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Q&A: 2023 in payments – digital wallets, SoftPOS and CBDCs

14 Feb 23 @ 17:09

The last year saw substantial change for consumer payments. BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later), mobile payments and SoftPOS entered the mainstream, while CBDCs took another major step forward. But what’s... read more

SPACE study: How do Europeans pay and want to pay?

07 Feb 23 @ 18:08

Digitalisation has changed, and will continue to change, the way people make payments. Today’s payment options are in some ways unrecognisable from what was available a decade ago. Using a... read more

Feature: The European payments landscape for 2023

06 Feb 23 @ 18:24

Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of European payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as the dominance of debit... read more

How to choose a great payment gateway

06 Feb 23 @ 11:02

A good payment gateway is the backbone of online businesses. It makes the payment experience both fast and secure. However, it is challenging to choose the perfect gateway with so... read more

Banking and payments – where are they heading in 2023?

11 Jan 23 @ 17:53

With COVID-19 now in the rear view mirror, Financial Institutions (FIs) are no longer forced to deal with the immediate adaptations that the pandemic required. Instead, the financial services industry... read more

Acquirers: Cut churn, improve profits and deliver better digital services

11 Jan 23 @ 10:34

A new white paper from Tribe Payments surveys 1,000 small and medium merchants (SMEs) in major European markets to find out what they need from acquirers. The results show merchant needs... read more

The future of UK consumer payments – no CBDC?

04 Jan 23 @ 09:00

A new forecast from UK Finance predicts that debit cards will be the overwhelming favourite way for UK consumers to pay in ten years’ time. It also forecasts the decline... read more

PCM Feature: Payment platform problems – fix or switch?

03 Jan 23 @ 13:21

Today’s leading financial institutions still operate outdated card and payment platforms from the 1990s and need to change. But why are so many opting to patch their systems up, rather... read more

Merchant acquiring in the Med – A hot business

09 Dec 22 @ 14:10

Global merchant acquiring volume is set to hit $41 trillion in volume by 2026, with fresh impetus coming from skyrocketing e-commerce growth, soaring contactless usage and a reshaping of business... read more

Legal Opinion: EU Proposal for the Regulation of Instant Payments

05 Dec 22 @ 18:14

On October 26, 2022 a proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) no 260/2012 (SEPA Regulation) and (EU) 2021/1230 (Cross-border Payments Regulation or CBPR2) as regards instant credit transfer in... read more

Central Bank of Turkey launches Open Banking services

02 Dec 22 @ 14:46

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has launched Open Banking services, an important component of the digital economy roadmap of the liraization strategy. The Digital Turkish Lira Collaboration... read more

Papaya’s New Payment Process: Delivery Within 72 Hours

28 Nov 22 @ 14:49

Papaya Global, the global payroll company, is aiming to revolutionize the global workforce management. This is a field that has boomed since the pandemic, and their platform is one of... 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