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Flexible, sustainable, secure: why virtual cards make sense for all

04 Jan 23 @ 17:24

As consumer attitudes change and technology develops, it’s time for virtual cards to become more prevalent. According to cloud services firm Mambu, two-thirds of consumers expect their bank to deliver... read more

UN pro regulation on crypto – CapGemini sees convergence

04 Jan 23 @ 10:00

New work from the UN’s UNCTAD, a body set up to promote the interests of developing states in world trade, says that while the advent of cryptocurrencies has helped many... read more

The future of UK consumer payments – no CBDC?

04 Jan 23 @ 09:00

A new forecast from UK Finance predicts that debit cards will be the overwhelming favourite way for UK consumers to pay in ten years’ time. It also forecasts the decline... read more

PCM Feature: Payment platform problems – fix or switch?

03 Jan 23 @ 13:21

Today’s leading financial institutions still operate outdated card and payment platforms from the 1990s and need to change. But why are so many opting to patch their systems up, rather... read more

US credit card spending drops, users move to BNPL

03 Jan 23 @ 12:52

For some time, the US credit card business has struggled with burgeoning costs and decreasing profitability. Now a range of factors – including rising inflation, a weakening economy and increased... read more

New white paper: How acquirers can solve the payments puzzle

03 Jan 23 @ 12:28

A new white paper from Tribe Payments outlines the huge opportunities for acquirers in the digital economy. In the last 10 years, the way consumers pay has changed beyond all... read more

Digital wallets: supporting financial inclusion in frontier markets

15 Dec 22 @ 10:30

As one of the world’s most popular ways to pay, digital wallets have had a remarkable impact in the last decade. But as Waleed Khalid, CEO at NassWallet explains, their... read more

Contactless mobile payments to surpass 1 Billion users in 2024

15 Dec 22 @ 09:30

A new study has found that the total number of unique contactless mobile payment users will reach 1 billion globally by 2024; rising from 782 million in 2022, representing a... read more

$89 billion in bank revenues at risk by slow adoption of next generation payments

14 Dec 22 @ 12:49

Up to $89 billion (4.6%) of global payment revenues could be at risk in the next three years for banks that are slow to offer next generation payments options, according... read more

Danske Bank hit with $2 billion penalty in US money laundering probe

14 Dec 22 @ 12:31

Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest bank, has been found guilty of defrauding US banks through money laundering, and will pay a $2 billion penalty. The bank pleaded guilty in the US... read more

€13 billion worth of contactless payments made in Ireland in 2022

14 Dec 22 @ 12:13

Nearly €13 billion worth of contactless payments were made in 2022 as online and mobile banking payments hit record levels and cheque volumes dropped to an all-time low. This according... read more

Cost-of-living crisis set to fuel fraud

13 Dec 22 @ 16:38

New research shows 43% of financial services organisations expect the cost-of-living crisis to increase the risk of financial crime and fraud over the next 12 months, as scammers target vulnerable... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more