Tagged: redcompass labs

March 26, 2025 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Spring Statement is always a grab bag of policies claiming to solve just about every economic woe. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, shared her policy vision for the future today, and once again, the delivery promised fixes to an economy that continues… Read More

March 20, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two financial fraud experts say the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, needs to address the growing issue of financial fraud during next week’s Spring Statement. Silvija Krupena, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at RedCompass Labs, and Jonathan Frost, Director of Global Advisory at… Read More

March 7, 2025 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

  Multiple High Street banks recently experienced App outages impacting customer usage of their services. Making matters worse, the Parliament Treasury Committee issued a report sharing that: “Nine of the top banks and building societies operating in the UK accumulated at least 803 hours, the… Read More

December 18, 2024 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a report on Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams and how to avoid them. In brief, a fraudster pilfers money illicitly when it tricks targets into sending money to its account. The trick is presenting what looks like… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the UK government revealed its new budget and the changes being made to cover a deficit while attempting to fuel economic growth. While the punditry will be digesting the statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, for days, CI has received a… Read More

October 17, 2024 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the European Payments Commission (EPC) posted the Verification of Payee (VOP) scheme rulebook following a public consultation. The rulebook is for payment service providers (PSPs) in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). This applies to the EU Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) and the… Read More

May 8, 2024 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from RedCompass Labs, a firm focused on payments modernization, has revealed that US banks are failing to meet demand for instant payments. The report, “Time to leave legacy behind? Instant payments in the US”,  “surveyed 300 senior payment professionals in US banks to get… Read More

April 17, 2024 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Canada has announced a new system to speed up the payments and transfer process in Canada.  Real-Time Rail (RTR) seeks to enable 24/7/365 value transfer in real-time. Payments Canada is a “public purpose organization” that operates the Canadian payments system. In 2023, Payments Canada… Read More