VocaLink

197 results about this entity

Period: 12 Oct 2004 - 09 Jul 2025

Barclays joins Zapp as Apple Pay looms

With the UK launch of Apple Pay imminent, Barclays has joined the ranks of financial institutions and retailers supporting the home-baked 'Pay by Bank App' from Zapp.

Commuters on track to spend £9.3 billion this year via smartphones and tablets

Over a fifth of all UK online shopping sales now take place during people’s daily commutes, according to new data released today by Zapp and the Cebr (Centre for Economics and Business Research).

Faster Payments: Robust and real-time

Chris Rawson, COO of VocaLink reflects on seven years of 100% uptime in Faster Payments and the critical security and infrastructure requirements for building a robust real-time platform.

Zapp gears up for launch

The day after it emerged that Apple Pay is on its way to the UK, local rival Zapp has sought to grab some of the limelight by unveiling its new 'Pay by Bank app' consumer brand.

Easing access to Faster Payments

Paul Stoddart, managing director, strategy, products, marketing and business development at VocaLink looks at what the opening up of access to Faster Payments in the UK will mean for the industry.

UK consumers ready to switch banks for mobile payments - Zapp

21 million British consumers say they will switch banks to access mobile payments, 33% of these within a year

Fintech firms sign up for new Faster Payments access model

The UK's Faster Payments scheme has secured commitments from six fintech firms - including VocaLink, ACI Worldwide and FIS - to develop aggregation services for payment service providers (PSPs) looking to plug into its platform.

VocaLink appoints aviation expert to head up new regulatory division

VocaLink has appointed a former aviation industry executive to lead a new regulatory unit which will lead the company's engagement with the new Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and help navigate the firm through the changing UK payments landscape.

ATM resilience in the age of social media

VocaLink's Sara Parker, Product Director, LINK ATM Services, discusses the importance of resilience in the digital age and looks at the opportunities and challenges that the industry faces.

Real time payments go global

Kris Kubiena, Proposition Delivery Director at VocaLink looks at the march of real-time payments around the globe as Faster Payments celebrates its seventh birthday in the UK.

Zapp bolsters executive team ahead of launch

Zapp, the UK’s leading mobile payment innovation, today announces two major new executive appointments who will bring Zapp to market in 2015, transforming payments for millions of consumers.

Brits ready to switch banks to access mobile payments - Zapp

British consumers are increasingly prepared to switch banks to access mobile payments, as anticipation for new ways to pay builds, according to new research from mobile payments company Zapp.