08 Apr 26 @ 20:56

The International Monetary Fund’s latest warning on tokenisation is a timely reminder that payments innovation does not arrive in a vacuum. Financial history shows that breakthroughs marketed as efficiency gains... read more

28 Nov 25 @ 15:00

The days where payment tokenisation simply provides a tokenised, domain-controlled version of a payment account number appear to be diminishing fast. With international payment schemes now announcing advanced features such as... read more

28 Apr 25 @ 13:18

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that global network tokenised transactions will double by 2029, rising from 283 billion in 2025 to an astonishing 574 billion. This surge underscores... read more

08 Jan 25 @ 16:45

E-commerce is poised for continued growth, with global retail sales expected to reach $6.8 trillion by 2028. To get a stronger view on just how important this sector is going... read more

23 Oct 24 @ 18:30

A new report titled “Tokenisation in the Context of Money and Other Assets: Concepts and Implications for Central Banks” by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Committee on... read more

05 Jun 24 @ 08:29

At Money 2020 Europe, Visa announced a significant milestone achieved by its tokenisation technology. The company revealed that Visa tokens have generated more than $40 billion1 in incremental e-commerce revenue... read more

16 Mar 21 @ 17:15

A new study has found revenue from tokenisation provisioning and management in mobile payments will exceed $53 billion in 2025, from $18 billion in 2020. The report found tokenisation, where account... read more

06 Nov 19 @ 09:39

Tokenisation has become an important component of enabling secure payments in Canada, and the payment networks are using it to extend their reach and control over the payments ecosystem, according... read more

03 Feb 17 @ 12:57

Mastercard and Visa have committed to accelerating the adoption of an open digital wallet. The card networks announced their agreement to allow each network to request tokenised credentials from the... read more

12 Jan 17 @ 15:02

Discover Financial Services (DFS) and PayPal have signed a tokenisation and digital payments agreement making PayPal more widely available to Discover cardmembers, acquirers and merchants. The agreement provides PayPal with... read more

15 Dec 16 @ 16:08

Mastercard and Visa have committed to accelerating the adoption of an open digital wallet, the card networks announced their agreement to allow each network to request tokenized credentials from the... read more

24 May 16 @ 15:25

A CONSISTENT STANDARD for the implementation of payment account references (PAR) is now available, following an update to the EMV payment tokenisation specification. Acquirers, merchants and payment processors can use... read more

29 Feb 16 @ 13:43

PCM interviews Chris Kangas on how MasterCard technology platform is being used to support the exploding contactless market and innovations like tokenisation of payment card credentials on the MasterCard platform... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 15:15

How European Issuers Can Thrive in an Ecosystem Defined by Tokenisation-Enabled NFC Payments. This whitepaper highlights key actions European card issuers can take now to gain a competitive advantage with regards to m-payments. Issuers are encouraged to determine their m-wallet strategy — whether to build their own or support other pre-existing offerings and then developing "top of wallet" strategies.

01 Oct 15 @ 08:24

As issuers explore when and how to roll out mobile wallets, they should consider certain core accelerators, argues a recent white paper from payment processor, TSYS. These include a well-established... read more

17 Aug 15 @ 16:41

TSYS has announced the publication of a new white paper titled “How European Issuers Can Thrive in an Ecosystem Defined by Tokenisation-Enabled NFC Payments.” The white paper explains that the recent... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 10:27

Visa Europe has announced its plan to launch a payment tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at the heart of new mobile... read more

07 Nov 14 @ 13:28

American Express this week launched a tokenisation service in the US that aims to replace payment card numbers with unique tokens. “With American Express Token Service, traditional card account numbers... read more

02 Oct 14 @ 15:38

Visa has initiated the roll-out of its tokenisation service to US clients. Visa Token Service replaces sensitive payment account information found on plastic cards with a digital account number or... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:47

Swift is preparing to add a blockchain-based shared ledger to its global payments infrastructure, marking a significant step in the financial messaging network’s push to connect traditional banking rails with... read more