Issuing & Acquiring

22 Mar 24 @ 17:06

As funding dries up for neo-banks and questions arise over their capacity to secure account balances from the many customers who have opened digital-only accounts in recent years, it looks... read more

20 Mar 24 @ 17:08

Last year, US merchants paid a record $161 billion in processing fees to accept nearly $11 trillion in payment cards value according to the Nilson Report, which also notes that the... read more

18 Mar 24 @ 15:38

Cassa Centrale Group is set to pursue a long-term partnership in the acquiring world, involving the provision of services along the value chain of digital payment acceptance and international acquiring... read more

15 Mar 24 @ 11:16

Retail payments is a rich and promising industry, earning what Bain & Company estimates as $356 billion in global revenue in 2021, with projected annual growth of 6% to $480... read more

14 Mar 24 @ 14:35

In early March The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule to cut excessive credit card late fees by closing a loophole exploited by large card issuers in the... read more

13 Mar 24 @ 18:03

The Payments Innovation Jury today releases its 2024 global report “Market meltdown – impacts on infrastructure, regulation and innovation”, which reveals global payment leaders’ views on how tumultuous macroeconomic changes... read more

07 Mar 24 @ 17:39

As banks struggle to make a profit and the ESG trend fades quicker than a fake sun-tan, James Wood asks whether sustainability still matters in payments. Despite all the negative... read more

07 Mar 24 @ 17:18

J.P. Morgan Payments is set to become a principal member of France’s leading payments network, Cartes Bancaires CB, with the intention to offer European merchant clients access to the payments system by... read more

01 Mar 24 @ 15:00

Worldline shares have suffered a 15% loss as the company announced that its full-year net loss after it took a €1.15 billion ($1.25 billion) impairment in its merchant services division... read more

27 Feb 24 @ 16:35

Over 100 bank executives have been interviewed to gain insights into their bank’s biggest challenges, spending initiatives and tech preferences for 2024. The State of Banking survey shows that bank... read more

23 Feb 24 @ 14:38

Earlier this week Payments Cards & Mobile reported on the first mega deal of 2024 with Capital One announcing an acquisition of Discover for $35 billion. It was always clear... read more

15 Feb 24 @ 12:28

New research from Economist Impact finds that European banks are fighting back against competition from platform players, neobanks and payment providers. According to the study, “Challenging the challengers: Europe’s banks... read more