Digital Economy

Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. At Money 20/20 Europe in Copenhagen FTT spoke to Kerry Agiasotis, Chief Payments Officer at Western Union, about the biggest shifters in …

Conferma, a leading FinTech company specialising in virtual card technology has today announced a partnership with Concur, the world’s leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and services. The Concur Conferma end-to-end integration will automatically deliver card details to hotels securely and electronically. The partnership will bring an integration …

Regtech is often referred to as a ‘little brother of fintech’. Regtech is not just about cost efficiency, regtech is automating manual tasks for compliance, and contributes hugely to overall operational efficiency as well as customer service. It is a fact that the number of regtech startups grows every month, …

What is a payment service provider? Payment Service Providers (PSPs) are defined as a third party that provides a robust and secure framework that enables online merchants to accept payments such as credit, debit and prepaid cards, bank transfers, vouchers, e-wallets, alternative payment solutions and mobile payments. A PSP typically …

Hard cap of 45,000 ETH (over $11m) achieved within two days 710 participants from around the world. Santiment community of 603 participants contributed 31,010 ETH139 Cofound.it supporters contributed 12,990.93 ETH. Santiment, the world’s first crypto-market information network, that combines data feeds and a crypto-financial content network, has successfully completed its …

Acquisition brings in 7000 merchants and clients such as Flybe, Virgin Trains, Domino’s Pizza and Weight Watchers Valitor, a global leader in Fintech payment service provision has announced the acquisition of Chip & PIN Solutions, one of the UK’s most innovative card based payment providers. The move comes less than …

In a world where we are becoming more familiar with contactless payments than cash, teaching kids about the value of money can be tough. And how as a parent do you give your kids the lifelong skill of financial capability as part of their daily routine? We are becoming a …

An Industry Driven by Digital, Data and Artificial IntelligenceAsset Managers (as well as the wider financial services industry) have gone through difficult times over the past 9 years, and regulators have hampered their growth and imposed significant burdens on them to continue to do business. Today, the sector is going …

Currently, at the core of developed countries runs the emergence of a ‘3rd industrial revolution.’ Tech is becoming increasingly embedded in our day-to-day lives and shifts the modalities of human function. In India, Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious futurist plan for Indian society prioritises the need to ‘keep up’ with this …

Volatility isn’t exactly an unfamiliar concept for the budding world of cryptocurrency, but this last couple of weeks, Ethereum — the best 2017 performer of the scene — gave it all a new meaning. Having reached highs in excess of $410 at one point in early June, and having had …