Samsung pilots world’s first blockchain-based customs service
Blockchain innovations have disrupted a wide range of industries in recent years – from domestic utilities and concert ticket sales, to medical ... read more
Fintech
Inside the Klarna/Modo deal: how to deliver fast and flexible payments
The payments space is heating up. As the open banking initiative facilitates a monumental shift, new market participants are looking to disrupt ... read more
Could IBAN capability in BaaS platforms be the key to unlocking greater success for global businesses?
By Christoph Tutsch, CEO, ONPEX
FCA outlines payments innovation outlook
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s head of payments has made clear the regulator’s approach to driving innovation within the payments sector. ... read more
Indonesia pushes for standardised QR codes
Adoption of QR payments and mobile wallet technology has increased by more than a quarter across Asia in the past 12 months, ... read more
Al Lukies: microdonations’ time is now, and the paytech sector has big role to play
The UK’s payment technology industry has a large part to play in the fast-growing microdonations movement with the “climate right for the ... read more
Consumer appetite for fintech to negate impact of no-deal Brexit
A no-deal Brexit has been dubbed ‘chaotic and severe’ by an updated 30 page report entitled the ‘Cost of No Deal Brexit ... read more
Payments embrace deep learning
As the market embraces technology to assist with regulatory compliance and better customer service, the sophistication of offerings available to end users ... read more
Switzerland prepares to relax fintech regulations
Switzerland has a long-established reputation as the globe’s premier centre for offshore wealth. Household names like UBS and Credit Suisse have helped ... read more
Merchants beating mobile payments providers at their own game
Mobile payments might be relatively new to America’s highly fragmented consumer market, but they’re catching like wildfire. In 2014, mobile payments accounted ... read more
