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The Covid health crisis has made us go contactless to an extent never envisioned before. The various lockdowns have transformed social beings into isolated bodies, communicating only through the means of screens, internet connections, etc… This move has had a huge positive impact on our industry. In payment, markets that were on a slow evolutionary trend from contact cards to dual-interface cards have suddenly accelerated and turned into a super-fast evolution path to contact

Never in a trade show dedicated to payments, like Money20/20 Europe, has there been so many ID specialists! At a time when we are setting up future digital ID systems, especially when the EU is in the process of designing its European Digital Wallet, there is a lot of discussions on the junction between physical and digital ID. The European project is built on good intentions: give back to citizens control of each piece of their ID, not only their name, date of birth, etc.… b

Amsterdam, where Money20/20 Europe is happening now, is a shock to any observer of payment systems: numerous outlets, small shops, street food stalls, etc. no longer accept cash! The “No cash” or “PIN Only” signs are ubiquitous throughout the city. This massive penetration of electronic payments is the result of years of deployment of infrastructure in the Netherlands, as presented during Money20/20 Europe by Daniel van Delft, from iDEAL. It has also been stimulated by the Co

It is not always easy to reach a consensus between people from all walks of life, representing diverse interests in the payment industry as those who are meeting in Money20/20 Europe this week in Amsterdam. However, there is a clear unanimous feeling: we’re all happy to be back! We’re happy to be back to human interactions, to fruitful conversations, to productive exchanges, to meeting humans at last! Money20/20 is a way to hear about the latest trends in the payment industry

Earlier this week the "FIC" (International Cybersecurity Forum), along with its "ID Forum" side conference, took place providing one of the best opportunities to get the latest news in the fields of government and digital identity. We all know that a good project starts with a good definition of needs and objectives. This was the theme of a conference on the European Digital Identity project, especially the future European ID Wallet. The European Commission wishes to establis

This week the International Security Forum happens in Lille, France, along with the ID Forum as a side conference. This is a great opportunity to reconnect in real life after a too long period on online exchanges. Of course, the interactions between government identity and digital identity are at the core of debates. Even if we all expect an innovation process to follow a smooth path with a combination of technology developments and implementations, we have to admit some even