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Card schemes do not face effective competition in UK

21 May 24 @ 13:11

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has released its provisional findings into its “Market review of card scheme and processing fees” interim report, finding that the cards schemes do not face effective... read more

PCM exclusive: acquiring transactions from Asia

17 May 24 @ 16:25

The global economy is rebalancing towards Asia. As this happens, acquirers and merchants in Europe and North America would be wise to think about how Asian consumers want to pay... read more

Migrating your bank’s card systems: what it means, why it matters and how to do it

09 May 24 @ 10:21

As new ways to pay come to the fore and cash takes a back seat, having a modern software infrastructure that can cope with online and mobile payments is vital... read more

Visa and J.P. Morgan strategic relationship for faster payments

07 May 24 @ 15:26

Visa and J.P. Morgan Payments have announced a strategic collaboration that aims to enhance merchant experiences and drive innovation for J.P. Morgan Payments’ customers by introducing faster domestic payments in... read more

Local payments initiatives challenge dominance of card schemes

03 May 24 @ 11:10

The payments industry is undergoing rapid modernisation to stay current with digitally transforming economies and address rising end-user expectations. Customers are now asking for real-time payments for daily domestic and... read more

Top three fastest-growing B2B payment channels by 2028

30 Apr 24 @ 16:02

A new study has revealed that virtual cards will be the fastest-growing B2B payment method by transaction value globally by 2028. It is forecasted that virtual card transactions, randomly generated,... read more

Prioritise payment technology to stay competitive

24 Apr 24 @ 16:55

New research from Lloyds Bank highlights the importance of UK businesses investing in new payment technology. Two-thirds (59%) of UK Retail, Food & Beverage (F&B) and Hospitality companies were found... read more

Slow check-out and customer friction cost too much – it’s time to change

18 Apr 24 @ 15:29

Almost one in three (32%) online transactions in Germany fail due to consumer friction during check out. It’s time to rethink approaches to authentication. As the global economy digitizes and... read more

Viva.com partners with BANCOMAT to accept PagoBANCOMAT

15 Apr 24 @ 11:08

Viva.com and BANCOMAT have announced a strategic partnership for Viva.com to enable its Italian merchant network to accept PagoBANCOMAT, shortly followed by BANCOMAT Pay. Future plans include strategic expansion of... read more

Top 10 merchant acquirers processed $9.5 trillion in payment card volume

12 Apr 24 @ 12:32

TSG (The Strawhecker Group), an analytics and intelligence firm in the payments industry, has worked with payments companies to compile the industry’s most comprehensive resource on merchant acquirers. Collectively, the... read more

Mastercard plans to raise Acquirer Brand Volume fees

11 Apr 24 @ 15:55

Just weeks after reaching a landmark $30 billion settlement on interchange fees designed to provide relief to retail businesses, Mastercard appears to be planning to increase certain credit card fees... read more

BANCOMAT and Nexi partner on a new centralized payment infrastructure

09 Apr 24 @ 15:53

BANCOMAT and Nexi have signed a contract for the creation of a new centralised technological infrastructure that will allow BANCOMAT to autonomously manage and optimise the offer of innovative and... 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