Search Results for: digital payments
ECB on pan-European instant payment solutions
January 11th, 2017
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a Keynote speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the French Payments Committee conference on “Technological innovations in payments and beyond”, Banque de France, Paris, 6 ...
ACCA published 3 key priorities for accountancy profession success in 2017
December 28th, 2016
ACCA (the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants) has published a checklist of 3 key priorities that will underpin the success of the accountancy profession in 2017. John Williams, head of ACCA UK, says that the focus on skills in ...
Former BlackRock Manager sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for insider dealing
December 22nd, 2016
In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mark Lyttleton, a former Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, has today been sentenced to 18 months reduced with credit to 12 months on two counts ...
Spains first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract international companies
December 19th, 2016
Spains first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract talents and start-ups from Europe and Latin America. The program includes a 16 weeks incubation in Spain and continues to use a collaborative approachas it does not require any stake ...
PayPal Partners with Citi and FIS to Drive Incremental Spend
December 16th, 2016
Partnership has become a core part of PayPal’s strategy, allowing us to provide a new level of financial choice and flexibility to our customers. Over the last few months, we have partnered with Visa and MasterCard to offer greater ...
138 million Europeans are financially cut off from society – without a bank account or payment methods
December 12th, 2016
Mastercard on December 12 announced findings from new research into those who are financially excluded across Europe, finding a third (33%) are employed full time and 35% are aged 18-34. 138 million Europeans are financially cut off from society ...
China tops world fintech rankings
December 6th, 2016
China has outpaced London, New York and Silicon Valley to become the world’s undisputed global fintech leader, according to a report by DBS and Ernst & Young. Neal Cross, DBS chief innovation officer, says favorable government policies and regulations ...
EU announces new tax rules to support online trading booming market
December 5th, 2016
Statement by Vice-President Ansip at the press conference to announce new tax rules to support e-commerce and online businesses in the EU Online trading is a booming market, for buyers as well as sellers. Europe could be making so ...
Lithuania is looking to attract FinTech companies
December 5th, 2016
Of all the cities lining up to poach London’s business post-Brexit, Vilnius might seem the most unlikely. Yet the Lithuanian capital has much to offer financial firms, from liveability and local talent to cutting-edge fintech regulation. Euromoney visits a ...
Mastercard announces ‘Selfie’ Payment Technology is a Reality
December 1st, 2016
Mastercard Identity Check Mobile allows cardholders to authenticate online payment by scanning their fingerprint or by taking a selfie. Technology eliminates the need to remember passwords to confirm online payments, while improving the security in these transactions. The application ...