95 Results from 2007, /payments
Paul Penrose Head of Research at Finextra
"Imagine a country where carbon becomes a new currency. We carry bank cards that store both pounds and carbon points. When we buy electricity, gas and fuel, we use our carbon points, as well as pounds. To help reduce carbon emissions, the Government would set limits on the amount of carbon that could be used." The words of UK Environment...
21 June 2007 /payments /retail Futuristic Banking
Retired Member
It's the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, which means that for us here in London in a few days time the nights will be drawing in - and of course it also means we're getting closer to Sibos. As you probably know, Finextra Research is SWIFT's official online news provider for Sibos 2007 in Boston, delivering that real-time news thing tha...
21 June 2007 /payments Finextra@Sibos
Elton Cane Digital product delivery at News Corp Australia
With market and sector indices, constituent companies come and go. We knew when we formulated the Finextra50 Index that we would no doubt soon be making adjustments due to the amount of M&A going on in the industry. So who is going to be the first company to leave the index? The Reuters-Thomson deal was on the radar when we created the index, b...
20 June 2007 /payments Finextra50 fintech index
Over the weekend I was ruminating as you do, with a glass of wine in my hand. The object of my rumination was, unlikely as it sounds, SEPA. I know, I know, I need to get a life – but bear with me. Although I understand the broad concept and aim of SEPA and am a big supporter, I’m no expert unlike Chris Pickles who regularly writes on the topic. ...
19 June 2007 /payments UK Faster Payments
Missed EBAday? Or perhaps momentarily lost concentration and missed a crucial point during a speech? I do that a lot in the afternoon. Where was I? Oh yes - no problem - here are all the Powerpoints for you to relive the whole experience in the comfort of your own surroundings. Day one Stream 1 15:45 New Business Opportunities through evolving ...
11 June 2007 /payments EBAday
On the flight back to London from another successful EBAday (www.ebaday.com) I had the closing video sound track in my head. We aptly selected Europe’s Final Countdown as anyone involved with SEPA will appreciate that the final countdown is well and truly on. Two days later I still had the Final Countdown rocking in my head so I decided to downloa...
08 June 2007 /payments /retail EBAday
Blogging from Rome at the annual EBAday conference, a European payments forum organised by Finextra and the Euro Banking Association. Delegates attending the show are looking for guidance and insight as the deadlines loom for the creation of a Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa). Sepa was the big draw at last year's inaugural show in Frankfurt and th...
04 June 2007 /payments /retail EBAday
Hoss Atri Head of Institutional Partnerships at Elifinty LLC
........Echoing Chris Skinner's comments, pre-paid is a very attractive market with fantastic potential. Other interesting facts about the taget market of 18 - 34 year old UK folk include: Est. annual spending power of £500 - £35,000Mobile , networked communities/packsBelievers in "Causes"Little interest in politicsActive social lifeT...
30 May 2007 /payments
With SIA-SSB and EBA Clearing putting the final touches on the SEPA Services for STEP2 over the next month, banks are gearing up to begin testing credit transfers from July, with testing windows for direct debits coming later in the year. Giorgio Ferrero, Chairman of EBA CLEARING, says 90 banks have already signed up for Sepa credit transfer testin...
25 May 2007 /payments EBAday
Matt White North America editor at Finextra
The threat to the two giants of the card payments industry seems to be growing. Opposition to interchange fees and the emergence of alternatives could shake up the industry. According to The Economist, the average percentage of each transaction cost taken up by interchange in the US has risen from 1.52% in 2000 to 1.88% in 2006. And in America the ...
25 May 2007 /payments
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