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With an increase in regulations and growing involvement from multiple players, the world of payments is undergoing a disruption across the region
Over the last three months, The House of Lords, European Commission and the Payment System Regulator (PSR) published detailed reports and proposals on how to prevent instant payment fraud. It is not e...
There is a very good expression: “Money never sleeps”. Definitely, money is on a constant move, so are our lives. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned us into digital beings with an intense need...
Digital is completely transforming the way people work across the globe and allowing people to become more interconnected. Machine automation takes away the stresses attached to manual labour and boos...
CRYPTO to CBDC - Payments have gone through significant innovation in recent history. Each time innovation has improved the convenience, speed, and security of money. Let’s review these money mileston...
Open banking has a branding problem, and I’m not talking about logos or websites. I’m talking about branding as a promise, or (as Michael Beirut, partner of design firm Pentagram, puts it) branding as...
Do you remember the COVID-19 pandemic? It has been a real challenge for the remittance industry but also a source of opportunities. After a period of turmoil, 2022 is expected to be the year of recove...
As we as a business reflected on the different trends we felt were worth talking about for 2022, the fintech investment scene and current tech stocks felt like something worth expanding on more widely...
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Looking back at 2021 – which promised to be the year that the industry realised the full potential of data-driven transactions, instant payments an...
So, how sustainable are eco-friendly cryptocurrencies, and what are their benefits in the real world? Green cryptocurrency boom Eco-friendly, or ‘green’ cryptocurrencies exploded into the headlines a...
Open banking payments are already shifting the way consumers and businesses pay and get paid. And the numbers are starting to finally back up the open banking hype with over 3 million successful payme...
As we roll into a New Year, open banking payments are on the agenda of all players across the payments value chain, from banks to payment service providers (PSPs), gateways and acquirers. In November...
What is EPI? The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is aiming to provide a pan-European payments solution. EPI aims to set itself apart from other payment methods and address the challenges created by...