A new Juniper Research study has found that nearly 2.1 billion consumers worldwide will use a mobile wallet to make a payment or send money in 2019, up by nearly …
Read More »Top 10 trends impacting the future of payments
The way people make payments is changing faster than any area of financial services, and understanding trends in payments is important for any financial institution wanting to serve the complete …
Read More »Payments: from cashless to cardless
The days of plastic payment cards are numbered, and mobile wallets are starting their taking over. The recent global rise in contactless payments, as well as biometrics, demonstrates that consumers …
Read More »Google Assistant now supports voice payments
Google has announced that Android and iPhone users can initiate P2P transactions through voice commands in Google Assistant. Users can both send money and request a transfer of funds via …
Read More »Tajikistani National Bank issues licenses to payment system operators
The National Bank of Tajikistan has issued three-year licenses to several international (Visa International, MasterCard, UnionPay and Western Union) and one national (Corti Milli) payment system operators. A license gives …
Read More »Startups are disrupting the payments industry
Payment startups have seen considerable momentum in recent years and are on track for USD 3.8 billion in funding this year. From point-of-sale solutions to money transfers and mobile payments, …
Read More »Japanese banks rushing to develop cashless options
A new law has been introduced in Japan to reduce the high usage of cash in the country. The law, which is being gradually phased in over the next two …
Read More »Chocofamily launches a completely new product
Chocofamily has launched a new mobile application called Rahmet. The application allows users to pay bills from their phone and receive up to 20% in cashback and other discounts. The …
Read More »Uniteller and Optima Bank launch online payment service
Uniteller and Optima Bank have joined forces to launch a new online payment service, meaning that a number of additional services may now be paid online using Visa bankcards. This …
Read More »Amazon plans to launch its own banking service
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has created special accounts as part of a new banking service. This new service, however, does not imply that Amazon intends to launch its …
Read More »Video: how electronic payments work
Electronic payments for goods and services are commonplace in the modern world. But have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? Explore how all the different parties involved are …
Read More »Pasha Bank recognized as leading bank in non-cash payments
Pasha Bank has been recognized as the leading bank in the field of non-cash payments in Azerbaijan. Currently, 90% of payment transactions and currency exchange operations conducted by legal entity …
Read More »VTB Bank (Armenia) launches new, modern ATM services
VTB Bank (Armenia) is now offering its customers new and technological services at ATMs. Customers of the bank can now use ATMs to withdraw money, make payments, execute money transfers …
Read More »China UnionPay and banks create unified payment app
China UnionPay has teamed up with more than 30 local commercial banks and payment institutions to launch a unified app for the country’s banking industry. The Mobile QuickPass app is …
Read More »FinTech World Forum 2018
London is set to host FinTech World Forum 2018, which will take place May 30-31, 2018. The event will feature 25 speaker and more than 300 delegates, speaking on a …
Read More »Barclaycard expanding contactless payment devices
bPay, payment division of the British company Barclaycard is working with seven watch brands to create a new payment tool that is also stylish and functional as a watch. bPay …
Read More »Singaporean mobile wallet providers form payment consortium
In Singapore, seven mobile wallet providers have formed a payment consortium as part of an effort to promote electronic payments in Singapore and with the aim of supporting interoperability among …
Read More »Bank of Russia plans to introduce common payment space in the EEU
Bank of Russia is considering introducing a common payment space within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) based on blockchain technology. The introduction of Masterchange would allow for financial transactions and …
Read More »The rise of voice-enabled payments
Voice-enabled assistants such as Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant are increasingly becoming an integral part of many people’s daily life. Several banks, financial institutions, and new FinTech players have already …
Read More »The potential of biometrics in finance
There are various ways of identifying a person biometrically. Here are the top five modern biometric methods of identification today: Fingerprints — fingerprint usage for identify has evolved with modern …
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