Industry Trends

02 July, 2009

This paper discusses the importance of payments and the issues around real- time payments processing... Read more

30 May, 2009

Here are the top ten signs that your legacy payment switch may be ready for replacing. Read more

01 May, 2009

Faster Payments will have been in operation for one year by May 27 2009, and is leading the way as the next generation of payments infrastructure. Read more

09 March, 2009

Future fund chairman and former Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive David Murray, points out that one of the less appreciated consequences of the economic crisis, will be a 75 per cent decline in global capital flows. It's an obvious phenomenon, with hindsight, but also one whose impact is far from obvious. Read more

26 January, 2009

The crisis in the financial system catapulted all four majors into the ranks of the top 20 global banks for the first time. Read more

12 January, 2009

Credit card fees are a significant cost factor for the airlines. But with the increasing visibility of card charges, specifically for low cost airlines’ invoices that use on-line booking systems, an alternative low cost fixed transaction fee might be a very attractive alternative. Read more

02 January, 2009

December was a bumper month for the Faster Payments Service (FPS). According to payments industry association Apacs, 3.9 million FPS payments were made on 1 December 2008 - a new daily record for the service. Read more

24 November, 2008

One of the fallouts of the credit crisis appears to be that banks are turning their focus to more traditional areas of their business, notably global transaction services... Read more

18 November, 2008

Complex event processing gives banks and corporates real-time visibility of their payment processes which is an important requirement in the quickly changing payments landscape... Read more

12 August, 2008

INVESTORS' needs for more transparency and accurate and timely product and market information in the current credit and liquidity environment cannot be met by most legacy banking systems, a report finds. Read more