Issuing & Acquiring

20 Mar 15 @ 11:26

Setting out its approach to digital currency, the UK government has vowed to start applying anti-money laundering regulation to exchanges but also promising to put cash behind research into the potential... read more

18 Mar 15 @ 10:20

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the number of active Bitcoin users worldwide will reach 4.7 million by the end of 2019, up from just over 1.3... read more

16 Mar 15 @ 12:28

IBM is rumoured to be considering adopting the underlying technology behind bitcoin, known as the blockchain, to create a digital cash and payment system for major currencies, according to a person... read more

10 Mar 15 @ 17:12

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a bill to cap credit and debit card interchange fees. The bill, which will come into force in October this year, will... read more

09 Mar 15 @ 15:50

Samsung, which is gearing up to launch its own mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, in Korea and the US this summer, has decided not to collect fees on Samsung Pay... read more

06 Mar 15 @ 12:24

Digital currencies represent both innovations in payment systems and a new form of currency. This article examines the economics of digital currencies and presents an initial assessment of the risks... read more

04 Mar 15 @ 15:16

The European Central Bank has published a new report on digital currencies, describing them as “inherently unstable” whilst remaining upbeat about the potentially transformative benefits they may offer in payments. The ECB study builds... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 10:27

Visa Europe has announced its plan to launch a payment tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at the heart of new mobile... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 11:49

There are lots of ongoing discussions around EMV payments in the US; PIN versus signature, contactless, mobile payments (firmly back on the table after the introduction of Apple Pay), tokenization,... read more

19 Feb 15 @ 12:29

Google is to close its Bebapay prepaid card in the Kenya market in order to shift its focus onto the payments space. Bebapay was launched in 2013 as a prepaid... read more

18 Feb 15 @ 12:43

European software specialist Tieto has helped Raiffeisen Bank become one of the first banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide contactless payment services for Visa cards. With the Card Suite... read more

16 Feb 15 @ 15:33

By the end of 2015, approximately 59% of US POS locations will be EMV-enabled, according to a report from payment consultancy Aite Group. Awareness of the migration to EMV among... read more