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August 21, 2016
Mastercard is driving practical and effective solutions to address the industry’s Bank Identification Number (BIN) situation – expanding BIN supply and inspiring smarter BIN use through […]
August 9, 2016
In light of the continued blockchain related security hacks (e.g. the DAO and Bitfinex, to just name two recently visible ones), a fundamental question is front […]
July 30, 2016
Nadja van der Veer is a Dutch Lawyer with 10 years of experience in the international Payments industry. She is a legal expert in the rules and […]
July 27, 2016
Bitcoin micropayments startup SatoshiPay is developing a new proof-of-concept with Visa Europe’s innovation unit. Work on the project was first disclosed earlier this year, when Visa […]
July 26, 2016
Two of the biggest card brands in the world made significant strategic moves last week. Mastercard followed up its announcement that it would expand its Masterpass […]
July 26, 2016
The impact of the recent ethereum hard fork is extending far beyond message boards and forums, serving as a learning lesson even for firms actively engaged in building […]
July 24, 2016
A collaboration between Canadian financial institution ATB Financial, German software multinational SAP, blockchain startup Ripple Labs and Geman bank ReiseBank AG has demonstrated the potential of […]
July 24, 2016
Ethereum burst onto the virtual currency scene almost a year ago. It’s similar to bitcoin, but with a key difference. In addition to supporting its own […]
July 24, 2016
Members of six African banks reportedly met yesterday to discuss the next steps in their ongoing effort to connect aspects of the South African banking system […]
July 24, 2016
In my first post of this PSD2 series I discussed the impact of PSD2 for payment processors and the uncertainty that lays ahead. The second post discussed how […]