Issuing & Acquiring

05 Dec 19 @ 13:10

When it comes to empowering unbanked citizens, access to affordable and tailored forms of banking remains a priority, globally. For many years, higher levels of banking have equated to an... read more

29 Nov 19 @ 16:02

The European Central Bank says it is exploring whether to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as an alternative to cash. One of ECB’s most prominent board members warns... read more

29 Nov 19 @ 15:30

MIR, the Russian payment system, launched in response to European and US sanctions, is reported to be preparing for launch in the European market. The reports say it will initially... read more

28 Nov 19 @ 15:32

Millions of UK credit card customers have fallen victim to credit card fraud over the last year, research from Compare the Market reveals. In the last 12 months, over a... read more

19 Nov 19 @ 15:54

Only 9% of the world’s top tier banks are effectively monetising payments data. The findings from Aite Group’s report “The Payments Transformation Race: Criteria for Success”, commissioned by Icon Solutions,... read more

18 Nov 19 @ 10:51

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated a preliminary inquiry on Visa and Mastercard for possibly prohibiting merchants from using other debit networks, Bloomberg Law reports. The regulator is looking... read more

14 Nov 19 @ 13:49

The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering the infrastructure to deploy its own digital Euro currency as a rival to, as an example, Facebook’s Libra, a draft document from the... read more

13 Nov 19 @ 15:38

OpenWay has unveiled WAY4 Acquiring Start, an off-the-shelf acquiring solution. It helps banks, processors, PSPs, and retailers launch merchant acquiring – from idea to production – within a few months.... read more

12 Nov 19 @ 14:18

Twenty European banks are reported to be working on setting up a pan-European payment system in order to challenge the perceived dominance of Visa and Mastercard as well as technology... read more

12 Nov 19 @ 10:41

Visa has announced it will acquire a “significant minority” stake in Nigerian payments platform Interswitch. Interswitch did not provide financial details in its statement but media reports indicate that Visa... read more

04 Nov 19 @ 14:04

The dynamic payments industry continues to expand and evolve, with digital payment vehicles and transaction volumes growing across the globe. Over the past year, industry incumbents have been responding to... read more

31 Oct 19 @ 14:54

Online businesses see a world of opportunity for cross-border e-commerce sales and executives are ready to take action. According to The Visa Global Merchant E-commerce Study,  e-commerce leaders globally view... read more