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Even though studies are showing that an increasing number of users are giving the mobile wallet technology a try, only a few are reported to be using it on a continuous basis. Consumers say their top ...
For years, Google has worked to provide users with relevant, interesting content through its search engine. Its ranking algorithm inspects websites based on timeliness and quality, and not necessarily...
Bank of Finland payment statistics 2015 out - better late than never.. (anybody seen similar figures from other countries - and better if compared to population, number of enterprises and GDP..)? htt...
As most organisations should be aware, the deadline for businesses to make sure they were compatible with new payment security measures (TLS and SHA-256) has been extended after around 1,000 companies...
‘Frictionless Banking’ and what it means to Financial Services ‘Frictionless Banking’ is one of those industry terms that feels like it has already become a cliché. In reality, it has become a more im...
Ask people which is the more expensive way of borrowing £100 – a payday loan or going overdrawn at their bank and most would probably say the payday loan. People’s perception of payday lenders is one ...
It's a lovely summer day in York, UK. Well not really, as it's the UK and in the North, but put that to one side. "Let's hire a boat and take the kids on the river" - what a great idea! Ok, ...
Most credit card processing companies detail how they're a Payment Card Industry Level 1 service provider, meaning they adhere to the highest requirements of the PCI Data Security Standards. This so...
Many businesses are still reeling from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. It invites the question as to if, where and how Brexit will impact the way their UK businesses manage and process ...
Abstract – A few years back, I had a fascinating discussion about Fintech. Today every 3rd if not 4th profile on LinkedIn is about FinTech Expert. Few days ago someone asked me a million dollar questi...
Recently, we hosted the Open Banking Summit 2016 in London. The event was designed for financial services executives to gain advice and insight on how to jump-start the execution of their Open Banking...
The Peer to Peer (P2P) payments space is accelerating in the Fintech age. More and more companies are addressing the consumers' problems from multiple angles. 1. First, there are the traditional payme...