NFC World

British fintech Curve has become the latest player to disrupt Apple’s long-held dominance over iPhone tap-to-pay functionality. Curve challenges Apple monopoly In a move made possible by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Curve has launched NFC payments for iOS, offering iPhone users a robust alternative to Apple Pay for the first time. Until […]

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking steps to dismantle one of the cornerstone policies of the Biden-era financial reform agenda: the 1033 Open Banking rule. CFPB moves to scrap US Open Banking rule In a move that has drawn swift backlash from fintech advocates and Open Finance proponents, the Bureau is preparing

The concept of “banking hours” is rapidly becoming obsolete. From late nights to public holidays, payments in Europe are poised to become truly non-stop.   Banks confront the cost of SEPA Instant By October 2025, the EU’s SEPA Instant Payments Regulation will make real-time euro transactions mandatory, bringing transformative benefits to commerce and consumers —

CTS Eventim Austria GmbH, with its renowned brand oeticket, is one of Europe’s leading live entertainment providers, operating in over 20 countries. Seamless ticket purchases The company handles ticket sales for over 800,000 events annually, distributing more than 250 million tickets. Its success is built on cutting-edge ticketing technology, continuous innovation, and a pan-European growth

In a decisive move to modernise banking infrastructure and meet mounting regulatory and competitive pressures, fintech innovator Quant has launched Quant Flow. The era of programmable money Quant Flow is a white-labelled programmable money platform designed for financial institutions and corporates across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. It represents a significant evolution in commercial

In a climate defined by inflation, geopolitical uncertainty, and accelerating regulatory demands, banks are sharpening their focus on technology modernisation — with customer experience emerging as the leading strategic driver. Banks prioritise tech modernisation At the recent Temenos Community Forum 2025 in Madrid, global banking technology provider Temenos unveiled new research conducted by Hanover Research,

As financial pressures deepen across the UK, a new challenge is emerging for merchants – one that may prove just as costly as inflation or supply chain disruption. Growing threat from chargeback surge According to Chargebacks911, the rise of first-party misuse and chargebacks, more commonly known as “friendly fraud,” is fast becoming a structural risk

At Google I/O 2025, Google unveiled a suite of AI-powered innovations designed to reshape online shopping, but one feature stands out for its disruptive potential: agentic AI checkout. Google’s agentic AI checkout As with the other rash of announcements from payments heavyweights in the last weeks, this next-generation functionality does more than assist — it

The iGaming scene has become saturated with payment methods worldwide, which has caused intense competition for the payment methods traditionally dominating this space. Skrill relevant in the iGaming niche Skrill has long been one of them, a payment method often entirely associated with online gambling, though it is also used in many other spaces. However,

As corporate payment ecosystems grow more digitised and complex, the spectre of fraud looms larger than ever. Account Confidence Score In response, J.P. Morgan Payments has unveiled its latest innovation: the Account Confidence Score (ACS), an AI- and machine learning-driven tool designed to pre-emptively assess fraud risk before a payment is made. Integrated within J.P.