Issuing & Acquiring

18 Apr 16 @ 16:30

Switzerland is set to launch a new interbank payment system, using the ISO 20022 payments architecture and messaging standard to provide new services to bank and corporate users. After 30 years... read more

15 Apr 16 @ 13:55

In 2015, the ACH transaction volume grew to more than 24 billion electronic payments, an increase of 1.3 billion payments or 5.6%, over 2014 volume, according to new statistics released... read more

14 Apr 16 @ 12:40

Thieves and fraudsters want to get their hands on our cash and data. And these days they can attack us from all corners of the globe. Financial fraud losses totalled... read more

13 Apr 16 @ 13:16

Global investment in FinTech ventures in the first quarter of 2016 reached $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over the same period last year, and the percentage of investments going to... read more

13 Apr 16 @ 11:09

Symantec has released its 2016 Internet Security Threat Report in which it suggests more than 500 million digital identities were stolen or exposed in 2015. In addition, it said, fake... read more

13 Apr 16 @ 10:48

The US EMV adoption of chip cards, just six months after the latest milestone in the migration timeline is continuing to gather momentum. While consumers increasingly dip their cards to pay... read more

12 Apr 16 @ 14:15

Payment cards at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The challenges for... read more

12 Apr 16 @ 13:40

Interactions has released its latest Retail Perceptions report, “Security Hacks and the Lasting Impact on Retailers.” The study found that 64% of shoppers have accepted security breaches to be part of the shopping process... read more

12 Apr 16 @ 12:09

Payment M&A activity in the payment acceptance space is at an all-time high in Europe, both in terms of liquidity and valuations. Recent activity is being driven by three trends:... read more

11 Apr 16 @ 14:27

The number of ATM compromises in the US  by criminals rose 546% in 2015 over 2014, analytic software firm FICO reports. The number of ATM compromises in 2015 was the highest... read more

11 Apr 16 @ 13:11

Saxo Payments launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for... read more

07 Apr 16 @ 13:31

Efma has published a new Efma Digest to highlight how FinTech is rapidly impacting on the range of services provided by retail banks, disrupting the traditional business model and introducing new customer... read more