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Mobile Biometrics will verify trillions of dollars in mobile payments by 2023

26/07/2018(0)
Mobile biometric technology is going to play a much bigger role in payments over the next few years, according to a new market forecast from Juniper Research. The UK-based ... Read More
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EU wants US tech companies to pay tax

24/07/2018(0)
European finance leaders called for progress on global rules to tax the digital economy at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Argentina on Sunday. The ... Read More
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Fintech startups told to follow the money or crash and burn

17/07/2018(0)
Nine out of ten fintech startups fail to get beyond the seed stage, as risk-averse investors prefer to wave their wallets at later-stage companies. According to data from Medici, ... Read More
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Regulators need to adopt a more pro-competitive stance to fintech – EU Parliament

13/07/2018(0)
EU regulatory bodies are failing to address competition issues in their public policy towards fintech developments in financial services, according to a report prepared for the European Parliament. The ... Read More
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48% say America will be out of cash by 2023

11/07/2018(0)
One in five Americans thinks their payments will be completely cash-free in their lifetime, according to a new study from GATE (Global Acceptance Transaction Engine) conducted with third-party research ... Read More
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EQT acquires Saxo Payments Banking Circle from Saxo Bank

09/07/2018(0)
EQT VIII and EQT Ventures, in partnership with Saxo Payments Banking Circle’s founders and other co-investors, to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle Saxo Payments Banking Circle’s unique banking platform ... Read More
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Mastercard pushes for rise in cashless payments

06/07/2018(0)
Mastercard is pushing for a bigger uptake of cashless payments, but the company reassured consumers it has “massive contingency plans” for IT failures like those that blocked millions of ... Read More
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Mobile contactless payment users to grow to over 760 million by 2020

03/07/2018(0)
The number of people using mobile contactless payment such as Apple or Google Pay will grow to more than 760 million by 2020, with Apple’s digital wallet leading the ... Read More
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Why Americans are warming to mobile payments

29/06/2018(0)
Americans have long been laggards when it comes to paying for goods and services with a smartphone. Plenty still prefer to sign credit-card slips or even cheques. But there ... Read More
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HSBC hires robots to work in a branch’s lobby

27/06/2018(0)
HSBC is hiring a small army of four-foot-tall robots at its flagship branch on Fifth Avenue in downtown Manhattan. The bank has ordered seven of the humanoids, which go ... Read More
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