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How to save time and money by reducing complexity from payments operations

17 Dec 21 @ 11:47

As the FinTech revolution percolates its way through the economy, there are more and more payments solutions on the market. As they have multiplied, the range of functions on offer... read more

Is 2022 the year that payment cards pass their expiry date?

16 Dec 21 @ 16:15

As reported in Payments Cards & Mobile, Amazon announced in November that it would stop taking payments from Visa credit cards issued in the UK, because of sky-high fees. Interchange... read more

JCB expands partnership with Planet for European merchants

15 Dec 21 @ 09:15

JCB International and Planet have announced the expansion of their European partnership. This new deal ensures Planet will perform as a JCB acquirer across European territories for both face-to-face and... read more

Merchant Services: Taking the $100 billion opportunity before it’s too late

08 Dec 21 @ 09:26

In their 2021 Global Payments Report, McKinsey and Company identify[1] an $100 billion opportunity to provide small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with new payments services. By offering value-added services to... read more

Worldline acquires 80% of Eurobank merchant acquiring unit

08 Dec 21 @ 09:01

Eurobank, one of the four largest lenders in Greece, has announced it entered into a binding agreement to sell 80% of its merchant acquiring business to Worldline in an attempt to... read more

Online businesses see checkout as a competitive advantage – consumers want more choice

06 Dec 21 @ 14:06

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the majority of online businesses (61%) accelerate their plans to upgrade the checkout as a direct result of them seeing consumer payments preferences changing (65%) and... read more

QR codes set to make a quantum leap in consumer popularity

02 Dec 21 @ 10:35

Of the many payment innovations to surface in the past 20 years, the QR code is enjoying a resurgence, having once been viewed as a failed marketing gimmick that became... read more

BNPL usage soars but consumer sentiment on spending starts to slow

01 Dec 21 @ 17:20

With inflation surging, consumers’ financial optimism has taken a hit for a second quarter in a row, according to TransUnion’s latest Consumer Pulse study. In stark contrast to the renewed positivity seen... read more

The old acquiring model is dead – here’s what’s next…

01 Dec 21 @ 09:25

As in many other areas of life, COVID-19 has accelerated changes evident in merchant acquiring over the last five years. These changes go beyond the obvious, such as the shift... read more

How to make omni-channel stock management and payments work for you

29 Nov 21 @ 10:07

As we fast approach the peak Christmas period many experts are predicting that the global supply chain crisis is likely to get worse before it gets better. They point to... read more

Digital commerce in Latin America expand 37% – Pix and wallets lead charge

25 Nov 21 @ 12:57

Latin America’s digital commerce market is expected to grow by 37% by the end of 2021 and expand at a double-digit pace across the region through 2025. Some of LatAm’s... read more

An update on interchange fees between the UK and EEA

24 Nov 21 @ 16:47

As of January 2021, the United Kingdom broke away from its long standing relationship with its closet neighbour and is therefore no longer part of the EEA. As a result,... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

UK fraud losses reach four-year high

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

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more