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Visa Europe set to cost $10 billion

24 Nov 14 @ 12:18

Visa Inc. the world’s largest credit and debit card company, believes it might have to pay more than $10 billion to buy its London-based European licensee, Visa Europe Ltd, if its owners... read more

US retailers see surge in NFC payment

21 Nov 14 @ 12:35

Retailers in the US are seeing an uplift in NFC payment transactions in the three weeks following the launch of Apple Pay, according to The New York Times. Grocery chain Whole... read more

Data analytics accelerates disruption in banking

21 Nov 14 @ 12:26

Access to data and the ability to effectively manage data analytics will decide which financial institutions prosper and which will be supplanted during this wave of transformation – this was... read more

Coinbase partners RewardsPay for iTunes bitcoin payments

21 Nov 14 @ 12:08

RewardsPay has opened its payments platform to Coinbase enabling online shoppers to use bitcoin for purchases at iTunes and Facebook. RewardsPay’s service lets people use the cash rewards they get... read more

Bitcoin ATMs paying off initial investments in months

20 Nov 14 @ 10:00

An industry that was non existent a mere 12 months ago is flourishing and profitable, according to Bitcoin ATM pioneers, Lamassu. Internal Lamassu surveys show that standard cash-to-Bitcoin ATM locations... read more

Asia-Pacific overtakes North America to become the largest EFTPOS region

20 Nov 14 @ 09:00

New research from London-based strategic research and consulting firm RBR shows that there were 61 million EFTPOS terminals installed at 40 million merchant outlets around the world, at the end of 2013.... read more

Making the most of merchant loyalty

19 Nov 14 @ 11:00

Creating merchant loyalty – location–based offers, discounts and targeted messaging are helping to place merchants at the centre of consumer engagement. According to research by IDC, 1.5 billion smartphones will... read more

Research reveals banks’ attitudes to HCE

19 Nov 14 @ 10:49

Global bank-led industry association, Mobey Forum, has published a white paper detailing the results of a survey that outlines the attitudes of its international membership toward the adoption of host... read more

The state of SEPA

19 Nov 14 @ 10:00

How is SEPA faring now that migration deadlines have passed, and could banks be doing more? Finally, after a 15-year wait, and a delayed 1 August migration deadline, the Single Euro... read more

Mobile money momentum

19 Nov 14 @ 09:00

As mobile money transfer services like Pingit and Paym gain traction, how will mobile remittances help drive mobile commerce? With all the focus on mobile payments and wallets, and the... read more

Snapcash…WTF?

18 Nov 14 @ 12:38

Messaging phenomenon Snapchat has teamed up with Square to enable users to send each other money through Snapcash, an addition to the Photo sharing app. Snapcash lets Americans over the... read more

One Single Market needs one set of rules for card fees

18 Nov 14 @ 11:27

This week, Europe’s politicians begin trialogue talks to decide final rules on how much payment cards will cost merchants and consumers in card fees. The end goal is more competition... 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