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
Fintech
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
China cracks down further on cryptos
It’s no secret China is attempting to become the world’s first cashless society. According to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, mobile ... read more
5 technologies disrupting the payments landscape
For generations, high barriers of entry and a limited capacity for innovation safeguarded the cosy position of incumbent payments providers. Yet over ... read more
Turkish Lira crisis shakes payments market
The Turkish economy is in serious trouble. Even before US President Donald Trump unleashed a series of import tariffs at the start ... read more
Why don’t people connect payment methods to digital assistants?
Though still a burgeoning technology, most Americans today are at least familiar with digital assistants (like Apple’s Siri voice recognition software or the Google Assistant virtual personal assistant), even if they don’t have one of their own.
How is Ripple reshaping payments?
Bullish investors have spent the better part of the past decade tightly gripped in a tumultuous love affair with Bitcoin. Yet the opportunities that have arisen as a result of distributed ledger technology extend further than the dramatic travails of a single cryptocurrency – and in many cases, dynamic alternative uses are proving to be far more sustainable. US-based blockchain enterprise solution provider Ripple has already proven that.
Brexit: hope for the best with new regulators
For some, Brexit may still seem like something out of a fairy tale but, whether you are for or against, it will become a reality next March, writes James Borley
