All articles by Anna Milne
Anna Milne
Sibos deliberations: exploit technology, exploit data, have a plan
Banks have two questions to ask themselves as they move into an open banking environment: Where are they sourcing their products and services and how are they distributing them?
Sibos: The race for trace(ability)
A panel of banks, all members of SWIFTs Global Payments Initiative, convened at Sibos to discuss why they signed up to SWIFTs service in a climate of ever-increasing competition in the global payments space. One thing they agreed is transparency in payments is more valuable than speed. Anna Milne writes
Zapp bang wallop!
VocaLink aims to bring the functionality and capability of real-time systems to home turf in the next five years. Anna Milne gets the lowdown from industry experts about MasterCards acquisition of VocaLink, and what its future holds
Mass Brexodus could be the worst outcome of the UK’s vote to leave the EU
Brexit, Day 5. Despite there still being no clear answers or outlook and the fact that there couldn’t be more upheaval within British Parliament, cards and payments firms have little choice but to continue business as usual while they try to prevent a talent drain. Anna Milne writes
See EU Later- UK votes for Brexit- top e-payments soundbites
“On a scale of 1 to 10, this is going to create chaos at level 9”: the mood across the payments industry is not a positive one after the momentous UK referendum, which ended in favour of Brexit on 23 June. Anna Milne rounds up the soundbites from the industry
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EU interchange fee cap- what’s on the cards? Industry comment
The EU interchange fee cap has come into effect today and is set to make waves across the industry. Merchant acquirers pass on the costs they are charged by card issuers to merchants and the re-distribution of this merchant service fee revenue is intended to ultimately benefit the consumer. EPI has collated a number of industry comments for a snapshot of expected repercussions
Monitoring the careful and cautious
Payments teams are some of the most risk averse people in banking- they have to be the most careful that they dont cause a problem. Thats why the RBS problem recently was so extraordinary that it hit the headlines in such a big way. Anna Milne interviews Guy Warren of ITRS on this side of finance
Exploit plastic while you still can- youve ten years left
Dine out on prepaid via luncheon vouchers and transport ticketing and move towards digital or be out of the game. This is what delegates were told at the annual Cards International Prepaid Summit Europe conference and awards, title sponsored by Visa Europe at the Principe di Savoia hotel, Milan. Anna Milne writes
Now, to contactless… is the groundwork finally laid?
So. Contactless figures abound left, right and centre. In the last week weve had MasterCard, Barclaycard, Visa and The UK Cards Association, among many others, tell us how much contactless spending has increased.
Japan to be EMV-ready for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Public transport NFC payments have laid the groundwork for contactless in Japan, as in so many markets, and the 2020 Olympics are a key target for EMV migration. Anna Milne gets the lowdown on the Japanese payments market from JCB networks SVPs for mobile and contactless, Shinji Nishimura and Masaki Yokawa