ECB consultation finds privacy is key in future digital euro
A consultation conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) found privacy would be valued most in consideration of a potential future digital euro.
US Justice Department investigates Visa over debit card practices
Visa is in legal hot water as it faces a regulatory investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over concerns of whether it is using anticompetitive practices in the debit card market.
Biometrics to add $5bn in revenue to banks by 2026
Fingerprint sensor technology could end up adding $5bn in biometric payments to banks around the world's revenues by 2026, according to UBS.
Biometrics to secure over $3trn in mobile payments by 2025
Biometrics will be used to authenticate over $3trn mobile payments around the world by 2025, according to a new study from Juniper Research
FCA calls for stricter buy now pay later regulations “to protect consumers”
The buy now pay later sector may have had its best year ever in 2020, but now the UK’s top financial watchdog is calling for stricter rules “to protect consumers”.
Latin American success stories and celebrities among the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week
Latin American ventures, Iron Man-backed enterprises and buy now pay later startups among the big winners of the 29 FinTech funding rounds reported on last week.
The 38 FinTech funding rounds raised last week highlight the success of payments companies...
From: FinTech Global
While the payments industry has reason to celebrate, last week also proved a boon for 38 FinTech companies closing investment rounds.
The FinTech...
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off
After a year marred by an antitrust suit, Visa's acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off as the CEO says regulatory reviews threatened consumers' interests.
Why the 25 FinTech rounds from last week mean huge things for buy now...
Buy now pay later companies continued their winning streak last week as 25 FinTechs raised big rounds.
Trump bans transactions to Alipay and other Chinese FinTech apps
Outgoing US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese-connected apps, including Alipay.
