HSBC roll out new PSD2 developers portal
Banking and financial services giant HSBC has launched a portal designed to enable third party payment providers to develop products and services for European...
SoftBank on the lookout for developing market prospects
Japanese multi-national conglomerate SoftBank, one of the leading investors in fast-growth technologies is reported to be developing a special unit/fund targeting investments within developing...
Japan look to use facial recognition technology to limit problem gambling
The Japanese government has proposed a new set of regulations to help the fight against problem gambling, which includes the installation of facial recognition...
Gary Pine: W2 and age verification in 2019
With expected changes in UK regulations coming in 2019, along with the launch of the Digital Economy Act, age verification (AV) solutions are fast...
Adyen and SAP Commerce deliver integrated payments for Electrolux
Global payment service and platform provider Adyen has announced a payment partnership with Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer Electrolux.Adyen's SAP certified ‘Adyen Payments Add-on...
‘ID please’ – Age verification key component to new UK pornography...
Users of adult (X-rated) websites/content will soon face age verification (AV) solutions in order to access their content under new laws by the UK...
Secure Trading is the ‘gateway’ for Free Racing Tips payments
Secure Trading has been chosen by online horse racing tips provider freeracingtips.co.uk (Free Racing Tips) to provide payment gateway and merchant services for the...
RBS pilots biometric fingerprint bank card solution
British based banking and financial services giant RBS Group is set to roll out a new biometric bank card which will enable customers to...
Mark Zuckerberg outlines foundations for new ‘privacy-first’ Facebook
Publishing an open letter to Facebook users, company Founder & CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stated that the social media giant will reinvent itself as...
No Brexit Charges! EPC secures UK’s SEPA status
The European Union’s ‘Payments Council’ – EPC, the overseeing body for consumer/business transactions related to banking and payments has confirmed that the UK will...
Nationwide backs Anthony Jenkins’ 10X Future
The Nationwide Building Society, provider of UK current/savings
accounts and mortgages has invested £15 million in ‘10X Future’ (10X), a London-based
development team seeking to deliver...
Mobi Direct select Worldline for Pakistani payment platform
Pakistan-based Mobi Direct, a payment system operators (PSO) and payment service provider (PSP), has contracted French payment and transactional service providers Worldline, to provide...
State Bank of India and Hitachi launch joint venture for digital...
State Bank of India (SBI) has collaborated with Hitachi Payment Services to introduce a merchant acquiring joint venture for establishing a “state-of-the-art” digital payments...
Amazon in talks to adopt government-backed Mexican mobile payment system
Reuters have reported that retail giant Amazon has initiated talks with the Mexican central bank regarding support for a new government-backed QR code-based mobile...
Cashplus launch credit card block feature for gambling transactions
UK bank challenger Cashplus has announced the launch of a card gambling block feature, enabling customers to ‘switch off’ all transactions with bookmakers, casinos...
Barclays merge apps to push wearable and mobile payments
British banking group Barclays is merging two of its payment apps - BPay and Pingit - in a bid to attract more customers to...
Trustly extend payment partnership with Global Gaming’s SafeEnt
Swedish payment service fintech Trustly has extended its partnership with Global Gaming subsidiary SafeEnt.The new agreement extends Global Gaming’s confidence in Trustly as its...
Barclaycard UK merchants set to benefit from Chinese card acceptance deal
UK based credit card and payment services provider Barclaycard has announced a new card acceptance partnership with UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay.The...
MUFG to integrate Nok Nok Labs biometric solutions for online authentication
Nok Nok Labs, a security platform providing online authentication solutions, has announced the successful integration of the ‘Nok Nok S3 Authentication Suite’ at MUFG...
Zimpler recruits Rhi Burns to lead Malta office
Swedish mobile payment service Zimpler has announced that Rhi Burns will join the company as chief commercial officer heading up the commercial team in...
