Travel industry must keep up with consumers’ payments demands
Payments providers must keep up with the fast-paced change of consumer demands in the travel sector, according to Kevin White, Mastercard’s director ... read more
Rising to the challenge of global B2B payments
By Alan Koenigsberg, global head of new payment flows, Visa Business Solutions International businesses today increasingly expect global access to finance in ... read more
Airlines have “no excuse” for missing new PSD2 deadline
There is no excuse for airlines not to have their core strong customer authentication (SCA) technology in place in 15 months, says ... read more
Kotecha: Libra requires greater infrastructure to help unbanked
There is “no way in hell” that Libra will solve the problem of banking the unbanked, says Nish Kotecha, co-founder of Finboot. ... read more
European fintechs need regulatory harmonisation
European fintechs are being hindered by diversity of regulation, according to Benoît Legrand, chief innovation officer at ING Bank and chief executive ... read more
Data sharing mechanisms and standards crucial to open banking
The market’s ability to utilise APIs to allow data to flow systematically will be crucial to the success of global open banking ... read more
Corporate level backing required for successful fraud prevention
Ensuring fraud prevention strategies are implemented across banks operations requires buy-in from corporate management, according to Rob Rendell, global client success leader ... read more
Bank and FI business models increasingly favoured by cyber criminals
Banks and financial institutions are becoming more exposed to cyber crime and fraud as business models change and they work with more ... read more
Calibra welcomes G7 attention
Calibra associate general John Muller believes a G7 working group report – which recommends close scrutiny of digital currencies’ cross-border impacts – ... read more
Loan decisions “inconsistent” due to “partial information”
A lack of data is causing bias in loan underwriting, according to a tech vendor and a credit union, but machine learning ... read more
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Risky fintech lenders eating into Indian personal loan market
Fintech lenders are making significant strides in India’s personal loan market, but are taking on greater volumes of risk than other types ... read more
The real fintech growth story
It’s not just headline megadeals for fintech as the sector enjoys strong investment growth
Asking the question: how is tech shaping your firm?
Over the past few years, technology has completely changed the way organisations operate. And the payments world is no different, with niche ... read more
Profile: HPS’ Smaili Alaoui, on market change, cryptos, and regulations
HPS provides payments solutions across the value chain – from application management to fraud detection, risk management, to account management. Given how ... read more
Integration issues causing banks to build tech internally
Integration hurdles are forcing banks to build their infrastructure in-house, according to Justin Arbuckle, senior vice president for the platform organisation (Plato) ... read more
Innovate Finance CEO: UK must help fintech grow externally
More should be done to help fintech startups expand beyond the UK, according to Charlotte Crosswell, chief executive officer, Innovate Finance. “You ... read more
Banks being hit by wider network of cyber attacks
Financial institutions are now being hit by a wider range of cyber criminals with banks in particular being considered vulnerable targets, according ... read more
Bank of America hones in on FX risk
While new payments tools tackling a host of new problems come on board seemingly everyday, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched ... read more
