I hadn’t expected the sport of fencing to feature at the recent nexo standards annual conference in Berlin. When François Mezzina of nexo member, Total, however, used the sport to explain to the international audience of schemes, merchants, processors, acquirers and other payment stakeholders why international standards for payments acceptance were so important, it all fell into place.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has made available a EUR 10 million facility for software company CM.com, in the Netherlands, to speed up innovation and development of its messaging, payments, voice and digital security applications. The financing will be guaranteed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), part of the Investment Plan for Europe of the European Commission.

ATMs have come a long way from being just a cash delivery channel, and among a range of advanced facilities, many deployers allow customers to make instant cash deposits at their machines

The number of ATM cash withdrawals rose by six billion in 2016

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) announce today that they have reached an agreement (the "Merger Agreement") on a recommended all-cash offer for all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Gemalto, for a price of €51 per share cum dividend.

The Navigators Group, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement for the purchase of all of the shares of Assurances Continentales - Continentale Verzekeringen NV ("ASCO") and Bracht, Deckers & Mackelbert NV ("BDM").  ASCO and BDM are both based in Antwerp, Belgium.

In the context of open banking and PSD2 developing rapidly next year, and with new players changing the pace of innovation in a growing eco-system, getting a comprehensive business banking strategy is top of mind for many banking leaders.

For the first time, Barclays, Santander, Tide and Starling Bank chief executives will join on a panel to discuss overcoming the complexity of changes in the market, in particular, open banking and new regulations, how partnerships with FinTechs should work, and how to seize the opportunity to stay ahead.

The number of mobile phone users in the world is likely to surpass 5 billion within the next year. As this number grows, it’s no wonder why most banks have their own mobile app or at least a way for their customers to access finances on-the-go. Yet 3.5 billion people worldwide are excluded from the financial system.

CB Insights has named Text IQ to the AI 100, a prestigious ranking of the 100 most promising private artificial intelligence companies in the world.