PayTech


Payments infrastructures must support innovation says regulator

New payments options are springing up all over the place – except for the underlying infrastructure where current arrangement for access and governance may be a hinderance to innovation, according to the head of the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator.

Swift splits the world in two

Swift has brought the management of its Americas, UK, Ireland and Nordics units under one head following the decision of Chris Church, chief executive of Swift Americas and global head of securities, to leave after seven years with the industry consortium.

Blog: 5 Ways to Make Prepaid Card Onboarding Less Painful for Consumers

Identity verification by financial institutions is necessary—but it doesn’t have to be a necessary evil. Combining mobile technology with knowledge-based authentication can help improve activation rates with a process that’s simple for the cardholder and secure. Here’s how.

Blog: Goodbye Passwords, Hello Biometrics  

As the consumer demand for remote login and flexibility continues to rise, organizations are struggling to find and deploy authentication methods that are effective, easy to use, impervious to theft and scalable. Say hello to biometrics.

London to host Sibos 2019

London has been selected as the host city for Sibos 2019 following a successful bid by ExCeL London and London & Partners, the official promotional company for the city.

HSBC sees boom in use of mobile among corporate customers

Corporate users are increasingly adopting mobile payments, according to figures from HSBC, which expects usage of its HSBCnet Mobile corporate banking platform to double over the next 18 months, reaching $100 billion in payments.

True North: Canada’s New Prepaid Trade Group

Canada’s leading payments players have formed an industry group to support the fast-paced development of the country’s prepaid sector. The Canadian Prepaid Providers Organization (CPPO) plans to spread awareness and education about prepaid products and serve as the collective voice for the Canadian open-loop prepaid industry.

Paybefore CEO Says Goodbye

Seven and a half years ago, I wrote my first communication as the CEO of Paybefore, and now I’m writing my last. I’ve made the very difficult (but exciting) decision to retire from Paybefore.

Planning the digital transformation journey

For the new banks now is the chance to disrupt the banking industry. No legacy systems or existing processes or old thinking – they can jump straight to the new. Except, of course, those new banks that are being spun out of existing banks, where that infrastructure, IT and operations are supported by the current systems of the existing bank …