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The world of e-commerce – local payment methods

05 May 16 @ 11:58

Supporting local payment methods is a simple and effective way to increase e-commerce conversion rates and reach, but few e-commerce merchants are embracing the opportunity to internationalise their business. The below... read more

PSD2 and MIF Regulation create opportunities in Europe

05 May 16 @ 11:31

PAY.ON has published a new white paper that explores the implications surrounding – and the opportunities arising from – the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and the Regulation on Multilateral... read more

Digital banking demands new technologies – and new vendors

05 May 16 @ 11:14

Banks face intense pressure to increase efficiencies and reduce costs while delivering next-generation digital banking services; however, incumbent application vendors have been slow to respond to new requirements, according to... read more

UK closing US lead on FinTech investment in PayTech

05 May 16 @ 10:45

The UK’s payment technology, or PayTech, sector is booming and closing the gap on the US, its closest rival, according to research from the Emerging Payments Association (EPA), sponsored by... read more

Increasing adoption of mobile P2P payments

04 May 16 @ 16:03

In a recent primary consumer research it highlights a rapid increase in adoption of mobile payments, and specifically in mobile P2P payments. Based on a survey of 1,279 smartphone users conducted... read more

Majority of retailers have yet to implement omni-channel payments

03 May 16 @ 13:33

Despite the retail industry’s ambition to move to an Omni-Channel payments strategy, only a minority of retailers have completed an omni-channel payments program, according to a survey of nearly 100... read more

FTC investigates PayPal’s Venmo

03 May 16 @ 13:20

PayPal’s P2P payment service Venmo is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. PayPal has acknowledged the situation in an SEC filing: “On March 28th, 2016, we received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID)... read more

VocaLink signs UK’s largest ATM processing deal

03 May 16 @ 12:40

VocaLink has signed a five year deal to provide exclusive processing for the LINK ATM network.  The deal is the UK’s largest ever ATM processing deal and is expected to deliver over 16... read more

Kaspersky: All ATMs can be hijacked with ATM malware

29 Apr 16 @ 15:38

ATMs can be easily hacked and ATM malware installed, meaning funds could be stolen, a report by Kaspersky Labs has revealed. The company identified two key hardware flaws with the... read more

UK consumers expect mobile payments

29 Apr 16 @ 15:23

The days of carrying cash are numbered according to a new study into the habits of UK consumers, with mobile payments set to be our main form of payment within... read more

Walmart Pay launches in USA

29 Apr 16 @ 15:00

Walmart has finally enabled Walmart Pay its mobile wallet in an update to the Walmart iOS app. The company first announced the mobile wallet in December. When iOS users update the app,... read more

PayPal profits hit new highs

28 Apr 16 @ 16:45

PayPal says that 2016 profits are up. The company announced 4.5m new accounts taking its total user base to 184m at the end of March. Independent from eBay since last summer, the firm says... 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

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

Global Banks set ground rules for Agentic Commerce as Fraud and Liability risks rise

27 Sep 26 @ 18:53

Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more