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20 Apr 16 @ 10:34

MEA is the fastest growing payment cards region worldwide, with the number of cards increasing by 18% to 540 million in 2014. The region also has the world’s lowest level... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 16:13

Global Security Report – Cybercrime is big business. We hear it so often that the words threaten to lose their impact. But the details still have the capacity to shock.... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 15:21

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will replace its current Exchange Settlement Account System (ESAS) with an Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) operating on a standalone IT infrastructure that incorporates substantial... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 14:40

Nets and JCB International (JCB), have entered into a partnership agreement which allows Nets to use J/Speedy, JCB’s contactless technology, for Dankort payments with smart phones. Nets believes that in... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 16:52

American Express, a leading global payments brand, have sponsored a report payments consulting firm Accourt who conduct a survey on the state of Digital Payments. Advancements in digital technology continued to... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 16:30

Switzerland is set to launch a new interbank payment system, using the ISO 20022 payments architecture and messaging standard to provide new services to bank and corporate users. After 30 years... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 16:20

Gemalto has provided a secure element based applet for smart wearables launched by China UnionPay,  one of the world’s major payment associations with total transactions reaching $1.9 trillion in the... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 09:33

Russia is reported to have drawn up plans to launch an integrated e-commerce platform in response to President Putin’s call to connect Russian manufacturers with foreign buyers. Russia’s Ministry of... read more

15 Apr 16 @ 14:19

PayPal has expanded beyond its digital wallet with PayPal Credit, to help UK consumers spread the cost of their online shopping. Millions of consumers can now apply online for PayPal... read more

15 Apr 16 @ 14:10

With contactless payments increasing in popularity, MWR InfoSecurity has warned consumers to be aware of the dangers from a contactless card. It also issued a reminder to retailers and banks... read more

15 Apr 16 @ 13:55

In 2015, the ACH transaction volume grew to more than 24 billion electronic payments, an increase of 1.3 billion payments or 5.6%, over 2014 volume, according to new statistics released... read more

14 Apr 16 @ 12:49

New data has found that the digital commerce market is set to increase from $4.9 Trillion in 2015, to just over $8 trillion by 2020. In perspective, the GDP of Japan... read more