Card payments taken online to grow up to 50% by 2022
13th March, 2018
Extensive research conducted by RBR has shown that ever improving access to the internet via smartphone and tablets as well the general improvement in security (and perceptions of security), have led to ever increa
HSBC's new app testing
2nd October, 2017
HSBC UK has released a statement stating that it’s going to open banking by introducing a new mobile banking platform for the purposes of “testing and learning” in anticipation of the launching of a new app in 2018 for their cust
John Lewis loses some of the sparkle as consumer demand looks to hit full year profit.
14th September, 2017
LONDON – The British high street retailer, that for so long bucked the trend of falling high street profits, has finally succumb, with the announcement of a fall in profits as a result of slowing demand in the UK. The British retailer John L
The seemingly unending growth of contactless cards is on course to save British shoppers 141 million hours, worth almost a billion pounds in time, by 2021.
7th August, 2017
Looking forward to a decade of contactless payments this month, it’s predicted that the amount of contactless transactions will increase by 317% within half a decade. With proprietary data clearly showing that contactless is around seve
£10.00 follows the £5.00 in becoming plastic
26th July, 2017
The new plastic £10.00 has been unveiled by the government.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40641382
The death of the card transaction
21st July, 2017
As of January 2018, businesses will no longer be permitted to charge consumers for a for card payment.This will mean that those businesses that are often associated with card surcharges such as small businesses, airlines, and app delivery c
What is Bitcoin and why use it?
17th July, 2017
Bitcoin is what is known as a digital currency. That is a currency that is created and held electronically, with no tangible assets underpinning it, free from state control. Bitcoins are not a printed hard currency, like dollars or euros, instead,
Has the Chip & pin machine sounded the death knell of cash?
17th July, 2017
Waving a contactless card around to purchase items would have seemed like science fiction only a few years ago, and yet it’s not become so common, customers become frustrated when it’s not available. Whether people know it or not, they
The future of payments
17th July, 2017
Once upon a time, customers were wary about using a Chip & Pin machine, and now they become frustrated if a business doesn't even have contactless payments. Financial Technology has changed the world and will continue to do so for a long