Issuing & Acquiring

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

07 Apr 16 @ 13:10

For the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London remains just ahead of New York to retain the number one position. Both cities gained four points in the ratings and London... read more

07 Apr 16 @ 09:38

Worldline and Gemalto are working together to enable seamless onboarding of banks and card issuers to mobile payment wallets provided by device manufacturers. With this agreement, the two industry leaders... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 09:38

TSYS announced it has completed its acquisition of TransFirst, a leading US merchant solutions provider. TransFirst and TSYS’ existing merchant businesses will be combined under the TSYS brand to create... read more

04 Apr 16 @ 12:46

Commercial cards represent just 4% of all payment cards in Europe according to Commercial Cards in Europe 2015. The sector has significant scope for expansion as many businesses do not currently... read more

23 Mar 16 @ 14:24

American Express is reported to be investigating a potential data breach by a merchant in California. Apparently, the merchant was compromised, leading to the possible exposure of account numbers, names, expiration... read more

18 Mar 16 @ 11:22

Blockchain has traditionally been a subject of mitigated opinions, due to its early association with bitcoin, the cryptocurrency adopted by techies all around the world, and also used on anonymous... read more

18 Mar 16 @ 10:07

Chase Bank Kenya, an innovative and fast-growing bank with an ambitious strategy across Africa, has successfully migrated its full card portfolio to the OpenWay WAY4 payment software platform from Electra... read more

17 Mar 16 @ 12:39

Credit cards dominate the Hong Kong payment cards market in terms of transaction volume and value during the review period (2010-2014) – a trend which is expected to continue up... read more