Mastercard’s and Visa’s dominance of electronic payments in Europe could be disrupted by the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) new TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) servic…
2018 will not live long in the memory for attention-grabbing bank M&A activity. In fact, the past three years have been distinctly less than exciting. …
It is the time of the year to look back on the 12 months just ending and make some forecasts for 2019. Let us start …
Afterpay’s US entry will demonstrate whether the buy now, pay later model so successful in Australia can excel in a market where credit defaults are …
European mobile financial services (MFS) have grown rapidly due to the proliferation of mobile applications and relatively high smartphone penetration. European banks, retail firms, and …
Cryptocurrency debit cards are unlikely to bridge the gap between cryptocurrencies and fiat money, as they offer very little in the way of advantages over …
Each week Electronic Payments International’s independent editorial team focus their attention on key trends, markets and payment strategy. With relationships developed over 35 years t…
The consultancy annual reports season is in full swing. The annual World Payments Report, traditionally one of the better reports of its type, comes to …
Biometrics are putting an end to password-only. Allowing for increased customer convenience while adding additional levels of security, multi-faceted biometric applications will soon be the …
Any RBC acquisition causes the writer to sit up straight and pay close attention. The 2015 RBC acquisition of City National, for example – its …
Kasikornbank aims high as K Plus users pass 10 million February 11, 2019 TIPS could revolutionise in-store payments in Europe January 31, 2019 2018: not a great year for bank M&As or IPOs January 4, 2019 
