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Apple to launch one-touch shopping

04 Apr 16 @ 12:54

Apple is set to launch one-touch shopping to the mobile Web later this year, enabling consumers with Safari browsers running on phones and tablets to use Apple Pay and TouchID to... read more

International brands drive European commercial cards sector

04 Apr 16 @ 12:46

Commercial cards represent just 4% of all payment cards in Europe according to Commercial Cards in Europe 2015. The sector has significant scope for expansion as many businesses do not currently... read more

Swiss banks explore joint mobile payments platform

31 Mar 16 @ 11:30

Five of Switzerland’s biggest banks are reported to be discussing with top retailers a joint mobile payments platform for the country, the partners said on Wednesday. The talks with financial... read more

Square e-commerce API

31 Mar 16 @ 11:21

Square is launching a new e-commerce API that enables merchants to process online payments on their own self-hosted, fully developed websites, taking on PayPal and Stripe with. The API is part... read more

VocaLink launch PayPort for Faster Payments

31 Mar 16 @ 11:14

VocaLink has launched PayPort, an end-to-end service that offers banks and other financial institutions fast, efficient and secure access to Faster Payments without the cost of introducing a new technology infrastructure.... read more

Jumio files for bankruptcy protection

29 Mar 16 @ 13:14

Online identification verification company, Jumio,  whose clients include United Airlines and Airbnb, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its US business and initiated the sale of assets, according... read more

American Express adds Apple Pay for UK Corporate Cards

24 Mar 16 @ 12:50

American Express Global Corporate Payments UK says its UK Corporate Card members can now use Apple Pay to tap and pay with compatible Apple devices. Karen Penney, Vice President and General... read more

Huawei launches Huawei Pay with China UnionPay

24 Mar 16 @ 12:32

Huawei Technologies, the leading Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has partnered with China UnionPay to introduce Huawei Pay – an NFC mobile payment service. As far as bank card payments are concerned, UnionPay holds... read more

Android Pay announces UK launch

23 Mar 16 @ 14:48

Major high street UK banks including HSBC, Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society say they are ready for the forthcoming launch... read more

Biometrics market to reach $30 billion by 2021

23 Mar 16 @ 14:35

ABI Research is predicting that the overall biometrics market will reach a value of $30 billion by the year 2021. In a statement summarizing recent findings, the market research firm... read more

Amex investigating data breach reports

23 Mar 16 @ 14:24

American Express is reported to be investigating a potential data breach by a merchant in California. Apparently, the merchant was compromised, leading to the possible exposure of account numbers, names, expiration... read more

Global digital payments to reach $3.6 trillion this year

22 Mar 16 @ 15:16

A new study  has found that hat the annual transaction value of online, mobile and contactless – digital payments will reach $3.6 trillion this year, up from $3 trillion on 2015, resulting... 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