processors and financial institutions, has announced its first

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

Business payments disruptor Modulr has opened a base in Edinburgh as it looks to tap into the city’s burgeoning fintech scene. The London-based firm, which recently completed its latest major

Arro Money has appointed Richard Whitehouse – former Technical Director from a leading Manchester agency– as their new Chief Technology Officer.   Richard hopes to bring a fresh perspective to Arro

The UK’s retail banks have been broadly ready for open banking since the start of the year. Huw Davies, Senior Vice President of Sales at Token, looks at what we have

The Open Banking Report 2018 focuses on topics such as building trust, gaining consent and improving customer experience in Open Banking. Structured in four comprehensive chapters, the present edition of

Your suppliers aren’t the only risk for your company. When was the last time you investigated your customers? Even a single, high-risk transaction can cause far-reaching repercussions for your organization.

Project Banking Access discussed how the Bank of England should enable 24/7 banking access through RTGS in order to drive innovation. The subject, held at a round table breakfast discussion

Project Women in PayTech held its largest Women in PayTech event to date. The event, held at the Capital One office in Old Street, hosted panel discussions from senior industry

Project Inclusion responded on behalf of the Payments Association and its members to Link’s Access to Cash review. This response highlights Project Inclusion’s view on the future of cash in

Project Financial Crime hosted an inaugural project design meeting, bringing together 35 industry experts from across the payments value chain to share their insights on how Project Financial Crime can

Project Futures has published its report on the changing nature of digital business transformation, titled ‘Managing a Digital Business’. This report curates the insights of the attendees at the July

The results of Project International Trade’s global markets census highlight that Payments Association members see Europe, Asia, and North America as the markets of most opportunity for their organisations in

Project Media has raised the profile of the Payments Association and its members with coverage across Finextra, Mobile Payments Today, FStech, PaymentsSource, Payments Compliance, and The Paypers among others. The

Project Regulator, on behalf of Payments Association, has written to the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) calling for the OBIE to amend the terms of the CMA’s framework so that

The Payments Association’s Project Retail has created a retailer research survey to better understand how the payments industry can better provide for merchants and to drive faster adoption of payments

Project Rome has published a report on correspondent banking that highlights the challenges faced by banks, its multi-sector customer impact, and outlines what needs to change to secure its future.

Project Women in PayTech hosted its largest Women in PayTech event to date, with over 110 attendees. This event, titled “Shaping the Career that You Want by Becoming Credible in

by Anne Pieckielon, Director of Product and Strategy, Bacs, Lead, Women in PayTech Project   Shocked, that was my first reaction to the reports that came out of the government-backed

Project Inclusion published the Payments Association’s response to HM Treasury’s (HMT) call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. The response lists a series of recommendations

Project Futures has moved the second workshop to July. If you would be interested in attending a Project Futures workshop and provide input into new innovations and technological developments, then

Project International Trade is partnering with the Department for International Trade to bring UK FinTech and PayTech companies over to Australia as part of a trade mission and develop the

Project Media has raised the profile of the Payments Association and its members with coverage across Bankless Times, PaymentsCompliance, Finextra, Fstech, and Global Banking & Finance among others. The activities

Project Regulator has received a response from the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) in response to the open letter published in May. The response, penned by Imran Gulamhuseinwala, recognises the

The results of Project Retail’s survey to retailers highlight that 80% of retailer respondents do not feel that their voice is heard when new payments regulation is proposed. The survey

Project Rome encourages all Payments Association members to respond to the Payment Systems Regulator’s discussion paper on data in the payments industry. The PSR are keen to understand how the

Project Women in PayTech published a thought leadership piece in response to the recent publication of the government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review into women on boards. The article, written by project lead

Project Inclusion has called upon the payments industry to do more to reduce the number of financially excluded individuals in the UK. In a Hot Topic Briefing on Social Sustainability

Project Futures held its second quarterly workshop on Wednesday 18th July. This interactive workshop, facilitated by Consult Hyperion, brought together subject-matter experts and thought leaders in the payments industry and

Project International Trade has launched a member’s survey on global markets and the challenges of trading internationally. This survey includes questions that encompass the markets the payments industry is currently

Project Media has raised the profile of the Payments Association and its members with coverage across Alphr, Business Leader, Financial IT, Fintech Finance, Global Banking & Finance Review, PaymentEye, Payment

Project Regulator has published a video interview regarding the new regulation impacting the payments industry and how Project Regulator is driving industry change. Iana Dimitrova, Group CEO & General Counsel

Project Retail is developing a series of explanatory videos that provide education to merchants on payments topics relevant to their jobs. This explanatory video series will cover a wide array

Project Rome is partnering with the Bank of England to promote their RTGS event in September. Following an industry-wide consultation we announced, in May 2017, that we will replace the

Project Women in PayTech is undertaking a research report on the current state of progression for gender balanced initiatives within the industry. This report will determine the real picture is