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Monitoring behaviour can unmask fraudsters

14 Apr 16 @ 12:40

Thieves and fraudsters want to get their hands on our cash and data. And these days they can attack us from all corners of the globe. Financial fraud losses totalled... read more

Amazon’s Partnership Program threatens PayPal in digital payments space

14 Apr 16 @ 12:33

Amazon’s ambitious plans for Amazon Payments could make the retailer a real threat to online digital payments providers, according to an analyst with Verdict Financial. Amazon chose the April 2016 Money20/20... read more

Fintech and the evolving landscape

13 Apr 16 @ 13:16

Global investment in FinTech ventures in the first quarter of 2016 reached $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over the same period last year, and the percentage of investments going to... read more

2016 Internet Security Threat Report

13 Apr 16 @ 11:09

Symantec has released its 2016 Internet Security Threat Report in which it suggests more than 500 million digital identities were stolen or exposed in 2015. In addition, it said, fake... read more

Continued momentum in US EMV adoption

13 Apr 16 @ 10:48

The US EMV adoption of chip cards, just six months after the latest milestone in the migration timeline is continuing to gather momentum. While consumers increasingly dip their cards to pay... read more

Payments Cards in Europe – a report

12 Apr 16 @ 14:15

Payment cards at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The challenges for... read more

Security Hacks and privacy are retailers’ responsibility

12 Apr 16 @ 13:40

Interactions has released its latest Retail Perceptions report, “Security Hacks and the Lasting Impact on Retailers.” The study found that 64% of shoppers have accepted security breaches to be part of the shopping process... read more

Payment M&A booming in Europe

12 Apr 16 @ 12:09

Payment M&A activity in the payment acceptance space is at an all-time high in Europe, both in terms of liquidity and valuations. Recent activity is being driven by three trends:... read more

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) goes live

11 Apr 16 @ 15:12

A project from National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), goes live today, April 11. UPI is expected to bring about a significant shift in the way... read more

ATM compromises in the US rise 546%

11 Apr 16 @ 14:27

The number of ATM compromises in the US  by criminals rose 546% in 2015 over 2014, analytic software firm FICO reports. The number of ATM compromises in 2015 was the highest... read more

Cross border B2B payments – Today’s landscape

11 Apr 16 @ 13:11

Saxo Payments launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for... read more

Mobile wallets in Europe will generate €1 billion revenue

08 Apr 16 @ 09:10

A new report  investigating how mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay and others which were developed in other world regions can be adapted to fit the European payment... read more

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Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more

Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more