An independent payments consultancy, CMSPI, has initiated a complaint with the European Commission over changes Visa is making to its fees, claiming the card scheme’s actions could cost small businesses in Europe more than $2 billion a year.

Today Fidor Group has been recognised for its innovative and differentiating customer experience, as one of the pioneers in the use of open APIs in banking.

After an eventful two months of hosting blockchain meetups across Europe, Blockshow is bringing their journey to a close with the featured conference, BlockShow Europe 2018. For the main conference in Berlin (May 28-29), over 80 blockchain experts will share insights from their expertise on a wide range of blockchain and crypto related topics.

Sopra Steria has today announced a new application management contract with Co-op Insurance. The master service agreement (MSA) provides not just Co-op Insurance, but all members of the wider Co-op business, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, access to all of the skills and capabilities within Sopra Steria. The contract enables Co-op Insurance to maintain existing stability whilst providing support and development services for key existing business services.

GDPR outlines six principles that organizations need to abide by. These principles aren't new - they were already outlined in the 1995 directive, but GDPR has revised them slightly. We delve into each principle below: 

1. Lawfulness, fairness and transparency

Our last blog, on Legal Bases, falls within this principle. Controllers essentially need to ensure that the processing activity doesn't break the law and even if it is legal, it should be above board.

marcus evans will host the 2^nd Edition Digital Transformation in Wealth Management Conference on September 24-26, 2018 in San Francisco. This conference will provide wealth managers with practical tools for developing a consistent and firm-wide digital adoption strategy allowing them to expand their client base and offerings.

Splitit, the leading monthly payment solution, today announced the launch of its debit card installment payment offering in the US and Europe. 

As industry pressures continue to grow, financial services companies are seeking to accelerate their ability to meet increasing regulatory requirements and other business demands, such as CECL, FRTB, traded credit risk, ALM and liquidity, portfolio management and more.