12.12.2023 8:52 | Monitoring Christmas is less than two weeks away and people are looking for presents. However, Komerční banka prepared an unpleasant surprise for its clients. In the KB+ application, which new users have to use and some old clients have moved to, it was not possible to send payments yesterday. And quite a … Read more
24/09/2023 6:45 | Analysis Australia is working to increasingly eliminate cash transactions and is preparing to move to a “cashless future” that some believe could become a reality as early as the next decade. Some Australian banks are already beginning to refuse cash from their customers, and if Australians come across a branch where physical … Read more
A quarter of people in the Czech Republic have encountered the fact that they stopped accepting payment cards in a store. Residents of the eastern half of the country noticed this problem more often. This follows from a June survey conducted by the STEM/MARK agency among 509 respondents for the ATM provider Euronet. The authors … Read more
Work on the digital ruble began as early as 2021, i.e. before the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. However, due to the sanctions, the issue of its introduction is even more urgent. Last year, as part of sanctions, Western countries blocked leading Russian banks from accessing the SWIFT international payment system. For example, Russians … Read more
PayPal has been flirting with cryptocurrencies since 2020, allowing its users to buy, sell, and make payments using several tokens, including, for example, Bitcoin. It is actively entering the world of cryptocurrencies only now, when it launches its own stablecoin. Stablecoin is quite different from classic cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. It is tied … Read more