Tag: Electronic payments
Financial regulatory reform just the beginning
The new Bafin President Mark Branson Branson announced a tougher approach to overseeing financial corporations and bolder decisions. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Munich The new President of the Financial…
Financial regulatory reform just the beginning
The new Bafin President Mark Branson Branson announced a tougher approach to overseeing financial corporations and bolder decisions. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Munich The new president of the financial…
US securities regulator decides on Bitcoin ETF – will the price slide afterwards?
Bitcoin remains in the $ 55,000 range on Wednesday. The price is currently at $ 54,628 (as of 10 a.m., Coinmarketcap). What supports the course: The family office of billionaire…
Bafin boss Mark Branson warns of bubbles in the markets
Mark Branson In his first interview, the new Bafin boss made it clear where the German financial market regulator must develop. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The financial supervisory…
How IT companies and start-ups want to make passwords superfluous
Frankfurt, San Francisco, Hamburg A man sits in a boat, controlled by death himself. The Grim Reaper gives him one last chance: To get to paradise, all he has to…
Shop without cash register in the Netherlands
The new branch in Utrecht Customers can check in at the new branch using their mobile phones. The purchases will be settled automatically later. (Photo: obs) Dusseldorf More and more…
Savings banks want to invest 150 million euros in EPI
Contactless card payment European banks want to set up their own payment system. You anticipate investments of 1.5 billion euros initially. (Photo: E + / Getty Images) Frankfurt A directional…
Why China’s advance can do little against Bitcoin & Co.
Representation of crypto coins The rates of the digital currencies are only likely to suffer from China’s regulation for a short time. (Photo: Reuters) That China’s government is critical of…
China declares crypto trading illegal
Cryptocurrencies The Bitcoin price fell to just under $ 43,000. Ether hit harder. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing, Frankfurt Many digital currencies like Bitcoin came under significant pressure on Friday. The trigger…
Suspicious stock deals of the ex-supervisory board chief Rehnig
Klaus Otto Rehnig At the end of 2018, he advertised Wirecard shares that they could double their value. (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt Even ten years after…
Why banks and insurers do not have to fear an in-depth examination in 2020
Frankfurt Many German banks and insurers should breathe a sigh of relief: Even for the 2021 financial year, they do not have to show their auditors how effectively they have…
SPD accuses Scheuer of “cheap distraction”
An electric car at a charging station “The payment system ensures that as many people as possible can use the pillars without barriers,” says SPD parliamentary deputy Sören Bartol. (Photo:…
Card readers will be mandatory in new charging stations for e-cars.
Andreas Scheuer The Federal Minister of Transport on Scholz: “He is now responsible for the slower expansion of the charging stations due to the additional technical requirements.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Card readers will be mandatory in new charging stations for e-cars.
Card payment at all charging stations From July 2023, all new charging stations for e-cars should have a card reader. The federal and state governments want to ensure uniform payment…
Wirecard scandal: Greetings from Arabia: Will a rental transfer lead investigators to Jan Marsalek?
The authorities have been looking for the fugitive Wirecard manager for more than a year. There is now a trail leading to the United Arab Emirates. .
China is apparently smashing AliPay and forcing separate credit app
Ant Group AliPay is the Ant Group’s payment app. (Photo: AP) China continues to take action in its tech industry. The government in Beijing wants to smash the highly profitable…
How dependent is he on the Treasury?
Frankfurt The new head of the German financial regulator Bafin finds tough capital requirements important for big banks. Mark Branson said in April that thick capital buffers are of great…