The BPC Blog

The BPC Blog

The BPC Blog shares news, insights, and opinions on the future of Banking, Commerce, Mobility and Payments with all ecosystem players ranging from tier one banks to neobanks, PSP's to large processors, ecommerce giants to start-up merchants, government bodies to local hail ride companies.

Safal Fasal Agritech Marketplace in numbers - pilot results infographic

BPC, the leading provider of digital payment solutions, shares pilot phase results from its new digital platform Safal Fasal, an SME Marketplace for small and marginal farmers in India. Through access to Farmers Producers Organisations (FPO), Safal...

SME Marketplace unlocks financial access for 75,000 Indian farmers, aims to repair Coronavirus-hit supply chain

May 14, 2020

SME Marketplace Safal Fasal is first in India to connect whole agriculture value chain in one...

We launched our agritech marketplace in the midst of Covid-19. Here is what we’ve learned…

May 14, 2020

The world is immersed in a war against the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The virus is not sparing...

Embracing the contactless payment habit doesn't mean you need a card. New payment methods are breaking through

May 12, 2020

A habit is a settled tendency or behaviour that becomes automatic and is hard to give up. Run at 6,...

We need greater global financial inclusion; but who will take the lead

May 6, 2020

It is no secret that traditional banks have struggled to close the financial inclusion gap,...

The silk road of payments we must travel

April 27, 2020

Mapping and mastering the journey by relying on a clear radar Inspiration comes from near and far...

Touching the boundaries of digital acceptance

April 8, 2020

Touching the boundaries of digital acceptance Digital acceptance is vital to the success of virtual...

TONIK to launch the first digital-only bank in the Philippines - and it’s powered by BPC

March 5, 2020

The Philippines is about to welcome its first digital-only bank. TONIK Digital Bank Inc, founded in...

Trending in digital payments: Prepaid cards go virtual

March 3, 2020

Parents use them to empower their children, corporates use them to pay employees, governments use...

Smart cities and public transport move to open loop payment technology

February 25, 2020

The more access people have to new technologies, the greater the likelihood they will move to urban...

BPC-owned Radar Payments launches at Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE), Berlin

February 18, 2020

Berlin, Germany & Baar, Switzerland – 18 February 2020 Berlin was home to the Merchants...

BPC facilitates interoperability in Algeria - millions to use country-wide network

February 11, 2020

On 5 January 2020, Algérie Poste’s ‘Edahabia’ electronic card had become interoperable with the...

APNA Microfinance Bank Pakistan successfully migrates to SmartVista

February 4, 2020

BPC is proud to announce the successful migration of Pakistan’s APNA Microfinance Bank to...

BPC launches 'seed to market' agritech ecosystem in India

December 18, 2019

BPC LAUNCHES ‘SEED TO MARKET’ AGRITECH ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA Safal Fasal marketplace levels farming...

Smart cities should prioritize solving real life problems with digital solutions

November 6, 2019

“The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo”, Desmond Morris, the famed British zoologist...

How Singapore became the world’s poster child of smart cities

October 10, 2019

When the average European arrives in Singapore, he or she will likely get the feeling they’re...

Three smart city projects that are truly changing people’s lives

October 2, 2019

With over half of the world’s population living in urban areas at the moment, and additional 2.5...

Why payment technologies are one of the main drivers of making a city smarter

September 19, 2019

High-speed rail, smart parking or self-driving cars – cities are getting increasingly smarter,...

BPC expands in Cambodia with a new office in Phnom Penh

September 4, 2019

BPC sees a lot of potential in Cambodia as an emerging market economy and has therefore opened a...

From the product you have to the service you need

July 12, 2019

For payment service providers and retailers alike, processing payments has been one of the key...

BPC expands Middle East presence with opening of Pakistan office

July 5, 2019

*****press release***** Switzerland-based payments technology firm BPC has opened an office in...

Digital goes urban – Building smarter cities

July 4, 2019

The concept of smart cities, built on ICT enabled and data driven policy making, has been around...

Frictionless payments and the importance of data – seven key learnings from this year’s edition of Money20/20

June 20, 2019

Money20/20, it’s a wrap. This year’s edition of one of the world’s most coveted fintech...

Form3 and BPC announce partnership to combine expertise in cloud-based payments processing solution

June 13, 2019

*****Press Release***** Baar, 13 June 2019 BPC, a leading payments provider to financial services...

Mobility: Powering up mobility - transportation as a stepping stone to smarter cities

May 6, 2019

Mobility is a key component for economic growth and it is a crucial part of many people’s day to...

Marketplace: Empowering the business eco-system

April 29, 2019

Building a multi stake-holder B2B platform to benefit all At BPC we tackle real life issues with...

Ecosystems: Welcome to the ‘Era of the Many’: how ecosystems are powering the payments industry

March 10, 2019

The days of tactical solutions that fulfill a single purpose, where payments existed in isolation...

SmartVista compatible with Matica personalization systems

October 4, 2018

*****press release***** BPC, a world leading provider of payment solutions, is happy to announce...

Payments provider BPC announces the appointment of Peter Theunis as Director of BPC AG

October 3, 2018

*****press release***** Financial technology company BPC is delighted to announce the appointment...

MPE Open Banking 2018

August 6, 2018

At this years MPE 2018 event our Product Marketing Manager, Marijke Koninckx presents Payments in...

New fraud tactics require new prevention measures

June 2, 2018

Fraudsters are getting more and more organized and have started more sophisticated and targeted...

Mastering the challenges of frictionless fare collection

May 28, 2018

Mobility is one of the key success factors for economic growth and therefore, it is one of the core...

Payments in Times of Open Banking

May 2, 2018

The retail landscape has undergone a significant shift over the last decade. The traditional sales...

Digital Wallets as a driver towards a cashless society

April 23, 2018

Even though digital mobile wallets have been around for a while, we still see new wallets being...

Bringing Banking to the People - Agent Banking solutions that enable financial inclusion

April 16, 2018

According to a study conducted by McKinsey, nearly 2.5 billion adults are financially unserved and...

Despite all the preventative measures, why does fraud still occur?

April 9, 2018

When it comes to protecting systems from cyberattacks, banks have invested heavily in applications...

Open Banking as an opportunity for retailers

March 26, 2018

Open banking is set to have a major impact on the financial services industry. In the last few...

Making the difference in East Africa

June 2, 2016

BPC receives yet another award! This month we received yet another award from The Banker Africa....

How to Protect Your Bank During Payments Technology Replacement

June 2, 2016

In a rapidly changing market, the financial and skills challenges connected with maintaining...

Can your current payments technology be future-proofed?

May 30, 2016

For banks and FIs ready to upgrade their payments platforms to maintain pace with customer demand,...

PSD2 Is A Huge Opportunity for Online Merchants

May 22, 2016

Europe’s Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) is due to come into force in January 2018, once all...

Is there a way out of the legacy systems trap?

April 25, 2016

They have been the mainstay of payments systems around the world over the last three decades....