In a world of digital convenience, payments are now involved in every aspect of our lives. What was once considered as the ‘behind-the-scenes system,’ payment …
Alternative payments: PSD2 to accelerate uptake and three players to watch
Tenpay and Alipay are fast approaching a combined one billion users, but what of the other notable alternative payment solutions, and which smaller players might …
A tall order: Starbucks remains the mobile payment star
Starbucks was the first retailer to introduce mobile payments on a large scale, with the 2009 launch of its QR code-based mobile app. It continues …
Bringing cryptocurrency and blockchain to the mainstream
Plutus aims to bring blockchain to the masses, creating a lifestyle around the cryptocurrency opportunity. Briony Richter speaks to CEO Danial Daychopan and marketing head …
Wearables: the next level of contactless
In recent years the financial sector has seen a plethora of payment innovations. Adam Herson, business development director at Barclays Mobile Payments, speaks to Briony …
Banco Sabadell: huge security risks present in the UK
Every market has its own level of financial risk; it comes as part of the deal. However, as the UK is a global banking hub …
Is open banking all it is cracked up to be?
Plenty has been written, in this publication and others, on the open banking revolution. Compliments have been made to how it will aid customers and …
Preparing for an IoT-connected future
The future is closer than ever – with the accelerating pace of technological change, concepts that until recently seemed merely theoretical are now on the …
Uncollectable – your bad debt problem could be a fraud problem
A decade on from the 2008 financial crisis, levels of consumer credit delinquency are rising worldwide. This should not be a surprise, given that global …
Bain: Open Banking to impact customer loyalty
The eternal question for banks is “how do we attract and retain customers?” Some are hoping that open banking is the silver bullet. However, research …