David Nicholls, retail and hospitality CTO for Fujitsu UK, shares his top six technology trends for the retail industry to consider as it moves into …
Do we need to hit the brakes on tech innovation? January 8, 2019 SEPA Instant Credit Transfer: scoring an instant hit for payments
Javier Santamaría has chaired the European Payments Council since June 2012, having been actively involved since its creation in 2002. To mark the first anniversary …
Crypto-assets and the evolution of currency
The crypto-asset industry has sky-rocketed to global prominence over the past decade. Digital currencies like Bitcoin and the initial coin offering (ICO) have captured the …
Swift pilot aims to speed up and improve payments
Fifteen banks have lined up to be part of SWIFT’s latest pilot for a gpi payments service that is focusing on enabling speedy identification and …
Travelport: enabling a digital travel transformation
Travellers are increasingly embracing digital travel tools to make their journeys more seamless and secure. Briony Richter speaks to Alex Fitzpatrick, vice-president of global travel …
Lessons from China regulation vs innovation
China is a perfect storm for innovation, with financial technology offerings scaling at unimaginable speed and velocity. Consider the scale of the electronic payments sector: …
Payment M&A activity: a year of market consolidation
2018 has seen a large number of deals in the payments space with large firms – PayPal in particular – making it a part of …
The role of the CIO: driving payments evolution with next-gen technology
Technology innovation is transforming the payments landscape, with new capabilities and developments that enable its evolution. Barclaycard CIO Keith Little details the findings of a …
7-eleven Canada to accept Alipay and Wechat Pay
7-Eleven has become the first convenience store chain in Canada to accept rival Chinese mobile payment systems Alipay and WeChat Pay. The roll-out marks a …
Fattmerchant: Netflix-style model disrupts payments processing
Fattmerchant is disrupting the US payments industry with a subscription-based pricing model. Robin Arnfield talks to Suneera Madhani, CEO of the Orlando, Florida-based payments facilitator …