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18 Oct 23 @ 16:32
Al Etihad Payments (AEP) a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced it will launch a 24/7 instant payments system and domestic card scheme. The central... read more
15 Aug 23 @ 11:26
Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central bank, has decided to launch the nation’s domestic card scheme. By establishing this independent domestic card scheme payment infrastructure, Bangladesh Bank says it is creating... read more
24 May 16 @ 15:29
INDIA, RUSSIA AND now Turkey has launched its own domestic card payment brand. ‘Turkey’s payment method’ or TROY has been live in the market since the beginning of April. All... read more
17 Jun 15 @ 16:48
The landscape of domestic card schemes in Europe has changed dramatically following the implementation of the European Economic Area, the Payment Services Directive and the SEPA Cards Framework. The domestic card... read more
28 Apr 26 @ 18:14
France’s domestic card scheme Cartes Bancaires (CB) is attempting to reassert itself at a moment when Europe’s dependence on US payment networks is attracting renewed political and commercial scrutiny. For... read more
24 Mar 25 @ 14:19
Digital and mobile infrastructure continue to pave the way for some compelling growth metrics across the E33, as e-commerce and Bulgarian payments soar. PCM’s exclusive annual comprehensive review of the... read more
31 May 24 @ 13:35
It all started in early 2024 when a fairly interesting news story sparked headlines: UPI selects Google to take digital wallet global. The basis of the deal was that The... read more
03 May 24 @ 10:09
It all started in early 2024 when a fairly interesting news story sparked headlines: UPI selects Google to take digital wallet global. The basis of the deal was that The... read more
14 Dec 23 @ 16:03
Al Etihad Payments (AEP) a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced it will launch a 24/7 instant payments system and domestic card scheme. The central... read more
19 Jan 23 @ 11:00
Nigeria’s mobile-payments transactions are growing at one of the fastest rates in the region, with the sector looking set to dominate the future of payments here, according to a brand-new... read more
26 Apr 22 @ 17:16
First it was Visa and Mastercard, then American Express and Discover followed suit, noting that Discover and Diners Club International do not have any active partners in Belarus and Russia.... read more
20 Apr 20 @ 12:09
Payments Europe welcomes that the European Commission has started assessing the impact and consequences of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) and has written a paper to support this. The European... read more
20 Jun 18 @ 09:32
The Nordic countries constitute the most advanced and digitally ready payment market in Europe, and one of the most advanced in the world[1]. Increasingly around the world, banks are starting... read more
31 Jul 17 @ 15:30
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more
26 Jun 17 @ 11:39
Recent payments conferences have highlighted some pressing issues which, when addressed, have the power to transform the world of card payment acceptance, both across Europe and globally. How can merchants’... read more
06 Apr 17 @ 16:14
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more
02 Feb 16 @ 10:10
MasterCard and Visa account for 69 percent of the 2.9 billion payment cards issued in the Americas, and this share continues to rise at the expense of private label cards,... read more
23 Dec 15 @ 12:02
Visa and MasterCard account for 69% of the 2.9 billion payment cards issued in the nine countries in the Americas, and this share continues to increase. RBR’s study reveals that... read more
27 Jul 15 @ 14:54
Obviously, the consolidation within the European acquiring industry market is underway. The country profiles of the Payment Cards Statistical Yearbooks provide the individual background of the card acquirers by country,... read more
03 Dec 14 @ 11:54
Card payments continue to be central to much human activity. However, new technologies, the internet, new legal frameworks, card fraud, and other competing payment services have challenged and transformed the... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
18 May 26 @ 17:07
The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more
