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2021 06 - MarketEyeNew decentralised cross-border payment network launched; French and Swiss central banks to run wholesale digital currency trial; Temenos partners with Huawei to enter Chinese marketEU announces European Digital Identity and Wallet framework; FCA extends SCA deadline by a further six months; Klarna competes with credit cards with instalment shopping app
2021 05 - MarketEyeTala partners with Visa to offer crypto-to-fiat payment cards; Gemini partners Mastercard on crypto rewards card; HSBC to introduce recycled plastic payment cards globally; French anti-trust watchdog concern about ‘Big Tech’; Thailand and Singapore link domestic instant payment systems; RBI takes action against AmEx for non-compliance of Indian data storage rules
2021 04 - MarketEyeVisa expands global money movement; Contactless payments surge across Europe; PSR accuses Mastercard and rivals of operating pre-paid card cartel; Visa raises UK-EU online interchange fees; Barclays to shut down Pingit on 30 June; PayPal allows users to pay in cryptocurrency
2021 03 - MarketEyeEuropean banks seek technical partners to help build rival to Visa and Mastercard; European Banking Authority hit by cyber-attack; Contactless card limit to rise to £100; Facebook and Google involved in Indian digital payment network; Bank of Ireland to close a third of branch network; Mastercard to assist with digital health pass solutions
2021 02 - MarketEyeMastercard to process cryptocurrency payments; NatWest to convert all debit cards to Mastercard; Visa prepares to handle cryptocurrencies; EC and ECB to investigate digital euro jointly; Mastercard consumer claim scheduled for March hearing; PayPal to quit Indian payments market
2021 01 - MarketEyeGM, Goldman and Mastercard form credit card partnership; Mastercard unveils cloud POS acceptance; Nets' subsidiary Paytrail to acquire Checkout Finland; 16,000 ATMs in the UK support bitcoin encashment; PayPal takes ownership of Chinese payments business; Visa and Plaid terminate merger
2020 12 - MarketEyeAustralian domestic payment schemes to merge; World first for Lloyds Bank; Libra attempts to distance itself from Facebook by rebranding as Diem; Nets and Worldline take stakes in rival to Visa and Mastercard; UK Supreme Court paves the way for £14 billion Mastercard class action; Payconiq rolls out interoperable mobile payments across Benelux region
2020 11 - MarketEyePayPal to support cryptocurrencies across consumer and merchant networks; Mastercard to trial biometric card payments in Asia; Vocalink wins Canadian clearing and settlement system contract; UK retailers attack Visa and Mastercard over card fees; WhatsApp cleared to launch payments service in India; Apple Pay “a must-have payment option for banks”; Visa Tap to Phone programme goes global
2020 10 - MarketEyePayPal enters UK's buy now, pay later market; Amazon rolls out palm payment technology; UK Government outlines plans for retail cashback without a purchase; ECB initiates consultation about creation of a digital euro; New security measures could block one-third of online EU purchases; EU could compel Apple to open up iPhone NFC functionality
2020 09 - MarketEyeMastercard launches CBDC testing platform for central banks; ECB considers development of digital euro; Indian competition watchdog dismisses case against WhatsApp; EU approves Mastercard takeover of Nets' units, subject to concessions; EU to investigate Visa digital wallet licencing rules; Vipps to extend beyond Norway via Visa
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