Online shopping giant Amazon sent shockwaves through the British payments community on Wednesday November 17 by announcing that Visa credit card payments will not be accepted by its platform after...
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When you gamble online, there are some factors that are important to remember. When you are gambling with money online,...
Cybersecurity experts have warned that commonly used cryptocurrency technologies make it easier for criminals to cover their tracks after a...
After Ant Financial cancelled its initial public offering (IPO) last year, the fintech is now being restructured to appease Beijing....
Top countries for AI jobs growth in banks, payment providers, cards programmes and processors in the three months to September (source: GlobalData)
| Country | July-September y-o-y AI jobs growth (percentage points) |
|---|---|
| China | 1.6 |
| Belgium | 1.1 |
| India | 1.0 |
| Italy | 0.2 |
| Australia | 0.2 |
French payment services provider Worldline has agreed to buy an 80% interest in Eurobank’s merchant acquiring unit, for €256m. This…
Australia is reportedly moving to broaden its existing payment regulations to control cryptocurrency exchanges, digital wallets and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) firms…
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), the country’s financial watchdog, is reportedly looking to propose a new regulation in 2022 to…
UK-based issuer-processor firms Paymentology and Tutuka have combined their businesses, creating a payments and card processing firm with a presence…
The proportion of banks, payment providers, cards programmes and processors companies hiring for artificial intelligence related positions rose to a year-high in September 2021, with...
Asia-Pacific was the fastest growing region for Artificial Intelligence (AI) hiring among payment industry companies in the three months ending September. The number of roles...
A pilot project from UberEats is trialling walking couriers in Tokyo, making for a slower sort of food delivery than you might expect from gig...
A pilot project from UberEats is trialling walking couriers in Tokyo, making for a slower sort of food delivery than you might expect from gig...
Companies have reason to be sceptical about investment in Asia in general and in China in particular. In China, Beijing is tightening its grip on...
Blockchain use can save lives, build smart cities and boost data privacy. But before it can do any of that, it has to step out...
Blockchain use can save lives, build smart cities and boost data privacy. But before it can do any of that, it has to step out...
The smart home makes for smart business: According to GlobalData forecasts, the home automation market will expand to $75.3bn by 2025. Giacomo Lee finds out...
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