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Cartes 2014: users on the move
Users on the move is the theme of Cartes 2014, taking place in Paris between 4-6 November. Exhibitors are demonstrating...
UK regulator to explore blockchain technology
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is to explore the potential benefits of blockchain technology, which underpins bitcoin, for use in the wider financial...
Beijing breaks payment card market monopoly
Visa and MasterCard have welcomed China’s plans to open up its market for clearing domestic payment card transactions, as they stand to...
ECB identifies 4 key payment systems as systematically important
The European Central Bank (ECB) has flexed its muscles in the payment systems oversight area for the first time through...
70% of banks increasing innovation spend
Despite conflicting priorities and the economic downturn, banks around the world are still increasing their investments in innovation. These key...
Fintech investment: Sell the story…And keep selling it
Much has been made of the boom in Europe’s financial technology sector in 2014. And, as our analysis of the...
Carney launches review Chaps payment system outage
The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has launched an independent review into the worst disruption of Britain’s banking payment system, the Chaps payment...
Royal Bank of Scotland enters P2P lending market
Royal Bank of Scotland is set to enter the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market in the latest sign that alternative finance is gaining traction...