Issuing & Acquiring

17 Mar 16 @ 11:57

Vodacom South Africa reportedly considering various options for its sluggish mobile money transfer service M-Pesa. In 2010, Vodacom launched M-Pesa in South Africa and the company set a target of... read more

14 Mar 16 @ 12:39

Capital One customers can now check their balances and pay their bills, voice-powered payments, talking to Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant. The Alexa assistant works with Amazon’s FireTV and Echo smart speaker... read more

11 Mar 16 @ 11:46

Rising card payments drive economic growth. Payment cards are not just convenient but also play a crucial role in stimulating economic growth in countries around the world – according to... read more

07 Mar 16 @ 16:37

A number of prominent voices in the Bitcoin community have been warning that the system needs to make fundamental changes to its core software code to avoid being overwhelmed by the... read more

07 Mar 16 @ 16:24

Visa and MasterCard brands collectively account for 86% of all European payment cards. Visa holds the largest share in Europe as a whole and in western Europe, while MasterCard has... read more

07 Mar 16 @ 16:11

Bitcoin is not going to be a major disruptor in payments- but the blockchain could be, and financial institutions around the world are exploring options to leverage it in different... read more

04 Mar 16 @ 16:47

In a recent First Annapolis study of financial institution fraud experience in the US, participants reported average fraud losses (net fraud) in the first half of 2015 of 13.1 bps... read more

04 Mar 16 @ 12:12

The aims of the European Commission’s revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) are clear. It is designed to enhance consumer protection and convenience, improve the security of payment services and promote innovation... read more

04 Mar 16 @ 12:01

Debit cards are set to remain the most widely used payment type in France over the next four years, as consumers are getting increasingly attracted by the convenience of contactless... read more

03 Mar 16 @ 16:08

MasterCard has reportedly drawn up plans for a takeover of Vocalink, the bank-owned company which handles £6tn-worth of payments in Britain each year. Sky News has learnt that MasterCard, which... read more

02 Mar 16 @ 15:09

According to payments networks Visa and MasterCard, consumers are getting much more comfortable with biometric payments. Research from the fourth annual MasterCard Mobile Payments Study finds cardholders increasingly are asking for... read more

02 Mar 16 @ 13:38

Nearly half a year since the EMV liability shift in the US, consumers have been through several statement cycles, and the acquiring industry should be able to get an early read on... read more