Search Results for: payment systems

May 5, 2025 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union’s framework for systemically important payment systems (PSs) and central securities depositories/securities settlement systems (CSDs/SSSs) has been deemed complete and consistent with the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI), according to a recent report by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI)… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)will be shuttered by the UK government. The move is described as reducing “red tape” or “unnecessary regulation” to improve growth by reducing the burdens ladled upon businesses. The PSR oversees payment systems like card rails. Its responsibilities will be… Read More

March 8, 2025 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut and Visa have launched legal challenges against the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) over its decision to impose caps on interchange fees for cross-border online payments, as reported by the FT. The move marks a considerable escalation in the ongoing tug-of-war between the payments… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the Payment Systems Regulator‘s (PSR) new Authorized Push Payments (APP) rules coming into effect, Riccardo Tordera, director of policy and government relations at The Payments Association said that they will be monitoring the overall / anticipated impact of the latest APP fraud rules closely… Read More

September 18, 2024 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

USDC is now available in Brazil and Mexico through national payment systems, with local currency. Fiat transfers through real-time payment systems accelerate “access to digital dollars.”: Since Circle’s founding more than a decade ago, it’s been their mission “to harness the power of blockchain networks… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sling Money, an app designed to make the global transfer of money instant, easy and low-cost, today announced a $15 million Series A round led by Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Slow Ventures. Sling Money previously raised a $5 million seed round “led by… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PBOC and HKMA has reportedly signed an MOU that is focused on cross-boundary linkage of payment systems between the Mainland and Hong Kong. Mr Lu Lei, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), and Mr Howard Lee, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 11:38 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Executives from two Fintech companies believe this week’s system outages could hurt SMEs the most and highlight the need for additional resiliency in an increasingly connected world. The past seven days began with an outage at CHAPS. While it was temporary, it significantly affected European… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 6:56 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in payment systems. This agreement was formalized during a visit to the UAE by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The MoU, signed by Khaled… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 6:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The co-founder of a cloud platform for global card processing insists that recent payment systems outages are the price the world pays for widely used yet outdated infrastructure. Robert Kraal is the CBDO of Silverflow, which offers a cloud-native solution with a single API for… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Chris Hemsley announced his exit as Managing Director of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Replacing Hemsley is Interim Managing Director David Geale, who takes over today (June 10th). The PSR said that Hemsley was leaving the agency to become a director with Fingleton,… Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 6:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced recently that David Geale has been appointed Interim Managing Director of the PSR with effect from 10 June. The interim appointment will be for a period of nine months. David joins the PSR from the FCA where… Read More

May 22, 2024 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has decided that cards do not face effective competition. The PSR states that it has “provisionally” determined there is not enough competition in the supply of scheme and processing services to acquirers. Additionally, pricing is complicated, having risen… Read More

April 18, 2024 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rene Siegl, Founder, Executive Chairman at IXOPAY, says that he’s pleased to share that IXOPAY and TokenEx are merging, beginning a new era in the optimization of global payment systems. According to Siegl, this merger combines IXOPAY’s payment orchestration solutions with TokenEx’s specialization in “the… Read More

March 30, 2024 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Canada is actively involved in promoting harmonization of the ISO 20022 message usage for high-value payment systems globally and is declaring its support for the High-Value Payments Systems Plus (HVPS+) ISO 20022 Payments Interoperability Charter. The charter sets out objectives and principles “designed to… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ironically, according to Dima Kats, CEO of Clear Junction, banks and financial institutions are probably some of the most unbanked segments in the world. From high fees to long settlement times, regulatory pressures to difficulty in accessing multi-country payment options, the issues and barriers facing… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 11:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following consultations over the last few months, the UK’s Payment Systems Regulator regulator confirms its new reimbursement requirement which will “prompt a step-change in fraud prevention and see the vast majority of money lost to APP frauds reimbursed to victims.” The policy statement confirms “that… Read More

November 4, 2023 @ 2:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong and Thailand aims to revolutionize the way travelers handle currency exchange with the launch of interoperable digital payment systems. From December 4, residents from both regions will be able to make transactions using their local digital payment platforms, thanks to a landmark agreement… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has launched two consultations in the lead up “to the implementation of its new authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirements. ” In June, the PSR set out its final position on “tackling APP fraud, which will mean the vast… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Israel has issued a framework providing international payment service providers access to regulated payment systems in Israel. Effective immediately, this framework “enables such entities to provide services to the public in Israel, relying on a license issued in a foreign country.” The… Read More