Smart and Intelligent: Payments Redefined

Managed connectivity and mobile device management are being transformed by intelligent technologies to deliver payment solutions at the edge The global fintech market is currently expected to grow at a CAGR of 20% over the next few years, achieving an impressive $305 billion by 2025. The Global Fintech Market Report also pointed out that low-cost,

FIS Announces Plans to Spin Off Merchant Business

Key facts: Planned separation to create two market leading companies with greater strategic flexibility and operational focus to capitalize on respective growth and margin opportunities in rapidly evolving markets. Former Worldpay CEO Charles Drucker named as strategic advisor to aid with separation and ongoing business review; to be CEO of Merchant Solutions business after spin-off.

African Fintech Paycode on a Winning Streak After Receiving 4th Accolade in 10 Months

Selected from a pool of 98 highly qualified applicants across 34 countries, Paycode were judged based on rigorous criteria by an expert Advisory Committee.  Biometric identity and digital payments fintech, Paycode (https://Paycode.com), has been selected as one of the Top 4 Finalists in the Women’s World Banking Fintech Innovation Challenge and will be competing live

OpenWay report – CBDCs: How FinTechs can Prepare for Disruption and Seize Opportunities

As cryptocurrencies regularly make headlines, the question of what is and isn’t money is coming to the fore. Governments worldwide are investing heavily in Central Bank Digital Currencies to maintain the public’s trust in money in the digital age. CBDCs promise the stability and integrity of fiat money in a convenient, secure digital form. Can

RBR Launches Global ATM Intelligence Service to Help Executives Navigate Changing Retail Banking Landscape

With retail banking and customer behaviour continually evolving, adaptation is the name of the game, and staying abreast of market trends is more important than ever Ongoing service helps banks and suppliers understand challenges and opportunities Retail banking is changing, as consumer payments habits evolve and banks reshape their physical distribution networks. Banks face a

Mastercard and Network International Launch New Artificial Intelligence Fraud-Prevention Solution

Mastercard today announced that it is partnering with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, to address fraud, declines and chargebacks in order to reduce costs and risk for acquirers. Through the partnership, Network will launch Mastercard’s Brighterion Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology across the region, providing transaction fraud

Fierce Competition Between Suppliers for New POS Software Business

Major retailers and hospitality operators are upgrading to a wide variety of modern applications to provide a seamless customer experience across channels. Investment in POS software bounces back The global POS software market is becoming ever more competitive, with nearly 400,000 new deployments in the year to June 2022, according to Global POS Software 2022,

Digital Banking User Growth Continued at Strong Pace in 2022

Financial institutions saw 9% increase in online and mobile banking users Digital banking use is associated with higher net profit, product holdings, balance growth and transaction activity As consumers continue to seek day-to-day convenience, the number of digital banking users continues to grow, delivering significant benefits to financial institutions that offer these services. In 2022,

Rise in Manipulation Fraud Could Result in More Regulation Unless Banks Act

The UK has seen a 41% increase in payer manipulation fraud, (or as they call it, Authorised Push Payments fraud or APP), in the last year. And, unless banks take a proactive approach, they could soon face some stiff regulatory pressure, warns authentication specialist, Entersekt. According to the UK’s annual fraud report, there was a

Ingenico and Splitit Partner to Bring White-Label, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) to Physical Checkout with Just One Touch

Ingenico, a global leader in payments acceptance solutions and Splitit, the only white-label, card-based installment platform using existing consumer credit, today announced a global strategic partnership to bring one-touch, no-interest, buy now, pay later capability to the physical checkout experience using PPaaS, Ingenico’s innovative, cloud-based Payments-Platform-as-a-Service, and Splitit’s Installments-as-a-Service solution. According to Juniper Research’s white