29 Jan 26 @ 18:08

Instalment payments are no longer confined to online checkouts or specialist buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps. They are increasingly becoming part of everyday banking, embedded directly into debit cards,... read more

01 Oct 25 @ 11:07

The UK payments landscape is undergoing one of the most profound shifts in its history. Figures from UK Payment Markets 2025 show that nearly 49 billion transactions were made in... read more

01 Apr 25 @ 17:13

In a historic shift for one of Europe’s most cash-affectionate economies, debit cards have overtaken cash as Switzerland’s most used in-store payment method, marking a symbolic turning point in the... read more

13 Feb 25 @ 17:25

Affirm is making a significant play in the the debit card market through a new BNPL partnership with FIS. This collaboration will allow banks that use FIS’s debit processing services... read more

15 Sep 23 @ 09:53

The total number of UK payments (consumer and business) in the UK last year increased to 45.7 billion, up from 40.4 billion in 2021. Payments made by businesses accounted for... read more

12 Sep 23 @ 16:51

Whether consumers have swiped, tapped, dipped, waved a wrist or held a device near a card reader at a retail location in recent months, the chances are good that they’ve... read more

13 May 22 @ 13:00

New data from PCM’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks 2022 reveals the overwhelming dominance of debit cards across the continent, with around seven in ten of all cards issued in... read more

06 Aug 21 @ 15:04

Apple Cash has made a significant update to its product to include Instant Transfer support for Mastercard debit cards, while an upcoming change will increase transfer fees to 1.5% of... read more

22 Mar 21 @ 15:40

Its all go for Visa right now, having raised interchange fees in the UK, The Justice Department is now investigating whether it is engaging in anticompetitive practices in the debit... read more

09 Aug 18 @ 14:45

Debit cards have overtaken cash as the most frequently used payment method in the UK, according to UK Finance. At the end of 2017, UK consumers had made 13.2 billion... read more

09 Aug 18 @ 14:33

NatWest is reported to be trialling a new payments system with Carphone Warehouse enabling consumers to make e-commerce transactions directly with NatWest Pay from their bank accounts without the need... read more

13 Jun 18 @ 14:04

NatWest is reported to be trialling a new payments system with Carphone Warehouse enabling consumers to make e-commerce transactions directly with NatWest Pay from their bank accounts without the need... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 14:00

First Data has launched a disburse-to-debit solution, a payout option for businesses to deliver funds directly to debit cards in real-time. The growth of the so-called gig economy has led... read more

11 Oct 17 @ 14:34

PayPal has signed a deal with Visa that allows it to issue Visa-branded debit cards in Europe, as the company moves further into traditional retail banking territory. The two companies... read more

24 Jul 17 @ 15:02

PayPal has signed a deal with Visa that allows it to issue Visa branded debit cards in Europe, as the company moves further into traditional retail banking territory. The two... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:33

In Latin America, overall banked levels as reported by governments are reaching surprising levels. Colombia, considered one of the most cash-dependent economies in the region, claims that 75% of its... read more

19 Jan 17 @ 09:42

Credit cards continued to gain share against all other forms of payment in the US in 2015 according to the The Nilson Report, after measuring 11 methods of consumer payments in the... read more

07 Nov 16 @ 11:33

US fraud levels are rising across all payment card products, according to First Annapolis’ semi-annual survey of major card issuers, but changes in fraud write-offs vary by product. Survey results1... read more

20 Oct 16 @ 10:14

Banks in India have been hit by a massive ATM breach and have ask users to either replace or  change the security codes of as many as 3.2 million debit... read more

03 Aug 16 @ 10:46

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay a total of $446,822 to thousands of ex-prisoners to settle a class-action suit claiming the bank ripped them off with fees associated to their post release, jail... read more