All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
Mobile banking apps take centre stage
Top US banks have made major improvements to their mobile apps. Mobile banking is increasingly becoming more than just a replica of banks’ PC online banking channels, Robin Arnfield reports
New remittance providers aim to disrupt the market
A number of new entrants are focusing on the ease and low cost of mobile technology, providing a big headache for traditional players. Prominent among the new start-ups are TransferWise and Remitly as EPI reports
Iran’s card and payments market maintains strong growth
Iran’s card and payments market looks like it will maintain strong growth over the next few years, with prepaid especially experiencing a substantial boom. EPI takes a close look at the country and examines where it will be in a few years
Country Survey: Philippines
The Philippines growth in the cards and payments channel continues as the number of cards increases by 7%. CI looks at the current state of the Filipino market and what can be expected from it over the next few years
Country Survey: Latvia
Cash remains king in Latvia but the government and regulators are pushing hard for card adoption. CI takes a look at the state of the Latvian card market and where it will expected to be by 2017
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Instant gratification
Given the global demand for secure identity and transaction solutions, Datacard is well positioned to set ambitious growth targets. It is banking on an increasing number of banks offering instant issuance of cards – whether it is a debit, credit, loyalty, healthcare or retail card. RBI discusses strategy with Datacard’s Jim Pond
Cloud computing moves to the fore
Banks are increasingly moving their operations to the cloud, with the aim to overcome legacy IT issues and achieve cross channel consistency. Billy Bambrough takes a closer look at cloud computing and how it is helping banks to increase efficiency
Instant issuance to become standard in US banking
JP Morgan Chase’s launch of instant debit card issuance in its branches has generated considerable interest from other US banks. Instant debit card issuance will increasingly become standard for US financial institutions, analysts tell Robin Arnfield
A hole in your e-wallet
While waiting for my train on the platform at Richmond station, I see an advertisement of my bank inviting me to check my balance online using its mobile banking application. This strikes me as odd. Why advertise something many people would never intend to use? Banking via a mobile phone seems unsafe to many – and, actually, some of my colleagues too, despite the fact that we work in software development and can therefore see what the real security issues are, writes Dennis Margolin
Shake-out ahead for US prepaid card processors
The fast-growing US prepaid card market is supported by an over-abundance of processors.Following a number of recent acquisitions, the prepaid card processing sector is set for further consolidation, Aite Group senior analyst Madeline Aufseeser tells Robin Arnfield