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Changing payments: P27, Europe and beyond

Changing payments: P27, Europe and beyond


19 Apr 2021

Project P27 has been in motion since late 2017, designing the operational model for a first-of-its-k...

PSR Consultations: Could the proposed measures to fight fraud have unintended consequences?

PSR Consultations: Could the proposed measures to fight fraud have unintended consequences?

Teresa Connors
30 Mar 2021

Only 45% of reported Authorised Push Payment (APP) losses are reimbursed or repatriated. APP scams t...

EBAday 2021: Striving for strong instant payments uptake

EBAday 2021: Striving for strong instant payments uptake


19 Mar 2021

At the heart of the European Commission’s Retail Payments Strategy lies the ambition to bolster prog...

Are financial infrastructure partnerships the future of banking?

Are financial infrastructure partnerships the future of banking?


03 Mar 2021

In January 2021, Finextra and Banking Circle hosted a webinar focusing on the hurdles that legacy sy...

How Will Authentication Evolve in the Age of SCA?

How Will Authentication Evolve in the Age of SCA?


29 Jan 2021

Within months, we will have a clearer idea of the impact of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), th...

A new paradigm for capital markets

A new paradigm for capital markets


25 Jan 2021

Yue Malan, senior analyst at Aite Group, recently wrote of the ‘new normal’ for capital markets: “T...

Plaid after Visa: Eyes on the open banking prize

Plaid after Visa: Eyes on the open banking prize


18 Jan 2021

Keith Grose, head of Europe at Plaid, sat down to discuss the fallout from the great ‘would-have-bee...

SCA: With weeks to go until Europe’s deadline, is the industry prepared?

SCA: With weeks to go until Europe’s deadline, is the industry prepared?

Brian Gaynor
22 Dec 2020

With just weeks to go before the 31 December 2020 deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) ...

How to Maximise the Remaining Time Before the Extended SCA Deadline

How to Maximise the Remaining Time Before the Extended SCA Deadline


15 Dec 2020

It has been an extraordinary year for e-commerce, with web traffic reaching a record high in 2020 an...

Shaping the future of payments and securities through responsible innovation

Shaping the future of payments and securities through responsible innovation


14 Dec 2020

For more than 40 years, SWIFT has collaborated with its network to identify industry-wide challenges...

Reinventing the banking business model for the digital world

Reinventing the banking business model for the digital world

Ben Poole
03 Dec 2020

With rapidly changing consumer spending trends, the rise of e-commerce, and the growth and success o...

The evolving European payments landscape

The evolving European payments landscape

Ben Poole
26 Nov 2020

Transaction speeds are increasing. Faster payments rails and instant transaction policies are being ...