Issuing & Acquiring

06 Sep 16 @ 10:32

Underscoring investor skittishness and low tolerance for earnings disappointments, French payments firm Ingenico Group fell nearly 13% in heavy volumes, after the cutting its full-year targets in the wake of... read more

06 Sep 16 @ 10:20

The problem for most online e-commerce stores is that cart abandonment is on the rise. The data has shown a continuing upward trend, with a near 15% rise in online... read more

05 Sep 16 @ 14:58

Google is rumoured to start the Android Pay, digital payment service, using smartphones in Japan as early as autumn, in cooperation with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, sources close to the... read more

05 Sep 16 @ 12:38

There has been much written about the Australian banks pushing Apple Pay to loosen its grip on the technology that enables mobile payments. The result could bode well for US... read more

02 Sep 16 @ 14:47

The move from apps to bots has been hailed as the new paradigm shift and the next big technological disruption. Messenger platforms and chat bots are being seen as the... read more

02 Sep 16 @ 12:30

The role of cyber security due diligence in M&A is a priority. Last year alone, M&A activity reached fever pitch, with the global market valued at over $4 trillion –... read more

02 Sep 16 @ 12:11

Nets says it plans for an initial public offering, with Scandinavia’s biggest payments processor is aiming to raise DKr5.5bn ($824m) through the issue of new shares and a partial sell... read more

02 Sep 16 @ 09:32

For the first time on the Russian market, MDM Bank, one of the largest private banks in Russia, has launched single-tap Mastercard Contactless mobile payments with no additional passwords. Using... read more

01 Sep 16 @ 09:44

High-risk acquiring often means high rewards for acquirers and payment service providers. However, balancing risk with reward in the e-commerce channel can be fraught with hazards for the unwary. The... read more

01 Sep 16 @ 09:31

Chargebacks have been part of card scheme dispute resolution rules for decades and reflect consumer protection regulations in many countries. However they are also the ultimate un-virtuous circle where almost... read more

31 Aug 16 @ 13:47

Only 5% of banks and other financial institutions are aware that the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will require open access to customer accounts, according to a UK law firm... read more

31 Aug 16 @ 13:02

The rise of third-party m-payments in China at the expense of credit and debit cards is threatening commercial banks’ access to the customer data viewed as crucial to newly emerging... read more