New Research Shows Leading Global Banks Expect Request to Pay to Challenge Direct Debits and Payment Cards
Date: 18th January 2022
18 January 2022 – A survey of leading global banks by Icon Solutions has revealed that Request to Pay is widely expected to challenge established payment methods, with 87% of respondents viewing it as a good alternative to direct debits and 71% expecting it will reduce merchant’s dependency on payment cards. Yet 67% also identify bank readiness as the main barrier impacting adoption of Request...
A Year In Review: Icon Solutions 2021 Wrap Up
Date: 5th January 2022
This time last year, as we wrapped up 2020, we had so many questions and wondered what 2021 would bring. With remote working, lockdowns and travel restrictions, we wondered when life would return to normal... if ever. As we reflect on 2021, still working remotely and more digital than ever, we'd like to revisit and recap on our key achievements and share what we got up to in 2021. To all our team...
New industry survey from Icon on demystifying Request to Pay
Date: 20th September 2021
Request to Pay is an emerging payments service that promises benefits for merchants, banks, acquirers, billers and end consumers. It is becoming an increasingly popular value-added service for payments, with adoption under discussion in many global markets. As banks start to consider and adopt Request to Pay, our industry survey will examine what falls within the scope of Request to Pay, what are...
Icon Solutions Wins ‘PayTech for Good’ at PayTech Awards 2021
Date: 12th July 2021
Icon recognised for outstanding contribution to charitable causes 12 July 2021 – Icon Solutions, the specialist provider of world-class payment solutions and technology consultancy services for banks and other financial services organisations, has won the ‘PayTech for Good’ category at this year’s PayTech Awards in recognition of its outstanding charitable initiatives. The PayTech A...
Icon Solutions’ recent webinar highlights
Date: 29th June 2021
Highlights from our recent webinar where Toine van Beusekom, Strategy Director, Payments at Icon Solutions, Boris Bialek, Global Head of Enterprise Modernization at MongoDB, Kieran Hines, Senior Analyst at Celent and Krystle Ritchens, Executive Director, Head of EMEA Payments Industry, Regulatory, and Network at J.P. Morgan discussed the topic of 'Expectation versus reality for payments data mone...
Icon Solutions interviewed by FinextraTV
Date: 24th June 2021
Thomas Halpin, Managing Director, Global Head of Payments Product Management, Global Liquidity and Cash Management, HSBC and Michel Vaja, Head of Payments Consulting, Icon Solutions, speak to FinextraTV about the recent report ‘‘Expectation versus Reality for Payments Data Monetisation: Identifying the data-led services corporates want’, published by Celent, commissioned by Icon Solutions an...