To download your full pre-publication copy of the Jury Report, visit here. Here is our Executive Summary of the report, written from the Payments Association member’s perspective rather than the
The Payments Association’s Women in PayTech has signed HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter. The charter is a commitment by HM Treasury and signatory firms to work together to build
Project Europe’s upcoming ‘Passport to the Regulator’ event in October has created interest amongst regulators in EU jurisdictions. Having confirmed five regulators at the event, a regulator from a Western
Project Inclusion commends the UK government for the appointment of Guy Opperman as the UK’s first Minister for Financial Inclusion. Project Inclusion has extensively lobbied parliament and peers in the
Members from the Project International Trade team met with representatives from City of London Corporation who focus on FinTech sector engagement for Exports & Investment. The meeting focused on the
Project Media will be hosting a guest blog with the blogging content being circulated amongst the Payments Association’s media contacts. Project Media would like to extend an invitation to all
Project Regulator submitted a response on behalf of Payments Association members to the PSR on the implementation of PSD2. The response was developed following a survey sent out to Payments
The results of Project Rome’s survey on access to banking services and termination of banking services have been published. The results were launched at Money20/20 in Copenhagen and highlighted the
Project Retail will be hosting the Retail PayTech on Wednesday 5th July at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in King’s Cross. This free retailer-only seminar will provide valuable insight into
JCB joins major PayTech players as a Patron of The Payments Association Global innovator connects with thriving network of over 100 payments organisations to foster growth in European market London,
UK’s leading payments community lobbied for new ministerial role to end financial exclusion London, UK. 19th June 2017. The Payments Association, the UK’s leading payments community, today commends the UK
Contis, the leading provider of alternative banking, has opened a complete bank and card payments offering to its clients and their customers, delivering the full core payment needs for both
The new and completely redesigned website offers visitors richer insight into the Company’s products and solutions in Africa and European markets. 19th June, 2017 Tola Mobile, a mobile payment service
Data released by Barclaycard as part of its quarterly Contactless Spending Index shows that ‘touch and go’ payments is now the preferred way to pay among British shoppers, with spending
Overall the key drive/point of the session from the FCA’s perspective was to garner input in to their consultation process. They were taking the points/questions posed on board in that
London, 07/06/17 – AEVI and Moroku today announced a partnership to bring their all-in-one small merchant POS software Marrakash to AEVI’s Global Marketplace; a B2B app store for smart Point
London, 1st December 2017: fscom has appointed James Borley as Director and new Head of Assurance. Prior to joining fscom, James spent more than 20 years at the FCA, in
IDEMIA, the global leader in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world, today announces its partnership with JCB, the leading international payment network in Japan, to introduce the future of
IDEMIA, the global leader in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world, today announced the milestone of 1 million MOTION CODE online transactions with Société Générale. Read more here.
A few months ago, FinTech Profile interviewed our Chief Commercial Officer, Alan Nagle. Alan joined Cybertonica in May 2017 and his responsibilities are tied to Marketing/Sales Strategy/Budget, commercial agreements, the product interface, product design
On 21st November, Cybertonica organised #HackersGonnaHack in partnership with Cisco, The Payments Association and University College London at the post accelerator workspace IDEALondon. The event brought together 8 speakers from the industry and academia to discuss the Real
Congratulations to Cybertonica’s Market Development Manager Melike Belli, featured in the Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist for the second year in a row! Innovate Finance, the membership organisation representing the UK’s global FinTech community, included 370
27 November 2017:London, UK – Leading international payments platform, Currencycloud, has appointed Tanya Ziv as its new Chief Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). Read more here.
LONDON — November 21, 2017 – “Stop sending us letters when we pay late and start texting us.” That was a resounding message from UK consumers in a new survey on lender
The MeetFintech by Arkea Banking Services gathered for one evening many actors from the Fintech Industry. 30 companies attended and came from all over Europe to Paris for the Fifth
London, 5th December 2017 – Saxo Payments Banking Circle, the ground-breaking B2B financial utility supporting banks and FinTechs, has achieved $50 billion volume growth since it started taking the first
The acquiring bank (also merchant bank or acquirer) is the financial institution that maintains the merchant’s bank account. The contract with the acquirer enables merchants to process credit and debit card transactions. The acquiring
Ethoca – the leading provider of collaboration-based technology solutions that help card issuers and online merchants increase card acceptance and stop ecommerce fraud and disputes – announced today that it
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FLT), a leading global provider of commercial payment solutions, announced today the signing of an agreement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) relating to two payment initiatives. Read more here.
Naples, FLA – November 21, 2017 – ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced expanded cloud-based omni-channel payment capabilities through a licensing agreement
Mexican payment service provider, NetPay, famed for their innovative approach to transaction services, is leading the way in transforming the checkout experience for their restaurant merchants with the launch of NetPay’s SMART
allpay Limited took home the award for Best Prepaid Card Solution at the Payments Awards last night. In addition to the win, they were also runners up in the Best
NEW YORK, November 16, 2017 — American Express today announced the introduction of blockchain-enabled, business-to-business cross-border payments. The American Express® FX International Payments (FXIP) business is working with Ripple, provider of
Organisations across the country are being encouraged to take advantage of a free, online marketing toolkit to help promote and increase Direct Debit sign-up rates. The toolkit provides a range
Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.4 per cent year-on-year in October which, with inflation at 3 per cent, equated to a contraction in real terms. Brits cut back across the
In a survey by Barclaycard earlier this year, it was discovered that small-to-medium enterprises are more afraid of cybercrime than of Brexit. That comes as no surprise, really. At this
London, UK, December 2017 – Global Processing Services (GPS) is pleased to announce its agreement with new client Glint, who are reintroducing gold as money, enabling customers to store, exchange,
UK bill issuers will continue to have access to the largest retail network as part of the suite of digital payment solutions offered by payment specialist allpay Limited, following the
Barclaycard is trialling a new ‘pocket checkout’ payment concept that allows shoppers to scan and pay for goods using their smartphone. The Grab+Go app will streamline the way consumers buy
Cashplus and Sage have joined forces to help small businesses get ahead of the Making Tax Digital legislation by integrating their bank account information and transactions into a new service
Payments Association’s Women in PayTech now collaborating with Virgin Money’s Women in Finance initiative The Payments Association’s Women in PayTech has developed strategic ties with the Women in Finance initiative
The results of Project Europe’s survey on where payments companies are looking to gain access to the EU were published at PAY360 Digital Payments. This data brought to light the
Project International Trade hosted the first xCEEd conference in Belgrade. The three day conference, funded by the Department for International Trade, hosted 180 delegates and held keynote sessions from leading
Project Media hosted a workshop, titled ‘Combating Fake News – Storyselling: Telling Authentic Business Stories To Build Trust’ at PAY360 Digital Payments. This session looked at the top storytelling tech
Project Rome launched a survey on access to banking services and termination of banking services. The survey aims to highlight the frequency that PayTech companies removal of bank account services
Project Regulator launched a survey to determine which issues are most important to Payments Association members in the implementation of PSD2. This survey follows the release of the FCA’s call
Representatives from the Project Inclusion team penned a letter to several Lords, Ladies, and Ministers calling for the appointment of a Minister for Inclusion. The letter detailed the activities of
Global corporate payment solutions provider Optal will be helping to expedite B2B insurance payments for RightIndem, a company that prides itself on improving the claims experience for customers. RightIndem offers
