Payments

Cyberdine umplements technology from Nasdaq for green asset exchange

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

Singapore-based Cyberdyne Tech Exchange (CTX) said today it will launch the world’s first regulated digital exchange to be powered by Nasdaq technologies,...

Stablecoin News for the week ending Wednesday 19th May.

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

What assets are in your stable? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week rather than news...

Artificial Intelligence: Bitcoin’s Greatest Threat?

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

In September 2020, security developers working closely with Bitcoin made an uncomfortable and public revelation. A couple of years prior in 2018, a bug...

The Lawyer and the Data Scientist, key insights from SF.Live

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

Anna-Marie Slot, Global Sustainability Partner, Ashurst, and Darshna Shah, Lead Data Scientist at Elastacloud, talk about why a multi-disciplinary group brings SF.Live...

EBAday 2021 speaker line-up released

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

A blockbuster speaker line-up has been announced for Finextra and the Euro Banking Association’s upcoming EBAday event for 2021. Kicking off...

Digital wallets poised to overtake contactless cards as instore payment of choice in Australia

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

When shopping instore, Aussies are increasingly choosing digital wallets as their preferred way to pay compared to tapping a card, according to...

Temenos embeds money transfers from Wise into core banking package

PaymentsMay 19, 2021

Temenos is to offer money transfer capabilities from fintech Wise to the 3000 users of its core banking product offerings. Under...

Buy Now Pay Later Services Pose Serious Risks to Consumers, May have Unclear Terms and Conditions: Report

CrowdfundingMay 18, 2021

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are becoming increasingly popular across the globe. The BNPL market is valued at around £2.7 billion in the...

Venmo cites sanctions laws over blocked payments mentioning Palestinian relief funds

PaymentsMay 18, 2021

Venmo says that US sanctions laws are behind recent moves to block some payments that include keywords related to Palestine in the...

Credit Suisse to hire 1000 IT staff in India

PaymentsMay 18, 2021

Credit Suisse plans to hire over 1,000 IT employees in India this year, firmly establishing the country as a centre for technology...

Rabobank spins off TreasurUp

PaymentsMay 18, 2021

Rabobank is spinning off its TreasurUp venture through a series A funding round together with Australian listed cross border payments specialist OFX....