The first biometric fingerprint card issued by a UK bank enters circulation today. As part of a national trial NatWest is piloting cutting edge, biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers.

Customers can now use their fingerprint to verify transactions above the £30 contactless limit, increasing security and making it easier for customers when paying for goods or services at the tills as no PIN is required. As well as retaining contactless functionality, the fully integrated card can be used as normal in ATMs, the post office and for digital banking.

ONPEX, a leading provider for multi-currency IBAN accounts, has partnered with Ronghan International Limited – the UK-based and regulated division of the Chinese financial service provider OnerWay.

 Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Kazakhstan-based Eurasian Bank will streamline and automate its cash management processes with technology from Fiserv. 

Murex, a global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions, has launched a new offering addressing the challenges of LIBOR discontinuation and benchmark reforms. It is also collaborating with LCH on a project relating to the cleared rates derivatives market.

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory-reporting, risk and data-management solutions, today announced that it has received ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification (known as ISO 27001). The certification covers AxiomSL’s core software and ControllerView^® flagship product, its system development, professional and client support services and company operations. It also covers AxiomSL’s cloud-based solutions, operations and client support.

A brand-new study into consumer confidence in cryptocurrencies has been released today, revealing two-thirds of Europeans have faith the digital assets will still exist in 10 years’ time, however the majority are still uncertain to how they will be used.

According to a recent survey of more than 1,000 U.S.

According to economists, cryptocurrency is the mother of all bubbles. Though the skyrocketing prices in the bygone years and many experts pinpointing cryptocurrency as a bubble, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is.

In economics, a bubble is when the cost of an asset is more than its intrinsic worth. Usually, prices are gone up in a bubble when people show an extremely positive attitude towards an asset. When the bubbles burst eventually, people are left with nothing when they haven’t made a sale of the asset in the expectation of a hike in prices.

Income verification is a critical part of the loan application process to verify if individuals can take on the financial commitment of a loan.

It should not be difficult. Lenders often just want to tick a small box on an application form “Has the customer provided adequate proof?” Yet sometimes obtaining that truth is hard, leading to dropped applications on the one hand, or fraud on the other.