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The Swedish payments landscape – A detailed analysis

06 Sep 24 @ 11:35

The Swedish payments landscape, known for its innovation and progressive stance on digital payments, continues to lead the charge in cashless transactions. The country’s payment ecosystem in 2024 is characterised... read more

Mastercard and Visa face £4 billion lawsuit over multilateral interchange fees

04 Sep 24 @ 09:56

Mastercard and Visa are facing collective lawsuits in the UK, over historical overcharging claims on multilateral interchange fees, with claims surpassing £4 billion. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved the... read more

A PSP of cake? Payment Service Provision in 2024

30 Aug 24 @ 13:28

We’ve heard it all before- it’s incredibly tough to differentiate and be successful in today’s PSP payments market. And yet there are boundless opportunities to cut through the noise and... read more

Adapting to consumer payment preference crucial for businesses

29 Aug 24 @ 10:51

The 2024 Xero Global Payments Report reveals a growing disconnect between the payment preference of consumers against those offered by small businesses. The report, based on surveys of over 6,000... read more

The Italian payments landscape – A detailed analysis

15 Aug 24 @ 14:45

The Italian payments market is undergoing a profound transformation driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer behaviours. As we move through 2024, the Italian market is seeing significant shifts towards... read more

European banks raise concerns over UK’s proposed cap on interchange fees

14 Aug 24 @ 15:58

European banks have expressed “serious concerns” regarding the UK Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) plan to cap interchange fees on cross-border digital transactions. This proposal, which impacts fees levied by Visa... read more

E-commerce and POS proliferate, cash and crypto bring up the rear

09 Aug 24 @ 13:11

Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of payments data from the Digital & Card Payments Yearbooks, covering the 33 European Economic Area (EEA) countries (27 member states plus UK,... read more

US debit: Importance to consumers continues to increase

09 Aug 24 @ 12:42

More US consumers are using debit for more transactions and are spending more in the process. The 2024 PULSE Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by Discover Financial Services and conducted by... read more

The UK payments landscape – A detailed analysis

05 Aug 24 @ 15:32

According to the latest Digital & Card Payment Yearbooks,  in recent years, the UK payments landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer behaviours. The... read more

European Merchants face headwinds – want A2A payments

02 Aug 24 @ 14:37

A new study from the Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) organisation and Arkwright Consulting reveals European consumers and merchants in downbeat mood after the pandemic. With almost all European consumers surveyed... read more

Latin America and Africa – Hot, and getting hotter

02 Aug 24 @ 14:24

Consistently ranked as the fastest-growing and most innovative globally, Latin American and African markets have attracted significant investor interest. There’s a comfortable, if misplaced, perception in the West that the... read more

The secret behind Neteller’s success in online casinos

25 Jul 24 @ 10:20

Why is Neteller one of the most frequently used and cited payment methods for British gamblers but rarely heard about outside of the iGaming sector? Yes, Neteller does enjoy a... read more

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Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more