Singapore Targets Asia-Pacific With ‘Beefed Up’ Fintech Policy
The city-state is seeking to attract fintech investors to the growing market in the Asia-Pacific …
EPC Eases Fears Over Instant Payments Regulatory Action
Europe’s top payments industry body has said businesses that do not sign up to its …
UK Payments Should Offer ‘Beneficiary Identification’, Say Lobbyists
Lobbyists are urging the UK payments industry to bolster its safeguards against error and fraud …
UN, BIS Claim Payments Overhaul ‘Critical’ For 2bn Unbanked
The central bankers’ bank and the United Nations (UN) are targeting the payments industry in …
Blockchain Powered Circle Handed UK E-Money Licence, Pivots From Bitcoin
Circle has become the first digital currency company to be issued with an EU e-money …
Dutch Payments Hopefuls Warned Of Tough Regulatory Climate
A widespread infrastructure rebuild, a burgeoning fintech industry and looming EU payments reforms mean the …
Further EU Intervention on Cross-Border Payments ‘Not Welcome’
Several industry bodies have requested the European Commission not intervene further in the EU-wide payments …
Emergence Of ‘Screen Scraping’ Threat Triggers Calls For Regulatory Clarity
New European payments laws do not sufficiently address controversial practices such as “screen scraping”, industry …
Australia Eyes Digital Payments As Boon To Transparency, Security
Authorities down under are hoping to boost adoption of electronic payments as they seek to …