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Nissan joins in-car payments trailblazers with Brazilian roll-out

12 Sep 19 @ 16:53

Following on from recent announcements by BMW and Daimler in the automotive payments arena Sem Parar, a subsidiary of Fleetcor, has partnered with Nissan in Brazil for in-car payments. Under... read more

US consumers still prefer cash for small purchases

23 Aug 19 @ 12:43

Consumers prefer to use cash for purchases of less than $10, despite other more convenient options, according to a new CreditCards.com survey. In fact, 49% of US adults usually pay... read more

Contactless card vulnerability can bypass contactless limits

01 Aug 19 @ 10:01

Researchers have discovered flaws that allow hackers to bypass the payment limits on Visa contactless cards, according to a blog by Positive Technologies. Researchers Leigh-Anne Galloway and Tim Yunusov tested... read more

Report: Contactless payments in Russia moving towards mobile

04 Jul 19 @ 11:24

According to a new report by Yandex.Money, Russian customers are noticeably using contactless payment methods to pay for purchases: the number of payments made with smartphones has increased nearly threefold... read more

Contactless cards are consumers tool of choice for low-value payments

18 Jun 19 @ 11:00

Contactless cards will account for 57% of payment cards worldwide by 2023 as issuers increasingly offer them as standard, and acceptance grows to reflect customer demand. Research from RBR shows that... read more

Cash Vs Contactless – The UK payments market

10 Jun 19 @ 12:19

That the use of cash in the UK is falling is not news, with predictions that fewer than one in 10 transactions will be completed with notes and coins in... read more

BBVA launches tokenized global mobile payments platform

29 May 19 @ 15:18

Spanish bank BBVA has developed a new platform to enable secure mobile payments in all countries it operates. Using token technology, the bank has developed a platform that connects to Visa... read more

2.6 billion smart payment cards shipped globally in 2018

28 May 19 @ 09:27

Smart Payment Association (SPA), the trade body of the smart payments industry, has published its 2018 annual top smart payment card shipments. Data from SPA members shows the continued year-on-year... read more

Contactless payments continue to rise – £6 billion per month

21 May 19 @ 08:26

Contactless payments are on the rise. Across all markets that have reached a critical mass consumers are starting to understand the value of Tap and Go payments. In the UK... read more

8.2 billion payments chip cards distributed globally

03 May 19 @ 09:35

According to figures released by the chip card industry standards body, EMV Co, more that 8.2 billion chip cards have been issued globally for use in the payment card industry.... read more

The wider implications of why JCPenney stopped Apple Pay

29 Apr 19 @ 12:10

Last week it was reported that one of the major US retailers JCPenney stopped support for Apple Pay. Was it dues to low usage in-store? No was the repose, it... read more

FIME brings NFC Forum certification services to Japan

01 Apr 19 @ 08:32

FIME is the only testing laboratory in Japan accredited to provide NFC Forum testing and certification services. Japanese card, terminal and mobile device manufacturers can now benefit from local end-to-end... 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