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Banking Circle to put USDC stablecoins onto its payment rails

11 Jul 22 @ 09:33

Banking Circle is moving into the virtual assets market with a new service for Banks and Payments businesses, by adding USDC stablecoins to its payment rails for payment acceptance, processing... read more

Cost of living crisis triggers changes in consumer payment habits

30 Jun 22 @ 12:35

As inflation rates rise across the globe, the resulting cost of living crisis is forcing changes in consumer payment habits – with a particular focus on methods that help track... read more

Demystifying Crypto: Cryptocurrency adoption by businesses and consumers

17 Jun 22 @ 08:43

At Checkout, we’re committed to enabling businesses like Binance, Blockchain.com, Crypto.com, Farfetch and Sony to thrive in the digital economy. That’s why, for the past few years, we have been... read more

Survey: Merchants getting ready for cryptocurrency

16 Jun 22 @ 10:07

When an American online retailer became the first major merchant worldwide to accept cryptocurrency as payment in 2014, it was big news. Since then, digital currency has entered the mainstream.... read more

US Fed inflation fears spark bitcoin and crypto price crash

13 Jun 22 @ 10:32

The latest bitcoin and crypto sell-off was sparked by fears the Federal Reserve could put its “foot on the gas” in its fight to drive down inflation after the latest... read more

Meta goes again – submitting Meta Pay trademark applications

31 May 22 @ 15:20

Mark Zuckerberg just can’t leave it alone! The social media company, despite many best efforts to launch a payments platform, has now submitted trademark applications for a digital assets trading... read more

How financial intermediaries can integrate crypto assets

27 May 22 @ 16:36

Most crypto owners would prefer to interact with digital assets through their banks and other traditional financial institutions, according to Navigating Crypto: How Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries Can Integrate... read more

77% of Gen Z are ditching physical wallets for mobile wallets

26 May 22 @ 17:08

Marqeta has released a report looking at consumer payment, mobile wallets, banking and shopping preferences, showing digital adoption is on the rise. The company surveyed of 4,000 consumers across three... read more

Wall Street decries Digital Dollar as the destruction of banks

26 May 22 @ 16:07

Wall Street and its bankers have come out all guns blazing in an argument with the Federal Reserve saying that launching its own digital dollar could crack the foundations of... read more

PCM Feature: The potential and pitfalls of Decentralised Finance

25 May 22 @ 10:22

As blockchain-enabled systems and crypto (mainly) flourish, pundits claim there’s a non-bank future before us with lower fees, faster transactions and instant exchanges of value from person to person. Payments... read more

May stablecoin bloodbath continues – ECB calls for strong action

24 May 22 @ 13:47

In April Payments Cards & Mobile published excerpts of a speech by Fabio Panetta where the Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, started his speech “…Greed and lawlessness... read more

Central Bank Digital Currency’s path forward in the US is simple…

23 May 22 @ 16:34

The Bank Policy Institute has responded to a Federal Reserve discussion paper evaluating the costs and benefits of a central bank digital currency. The response supports the Fed’s position that... read more

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Visa strengthens fraud defences with BioCatch acquisition

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant's larges... more

Fiserv and Mastercard expand strategic alliance

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merch... more

RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2bn

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2... more