Alternative Payments (APMs)

14 Jan 20 @ 16:55

As much as 15% of North American banks’ payments revenue — $88 billion — is likely to be displaced by the growth of digital payments and competition from non-banks, as... read more

13 Jan 20 @ 15:00

MyBank, the pan-European payment platform that allows users to pay online via immediate bank transfer through their internet banking, closed out a record year reaching more than €15 billion in... read more

11 Dec 19 @ 15:16

If merchant acquirers are to outperform increasing competition from new entrants, they must leverage platforms that integrate digital value-added apps and services from third parties rather than try to integrate... read more

06 Dec 19 @ 13:29

The European payments landscape has undergone a profound transformation over the past few years. According to an April 2019 report by the European Central Bank (ECB), electronic payments have grown... read more

19 Nov 19 @ 12:36

New research from Emerging Payments Association reveals that realtime payments are growing rapidly in the UK and deploying widely worldwide, signifying potential for business payments for banks and FinTechs. The... read more

18 Nov 19 @ 09:00

The future of commerce lies in instant and invisible payments, triggered by the needs and demands of today’s modern consumers: millennials and Gen Z. By 2020, the spending power of... read more

12 Nov 19 @ 14:18

Twenty European banks are reported to be working on setting up a pan-European payment system in order to challenge the perceived dominance of Visa and Mastercard as well as technology... read more

07 Nov 19 @ 09:00

Mobile payment is possible almost everywhere – both for shops and for consumers. Despite this, comparably few customers pay using their smart phones. Will Apple and Google bring the breakthrough... read more

06 Nov 19 @ 10:14

Chinese payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay have announced they plan to open up their mobile wallet platforms to international card schemes as regulators ease restrictions. The apps, which dominate... read more

31 Oct 19 @ 14:54

Online businesses see a world of opportunity for cross-border e-commerce sales and executives are ready to take action. According to The Visa Global Merchant E-commerce Study,  e-commerce leaders globally view... read more

28 Oct 19 @ 15:44

With the first implementations of EMVCo’s EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specification entering the ecosystem, now is the perfect time to ask ‘what is EMV SRC and how will it... read more

25 Oct 19 @ 12:19

A new Internet Retailer survey and report finds that global e-commerce will top $3 trillion this year for the first time. Online retail sales are projected to grow at compound... read more