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Global mobile wallet market value set to reach $1 trillion in 2020

26 Feb 20 @ 11:29

According to new data, the entire mobile wallet market is set to become a $1 trillion worth industry in 2020, growing by a massive 36.5% year-on-year. The strong rising trend... read more

Apple Pay set to account for 10% of all global card transactions by 2025?

21 Feb 20 @ 16:11

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing very fast and taking a chunk of card payments around the world with it. Apple Pay accounts for about 5% of global card transactions and... read more

Maxa Online Contactless brings SCA compliant contactless card payments to e-commerce

18 Feb 20 @ 08:30

Maxa has launched the World’s first Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliant payment method using contactless payments cards for e-commerce. This solution brings multiple benefits for everyone in the card payment... read more

Digital payments – The next revolution in payments gathers pace …

14 Feb 20 @ 16:14

The love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more

Contactless payment transactions to reach $6 trillion 2024

11 Feb 20 @ 19:31

New data forecasts that global contactless payment transaction values will reach nearly $6 trillion in 2024, up from $2 trillion in 2020. The data found that this increase will be... read more

Australian regulator seeks to break Visa and Mastercard debit card dominance

10 Feb 20 @ 16:29

It has been reported that the Australian regulator, RBA, will consider intervening to stop banks from automatically directing contactless debit card payments through the Visa and Mastercard networks, the central... read more

Cashless payments exceed cash transactions in Russia in for the first time

03 Feb 20 @ 16:43

Sberbank has analysed cashless payments in Russia under the SberData project, its big data analytics and processing initiative. For the first time ever, over a half of products and services... read more

New York City makes ruling against stores going cashless

24 Jan 20 @ 16:24

Following on from a ruling in Philadelphia in March 2019 and highlighting just how difficult it will be for society to go completely cashless, New York City Council approved legislation... read more

Global smart card market expected to reach $65 billion by 2025

14 Jan 20 @ 13:33

The global smart card market is expected to exceed $65 billion by 2025. The rise in privacy and data security concerns in financial transactions will drive the industry growth over... read more

Are payment cards still rising?

07 Jan 20 @ 13:39

Developments in technology leading to contactless payment cards have led to several trends in the past years. POS payments grew stronger while cash withdrawals at ATM by card declined; card... read more

Wearable payments are taking off across Europe

06 Dec 19 @ 15:38

The use of passive wearable devices for wearable payments is continuing to take off in Europe, as consumers quickly and easily integrate this relatively new payment method into their daily... read more

Card payments are the preferred payment method for both consumers and merchants

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

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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

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 and Fiserv partnership extends API-led acceptance platform

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

Visa and Fiserv are extending their long-running partnership in Europe with a new API-driven acceptance offering designed to simplify merchant acquiring and mod... more