Issuing & Acquiring

15 Dec 15 @ 12:10

In a recent note from the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) on domestic interchange fee caps in the UK, issued on the 19 November 2015 the PSR said: we issued an information request about... read more

11 Dec 15 @ 11:13

US transactions processor Global Payments is rumoured to be in talks to buy smaller rival Heartland Payment Systems, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Shares in both companies... read more

10 Dec 15 @ 11:35

As is now commonly known, the MIF Regulation, EU Regulation 2015/751 – on Interchange Fees for Card-Based Payment Transactions – will be significant for the payment industry for many reasons,... read more

09 Dec 15 @ 15:31

The 9th of December marks a significant date for interchange rates across the Europe as all EU countries align their domestic credit (0.3%) and debit card (no more than 0.2%) rates.... read more

09 Dec 15 @ 14:54

Contactless cards have finally taken off in Europe with spectacular growth in the number of cards and the volume of payments during 2014. The rollout of contactless cards and adoption... read more

09 Dec 15 @ 14:25

The European Payments Council (EPC), representing payment service providers, and the Cards Stakeholders Group (CSG), a multi-stakeholder body gathering retailers, vendors, processors, card schemes and the EPC, today published version... read more

09 Dec 15 @ 14:16

Recently merged Equens is expanding its product portfolio to include an end-to-end pan-European instant payment service. The instant payment solution will not only deliver an interbank automated clearing and settlement... read more

07 Dec 15 @ 14:49

The value of the average contactless transaction increased in Septembers a result of the increase in the contactless payment limit, the latest card expenditure statistics from The UK Cards Association... read more

04 Dec 15 @ 12:43

Early Warning Services announced on October 26th that it has entered into an agreement to acquire clearXchange, which will create a bank-owned real-time payments system with unparalleled DDA connectivity. The... read more

04 Dec 15 @ 12:26

International card schemes MasterCard and Visa now account for 86% of all payment cards in Europe, as domestic and private label schemes continue their decline. Global Payment Cards Data and... read more

04 Dec 15 @ 12:01

The US credit card market is showing signs of recovery, with credit cards gradually gaining traction among US consumers. Credit cards accounted for 43.4% in terms of transaction value, a... read more

27 Nov 15 @ 14:11

BBVA Bancomer, the leading financial institution in Mexico serving over 20 million customers, is to roll out Dynamic Code Verification (CVV/CVC) solution protecting against Card-Not-Present (CNP) fraud. This is the first commercial... read more