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Which Banks Use CHAPS?
As one of the most popular, effective and efficient payment systems in the world, it is hardly surprising that CHAPS involves more than 30 banks who are considered direct participants. In addition, there are many more financial institutions who access the system...
The PAY360 Conference 2023
The Clear Junction team recently attended The Payments Association’s PAY360 Conference 2023, which took place at London’s Old Billingsgate Market on 21 and 22 March 2023. This year saw Clear Junction become a Silver Sponsor of the conference for the second time and...
Fintech and the Financial Ecosystem – Part Two
Over the past few years, there have been many examples of traditional lenders and fintechs working together to develop new technologies to better serve the end customer. Open banking, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology are just some of the most exciting...
Fintech and the Financial Ecosystem – Part One
The explosion of investment into the UK’s financial sector over the past few years has accelerated the digitalisation of finance. Here, we take a deeper dive into the UK’s financial ecosystem, the role that financial technology has to play, and what’s next in the...
Common Scam Tactics: Fake Emails, Websites and Other Communications
Here at Clear Junction, we take the safety and security of all of our clients extremely seriously. However, despite our best efforts, scammers and fraudsters around the world still regularly attempt to communicate with our clients, partners and members of the general...
Money20/20 Europe 2022 Event
The Clear Junction team recently travelled to Amsterdam to attend the Money20/20 Europe 2022 event. It is difficult to overstate just how much we all enjoyed it and the ability to connect with people via the app and schedule meetings made the few days extremely...
The 2022 Digital Currencies 360 Event
The Clear Junction team recently attended The Payments Association’s Digital Currencies 360 event that took place at the Business Design Centre in London on 22 March 2022. By all accounts the event was a huge success and testament to the recent evolution of digital...
The History of Cryptocurrency
In a little over a decade, we have gone from the creation of the first decentralised cryptocurrency to a market that is now worth more than $3 trillion. So, how did we get here? In this blog, we try to answer that very question by tracing the history of...
The History of Paper Money
With the world increasingly moving to cashless and contactless payments, the use of paper money is dwindling fast. But how many of us have thought about how the use of paper money came into being in the first place? Here, we take a look at the history of paper money -...
