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Buy Buttons – A rising tide lifts all boats

06 Feb 18 @ 17:09

It all started with Amazon one-click in 1995. Now different buy buttons are widespread across the web. PayPal remains the most pervasive buy button online, with 67% of top e-commerce... read more

Cybercrime evolving to a new, more professional underground economy

06 Feb 18 @ 16:53

Cybercrime continues to grow and evolve, taking new forms and directions. It is also beginning to converge with serious and organised crime, supported by a professional underground economy of skills... read more

Regulation within cryptocurrency markets

06 Feb 18 @ 09:32

According to Reuters: “Japan’s financial regulator said on Friday it had ordered all cyrptocurrency exchanges to submit a report on their system risk management, following the hacking of over half... read more

Retailer spending on AI to reach $7.3 billion by 2022

05 Feb 18 @ 16:17

A new study from has found that global retailer spending on AI will reach $7.3 billion per annum by 2022, up from an estimated $2 billion in 2018, as retailers target... read more

Biometric payment cards – where are we now?

05 Feb 18 @ 12:54

Biometric payment cards are emerging as the next innovation in payment cards. According to ABI Research the payment card is here to stay and fingerprint authentication within the card is... read more

European Commission launches EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum

05 Feb 18 @ 09:41

The European Commission has launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum with the support of the European Parliament, represented by Jakob von Weizsäcker responsible for the recent report on virtual... read more

Infographic: 10 e-commerce trends to watch in 2018

02 Feb 18 @ 09:09

As we enter 2018, a new infographic outlines the most relevant and exciting trends in the e-commerce world. With the e-commerce industry bigger than ever before as more consumers turn... read more

eBay dumps PayPal for Adyen – BofA signs global collaboration

01 Feb 18 @ 14:23

Its been a mixed day for Paypal. eBay, one of the world’s biggest online marketplaces, announced that it’s dropping PayPal as its main partner for processing payments in favour of Adyen. The... read more

MyBank payments hit €5 billion milestone

01 Feb 18 @ 09:44

PRETA S.A.S announced that MyBank Payments have enabled the initiation of payment transactions for a total transacted value of over €5 billion since its launch in March 2013. This milestone... read more

Oracle POS flaw affecting over 300,000 POS systems worldwide

31 Jan 18 @ 14:27

ERPScan researchers published the details of a new vulnerability recently fixed by Oracle. The vulnerability affects its MICROS POS terminals and allows an attacker to read sensitive data from devices.... read more

UK warning as Link plans ATM interchange reductions

31 Jan 18 @ 13:01

Link – the UK’s largest cash machine network – wants to lower the interchange fee that card issuers in the network pay to each other and independent providers when their... read more

Visa Checkout hits 1 million enrolled UK consumers

30 Jan 18 @ 13:00

Visa says that Visa Checkout has surpassed 1 million enrolled accounts in the UK. Visa’s online payment method, which was launched in May 2017, enables consumers to pay securely in... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more