M-Commerce

19 Sep 22 @ 10:41

Back in June 2021, Norwegian Vipps, Danish Mobilepay and Finnish Pivo announced that the three mobile wallets would merge. Late last week it emerged that Pivo, owned by OP Bank... read more

13 Sep 22 @ 16:47

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic e-com­merce markets. The region contains 13 countries and 4.3 billion people — includ­ing 1.7 billion with internet... read more

07 Sep 22 @ 16:59

As BNPL continues to soar and clamour to regulate grows, industry leaders are adopting a war mentality, criticising the credit card sector. HOWEVER, the right regulation is required to prevent... read more

07 Sep 22 @ 16:49

The ‘return to normal’ from the pandemic in 2021 was uneven across the continent due to variances in vaccine rollout, resurgence of Covid infections, and policies regarding retail, travel and... read more

06 Sep 22 @ 16:00

Nearly half (49%) of UK consumers are more concerned about becoming a victim of fraud now than they were in 2021. That’s according to research released by Paysafe, which indicates... read more

05 Sep 22 @ 15:58

Despite warnings to the contrary and the growing economic storm, UK banks are still rushing into BNPL despite rising risks of default and increasing regulatory scrutiny. The move is seen... read more

31 Aug 22 @ 12:02

If you are betting big on BNPL, please make sure you read this and try to understand that the winds of the economy are turning…losses at Klarna quadrupled in a... read more

26 Aug 22 @ 15:54

Visa says it has issued over 4 billion network tokens worldwide through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), outpacing the total number of its physical cards in circulation. Visa... read more

26 Aug 22 @ 15:23

Just days after posting stellar results, BLIK, the Polish mobile payment system operator, has signed a 100% purchase agreement of shares in the Slovak company VIAMO – a provider of... read more

24 Aug 22 @ 16:37

Embedded finance sounds like a win-win for everyone. A consumer selects a product, clicks on the selection and – thanks to being pre-authorised – they’ve already paid. Likewise, a customer... read more

24 Aug 22 @ 13:17

In the last couple of years the global Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have led to significant changes in patterns of the UK payments market. Lockdowns resulted in large sections... read more

19 Aug 22 @ 13:42

In Q2 2022, BLIK users completed 292 million transactions worth PLN 38.7 billion (€8.14 billion). At that time, the number of payments in traditional payment terminals was growing the fastest... read more