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ECB accelerates SEPA for cards plans
Now that SEPA direct debits and credit transfers are firmly established in Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) is aiming...
EBA warns of IT risk
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and other EU supervisory authorities have warned banks to reinforce IT controls and audits on third-party...
Canada nears agreement on lower credit card fees
Joe Oliver, the Canadian Finance Minister, is said to be pressing credit card companies and banks to accept lower credit...
Retailers welcome ruling on card fees
UK retailers have today welcomed an historic court ruling to end card fees retailers pay banks to process card payments...
US Federal Reserve moves towards faster payments
Federal Reserve banks in the US are moving ahead with plans to implement a faster payments system in order to...
Bitcoin could be considered legal tender in Australia
Australia’s tax commissioner has indicated that the bitcoin digital currency could be considered legal tender in the country. Several countries...
UK urges Russian expulsion from Swift
The UK government is to urge European Union nations to expel Russian banks from the Swift financial messaging network, amid...
MasterCard and Visa targeted in Target lawsuit
The Target data breach, which compromised the data of 40 million cardholders continues to have ramifications across the industry. Following...