Contactless

23 Nov 22 @ 17:20

A new study has found the total number of merchants deploying soft POS solutions will surpass 34.5 million globally by 2027, rising from 6 million in 2022. Soft POS enables... read more

18 Nov 22 @ 13:28

It was recently announced that ING Bank was to pilot Project NEAR, ING’s industry’s first UWB Peer-to-Peer payments application. The pilot program will leverage UWB-enabled Samsung Galaxy smartphones1 to allow consumers... read more

16 Nov 22 @ 18:09

With a young, dynamic population and a growing economy, Brazil is a hot market for global payments players. But will endemic fraud problems and technical challenges blunt its attraction? There’s... read more

09 Nov 22 @ 13:36

The latest edition of the World Payment Report 2022 is now live. As we can all acknowledge, work, shopping, travel, entertainment, services, and commerce all look a bit different from... read more

01 Nov 22 @ 15:00

A new study from leading banking and payments infrastructure specialists Tietoevry Banking reveals that almost three-quarters (73.2%) of European banks intend to outsource parts of their payments infrastructure over the... read more

31 Oct 22 @ 17:10

Nets, has published its Nordic Payment Report 2022, revealing a strong recovery for face-to-face payments, particularly in hospitality and transport sectors, as mobile payments gain ground at physical points of... read more

12 Oct 22 @ 08:13

In Q1 2021, Mastercard saw 1 billion more contactless transactions compared to the same period in 2020, and in Q2 2021, 45% of all in-person checkout transactions globally were contactless.... read more

29 Sep 22 @ 12:35

Traditional banks cannot avoid adapting to the new requirements and desires of their customers if they want to stay relevant. The focus, therefore, should be on creating a compelling mobile... read more

26 Sep 22 @ 12:56

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a marked change in its position on Least Cost Routing (LCR) – how banks and credit card companies prioritise payments in the... read more

21 Sep 22 @ 19:07

A new study has found that the global digital ticketing transaction value will reach $1.4 trillion in 2027; up from $768 billion in 2022. This growth of 78% over the... read more

20 Sep 22 @ 12:40

Debit cards drive payments card growth as contactless usage continues to rise and consumer spending recovers after the height of the pandemic. Card usage will keep growing as new spending... read more

06 Sep 22 @ 16:52

The United Kingdom and the Nordic region continue to lead Europe both in terms of digital transformation and card fraud loss reduction. Denmark and Sweden achieved the highest percentage decreases... read more