Payments - SEPA for Corporates

The Top Payments News Stories in March, 2015 1

Apr

1

2015

It only seems like yesterday that I was summarising the top payments news stories for February 2015 – Is it me, or is time flying?!?! So in March cyber security continued to hit the headlines with various reports highlighting the extent of the issue. Various FinTech, digital/cryptocurrency and innovation related payment news stories also caught my ...

10 Things I learnt from Ajay Banga about Financial Inclusion 6

Mar

23

2015

Over the weekend I spent a bit of time reading about the recent Mobile World Congress 2015 event in Barcelona. There were some pretty high profile figures there from Mark Zuckerburg to John Cleese! But it was an ‘Innovating for Inclusion‘ keynote speech from Ajay Banga – MasterCard Chief Exec – on financial inclusion that particularly caught ...

Facebook Payments – 10 Things I Learnt 2

Mar

20

2015

There has been an absolute avalanche of information about the recent Facebook press release confirming that in the coming months Facebook Messenger will enable users, in the US, to send / receive money. In this post I don’t intend to reiterate what’s already been said, but rather to share 10 things about Facebook and with it the ...

5 Reasons Why SWIFT Must Not Exclude Russian Banks 2

Mar

17

2015

I have reading up on SWIFT quite a bit recently, to understand more about how corporates can benefit from the various available SWIFT corporate solutions. The benefits of SWIFT include a single connectivity channel to all of your banks, greater transaction visibility and reporting, combined with increased security and reliability – all of which enable comparatively lower transaction costs. ...

The Top 10 Payments News Stories in February, 2015 1

Mar

2

2015

Payments news stories remained firmly in the spotlight in February. There were various payments news reports highlighting record investments in the fintech sector, coupled with continued developments with contactless payments. The European stage is clearly being primed for Apple Pay, and hot on the heels of this is the Samsung offering, LoopPay. Interestingly there were ...

SEPA Deadline: 1st February 2016 – The Countdown Begins 9

Feb

27

2015

When all hands were on deck for the original SEPA deadline, talk of February 2016 felt like an age away. Yet here we are in February 2015 and the countdown to the next SEPA deadline is less than a year away. The EPC post SEPA Compliance in the Euro Area: Get Ready for February 2016. ...

Contactless Payments In Europe – Why the Fuss? 3

Feb

19

2015

The global growth in contactless payments is resulting in some to mourn the death of the wallet. The days of clinking change in your pocket and withdrawing ‘fresh’ notes from an ATM, according to the popular press, are drawing to a close. The purpose of this post is to share what contactless payments are, and why ...

The Future of Payments – 4 European Payment Trends Worth Knowing…

Feb

16

2015

The recent EPC Newsletter post on The Future of Payments highlights some interesting payment trends that key industry influencers believe will emerge over the course of 2015 and beyond. In the newsletter Javier Santamaria, the head of the EPC, summarises the payments related topics from the European Commission’s ‘Conference on emerging challenges in retail finance ...

The Top 10 Payments News Stories In January, 2015

Feb

1

2015

I was looking back at last weeks payments news stories, and thought wow – there were some interesting happenings. I realised that we were at the end of the month, and tracked back at the key payments related news items for January 2015. Now because this is a SEPA, i.e. a European Payments related, website I ...

The SALA in SEPA Salary Payments 3

Jan

29

2015

SEPA salary payments have received significant attention, particularly in Ireland where the SEPA/Target holidays resulted in amongst other payment/direct debit delays, many late payroll payments. When it comes to payments there is nothing more important than payroll. Every company needs to ensure that their payroll process is happening efficiently, securely and on time. Getting your payroll ...