Press release archive

  • VocaLink FTSE 350 Take Home Pay Index rises as Public Sector Index falls

    Thursday, December 08, 2011

    London, 8 December 2011: Private sector take home pay growth, as measured by the VocaLink Take Home Pay Index, has strengthened slightly for the second month in a row to reach 2.6%, as public sector pay growth drops 0.2 percentage points to hit 2.0% for the three months to November.

  • VocaLink announces appointment of David Yates as CEO

    Tuesday, December 06, 2011

    London, 6 December 2011: VocaLink, the international payments partner, today announces the appointment of David Yates as Chief Executive Officer. He will start his new role on 23 January 2012, bringing almost 30 years’ global experience in the payments and transaction processing industries. He will be focused on VocaLink’s ongoing investment in its core business as well as continuing to build solid foundations for future growth.

  • VocaLink and Fundtech partner to assist in the global move to Immediate Payments

    Wednesday, November 23, 2011

    London, 23 November 2011: VocaLink, the international payments provider, and Fundtech (NASDAQ:FNDT), a market leader in global transaction banking solutions, have signed a global partnership to offer Immediate Payments. The collaboration means that banks can provide their customers with an end-to-end, inter-bank, real-time payments service that delivers greater convenience and control. The solution is designed to cater for low-value payments and is available through multi-channel service options such as mobile and browser.

  • VocaLink and Clear2Pay team up to facilitate the move to global Immediate Payments

    Wednesday, November 23, 2011

    London, 23 November 2011: VocaLink, the international payments provider, and Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation payment solutions, are teaming up to bring the industry one step closer to achieving global Immediate Payments. The partnership enables banks to provide their customers with an end-to-end, inter-bank, real-time payments service, with the inclusion of multi-channel service options such as mobile.

  • Manufacturing Index Outpaces Services Sector for First Time since November 2010

    Thursday, November 10, 2011

    London, 10 November 2011: Private sector take home pay growth, as measured by the VocaLink Take Home Pay Index, has strengthened this month, following a period of falling growth.

  • Private sector pay growth falls again while public sector pay grows at its highest rate

    Thursday, October 06, 2011

    London, 6 October 2011: The VocaLink FSTE 350 Take Home Pay Index, which is a measure of private sector earnings, has fallen from 2.7% in August to reach 2.2% growth in September. This is the third consecutive month of declining take home pay growth. In contrast, growth on the VocaLink Public Sector Index has increased to reach 2.0%, the highest rate of growth for the sector this year.

  • Marion King moves on from VocaLink

    Friday, September 30, 2011

    London, 30 September 2011: VocaLink, the international payments partner, has today announced that after nine successful years, Marion King has decided to step down from her role as Chief Executive Officer in order to pursue her next career opportunity. Marion will be leaving the company at the end of 2011.

  • VocaLink research shows international demand for Immediate Mobile Payments

    Wednesday, September 14, 2011

    London 14 September 2011: VocaLink, the international payments partner, today published its 'Voice of the Global Customer' research of more than 10,000 consumers and SMEs, which shows global consumer demand for inter-bank payments in near real-time via a mobile phone.

  • VocaLink research shows Third Sector demand for mobile payments

    Monday, September 12, 2011

    VocaLink, the international payments provider, today reveals the strong demand for mobile payments from the UK charity sector

  • Private sector pay growth shows a decline whilst public sector pay creeps up

    Thursday, September 08, 2011

    London, 8 September 2011: Private sector pay growth as measured by the VocaLink FSTE 350 Take Home Pay Index has declined for the second consecutive month to hit 2.7% in August, down from 2.9% for the three months to July. As a result of April’s increase in Income Tax free personal allowance, private sector pay growth remains above the levels seen throughout 2009 and 2010 but it is still considerably lower than in 2008 when growth averaged at 3.3%.