News & Insights

The UK is a crowded market when it comes to banking, so businesses wanting to succeed in this space need to ascertain what customers really want from their banking products. Let’s take a look at what the market thinks.

Moorwand is pleased to announce that Luc Gueriane, CCO, has joined a group of other industry figures to support the Emerging Payments Association Project Banking Access group.

In a pre-pandemic world, mobile wallets struggled to compete with the penetration rates of alternative - more embedded - payment methods. But then COVID happened, and it caused the payments landscape to shift.

To bring a bit of festive cheer to an otherwise gruelling year, Moorwand has put together 12 days of payments from 2020 which we think the industry should be proud of.

Moorwand has introduced its Account Management team to provide a consistent and ongoing level of support for its programme managers once they go to market.

2020 has been dramatic to say the least. We can expect this turbulent year to have a longstanding impact with even more drastic change on the horizon. So, what do the next 12 months have in store?

Moorwand has announced that it has been selected by German fintech Stocard for issuing and BIN sponsorship services in the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands and Italy.

Despite growing numbers, Open banking has so far struggled to take off in the UK, but this could all change as investment and collaboration grows, it is discussed more and a longer-term view is taken for usage

The fintech industry was driven by the financial crisis of 2008 with a view to changing financial services, but have some fintech firms lost sight of their individuality in an attempt to please too many customers?

As some customers have chosen to move back to familiar, ‘trusted’ financial brands during COVID-19, how can relatively new faces in the market keep and boost their credibility after a year like 2020?

Open Banking was meant to revolutionise the UK banking sector, but it seems a complete transformation of the industry has yet to materialise. Luc Gueriane, Moorwand CCO, speaks to Raconteur about his views.

Moorwand and Tradecore come together to accelerate new and innovative fintech use-cases to market across Europe

The UK is a crowded market when it comes to banking, so businesses wanting to succeed in this space need to ascertain what customers really want from their banking products. Let’s take a look at what the market thinks.

In a pre-pandemic world, mobile wallets struggled to compete with the penetration rates of alternative - more embedded - payment methods. But then COVID happened, and it caused the payments landscape to shift.

To bring a bit of festive cheer to an otherwise gruelling year, Moorwand has put together 12 days of payments from 2020 which we think the industry should be proud of.

2020 has been dramatic to say the least. We can expect this turbulent year to have a longstanding impact with even more drastic change on the horizon. So, what do the next 12 months have in store?

Despite growing numbers, Open banking has so far struggled to take off in the UK, but this could all change as investment and collaboration grows, it is discussed more and a longer-term view is taken for usage

The fintech industry was driven by the financial crisis of 2008 with a view to changing financial services, but have some fintech firms lost sight of their individuality in an attempt to please too many customers?

As some customers have chosen to move back to familiar, ‘trusted’ financial brands during COVID-19, how can relatively new faces in the market keep and boost their credibility after a year like 2020?

Moorwand asks the question: what should payments firms’ post-coronavirus priority list look like? We put together some of the key trends in the industry to get firms thinking.

Luc Gueriane writes about how moving closer to a cashless society is a good thing for the public and fintechs, and how many programmes (with digital banking) are helping to make banking more financially inclusive.

Gareth Mahoney, Moorwand Head of Compliance, writes for FinExtra about some of the key areas raised in the FCA's latest Dear CEO letter and explains what it means for EMIs and PIs

Luc Gueriane writes for FinExtra about whether cashlessness will prompt a rise in business banking for merchants as a response to COVID-19

Moorwand is pleased to announce that Luc Gueriane, CCO, has joined a group of other industry figures to support the Emerging Payments Association Project Banking Access group.

Moorwand has introduced its Account Management team to provide a consistent and ongoing level of support for its programme managers once they go to market.

Moorwand has announced that it has been selected by German fintech Stocard for issuing and BIN sponsorship services in the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands and Italy.

Moorwand and Tradecore come together to accelerate new and innovative fintech use-cases to market across Europe

Moorwand has today announced that it has been selected by deVere Group to provide issuing services and BIN Sponsorship for Vault, its multi-currency Mastercard, across 14 different European markets.

K Wearables and Moorwand announce a giveaway of 300 free K Rings for NHS staff as a show of appreciation for their hard work during COVID

Moorwand to support Vaziva with BIN sponsorship and settlement services for their pre-paid card solution

Gareth Mahoney has been appointed by Moorwand as its new Head of Compliance. His appointment reflects the importance placed on compliance throughout every part of the business.

Moorwand is delighted to announce that they have expanded the Executive Board with Vicki Gladstone being appointed as a new Director as of January 2020.

Moorwand launches acquiring solution for customers – banks, fintechs, processors, PSPs and merchants – across Europe

Mastercard awarded Moorwand its ‘Market Shaker’ award for their priceless contribution in the development of a cashless society!

Moorwand sponsors and exhibits at PayExpo 2018. PayExpo is the UK’s largest payment event, a must for all those involved and interested in making payments faster, easier and more secure.

Moorwand has announced that it has been selected by German fintech Stocard for issuing and BIN sponsorship services in the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands and Italy.

Open Banking was meant to revolutionise the UK banking sector, but it seems a complete transformation of the industry has yet to materialise. Luc Gueriane, Moorwand CCO, speaks to Raconteur about his views.

Moorwand has today announced that it has been selected by deVere Group to provide issuing services and BIN Sponsorship for Vault, its multi-currency Mastercard, across 14 different European markets.

Luc Gueriane and David Monty speak to Bobsguide about how Open Banking is still not creating a more competitive retail banking landscape, despite over two million users in the UK

Writing for Payment Source, Luc Gueriane says the burning question is no longer how do we accelerate towards a cashless society, but how do we do this without creating financial exclusion in the process?

Luc Gueriane is interviewed by Payment Expert about the future of cashless, emphasising the key role of fintechs and the importance of financial inclusion.

Moorwand CCO is interviewed by BobsGuide about the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) regulations on firms safeguarding client funds and managing prudential risk.

Luc Gueriane, Moorwand CCO, goes on the IBS Intelligence podcast to speak about whether COVID-19 will be the catalyst for the UK to fully embrace digital payments

Luc Gueriane speaks to The Fintech Times about why Starling Bank has been the only challenger bank to record more app downloads in May than the year before

Moorwand CCO Luc Gueriane speaks to ZDNet about the move to a cashless society and how a failure to go cashless limits innovation in the fintech sector

Moorwand CCO Luc Gueriane writes for Fintech Futures - COVID-19: will fintechs crash, survive or get bought?

Payments company K Wearables has selected Moorwand to provide BIN sponsorship and digital banking services for its contactless payment ring.