EBA charges European Commission with cross-border services mission
A new report calls on the EC to help to smooth challenges facing cross-border business.
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Elavon and Santander help Poppy Appeal in ‘largest cashless charity campaign in Europe’
The fintech is deploying 1,100 cashless terminals across the UK.
Finxact signs payments partnership with The Clearing House
Firms will work to implement real-time payments into the Finxact core.
Transbank chooses AEVI to overhaul its in-store checkout for Chile’s merchants
The bank support firm wants to make integrations easier for merchants.
Citi partners Global Processing, PPRO to support new payments offering
Spring by Citi will be offered to institutional clients.
Cryptocurrencies and the critical vulnerability of a 51% attack
The processes, the vulnerabilities, and the dangers broken down.
Singapore remittance start-up InstaReM rebrands to Nium
Nium CEO envisions a world where everyone’s money is free for them to use.
Payment fraud in sights of UK cybersecurity force
The NCSC claims Operation Haulster is helping banks proactively prevent fraud.
Spanish fintech PecunPay chooses IBM to implement Red Hat platform
The start-up is trying to keep up with ever-changing mobile apps.
Backbase and Payveris sign digital banking partnership
The two firms aim to ease banks’ payments pain.
Helping ecommerce businesses accept local payments worldwide
Cardpay’s CEO discusses trends and how ecommerce businesses can expand overseas.
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FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Moving from on-premise to destination to distributed platforms and networks
Most efforts to digitise global trade finance have been unsuccessful.
A bird’s eye view of cloud and the payments industry
The sky is the limit for cloud and Volante.
Western Union expands into Asia with Kyodia and Hanpass partnership
The collaborations are live with payout functionality.
EBA’s migration deadline for SCA must be seen as a warning
Regulator has given plenty of time for merchants to whip themselves into shape.
The big sleep: “trends in payments” presentations
No more placebo slides, neatly organising an avalanche of creativity on a four by four.
Trade finance – network to network
Trade finance indeed needs a network to network.
Click to Pay e-commerce solution launched by Amex, Mastercard, Visa
Card schemes aim to reduce online payments friction in US.
PPRO joins forces with GrabPay in paytech partnership
Integration deal will support PPRO’s footprint in Asia-Pacific.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How can I improve employee retention as my business grows?
Meeting the global B2B payments challenge
International businesses increasingly expect global access to finance in real-time.
Ebury completes first acquisition with Frontierpay purchase
Ebury will use deal to expand and boost payments capabilities.
Evolve Bank & Trust taps i2c for cloud-based core banking, card issuance
Payments processor upgrades its tech with i2c.
Mastercard trials Payment on Delivery with PNC Bank
New solutions aims to eliminate problems around cash and cheque usage.
Lemon Way nabs €25 million investment from Toscafund
Parisian payments firm plans geographic expansion with new funds.
Making payment easy across Africa and beyond
Thabo Makoko, explores how the continent can improve its payments infrastructure.
CIMB Bank Singapore completes first trade finance transaction with blockchain
Bank was aided in the transaction through use of iTrust platform.
From stablecoins to central bank digital currencies
In the sCBDC model central banks would focus on their core function: providing trust and efficiency.
EBA sets December 2020 migration deadline for SCA compliance
European watchdog gives payments industry just over a year to comply.
Link extends Vocalink infrastructure contract to 2031
Vocalink emerges winner of competitive bid process.
FinovateFall 2019 in pictures
There was so much to take in over the three days!
Ripple invests in XRPL infrastructure startup Towo Labs
Investment going towards the development of hardware wallet firmware.
India’s fintech Paytm in talks with T Rowe Price for $1 billion funding round
Existing investors SoftBank and Ant Financial are also expected to participate.
OpenPayd appoints two new C-suite execs
They aim to accelerate its growth and the development of its technology.
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UK’s Royal Mint unveils first 18-carat gold payment card
The card enables limitless spending and zero foreign exchange fees.
Viva Republica cosies up to Standard Chartered in plan to form Korean challenger
A successful licence bid would create the third internet bank in the country.
Bank of England reveals new £20 note featuring artist Turner
The new polymer note will be the first to utilise two transparent windows.
Digital currencies: the rise of stablecoins
Policymakers would be wise to envision far-sighted regulatory regimes that will meet the challenge.
