All articles by Patrick Brusnahan
Patrick Brusnahan
Patrick is a senior reporter working on GlobalData's consumer finance titles. You can reach him at patrick.brusnahan@verdict.co.uk
How can payments become more secure in 2016?
According to technology firm Ovum, 61% of banks will significantly increase their payment technology expenditure in 2016. The firm also found that this boost in spending can be partly attributed to a larger emphasis on security. Patrick Brusnahan talks to experts on why security is set to take 2016 by storm
Western Union plants itself on social media
Global payment solution company Western Union has launched WU Connect, a technology platform which integrates with consumer messaging and social media services to transfer money worldwide.
BBVA Wallet hits over a million downloads
BBVAs mobile payment app, BBVA Wallet, has been downloaded more than one million times since its launch less than two years ago.
PayPal joins top financial service brands while HSBC stumbles
Once again, financial service brands reported an above average increase in brand value, according to the Interbrand Top 100 2015. This was boosted by the addition of a new firm to the top 100, PayPal, taking the number of financial brands in the table to twelve. Patrick Brusnahan investigates
Bank of Ireland launches new mobile banking apps using Intelligent Environments Interact platform
Intelligent Environments has signed a partnership with Bank of Ireland to power the mobile banking apps for the UK Post Office and AA credit cards.
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Agiliti signs its first client
Agiliti from Fiserv, the technology platform for challenger banks, has signed its first client, Manchester-based Think Money
VocaLink and TCH sign letter of intent for real-time payments
VocaLink, the UK-based international payment systems provider, has signed a letter of intent with The Clearing House (TCH), the oldest banking association and payments company in the United States, to help build and deliver core elements of TCHs new real-time payment system for the United States.
Thirteen more banks join Blockchain partnership
Thirteen top-tier banks, including HSBC, and Mitsubishi UFJ, have joined a consortium to figure out a framework for using blockchain technology.
YBS introduces financial advice via video
Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has become the first major building society in the UK to introduce video conferencing with its customers within working hours outside of a branch
Samsung Pay takes a swipe at Apple
At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Samsung showed off its payment application in a new advert, taking a cheeky dig at Apple on the way.