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Digital payments in Europe to hit $802 billion in 2020

23 Mar 20 @ 17:08

I am sure that the entire payments community is looking for some good news! So here we go, the increasing number of mobile phone users and the massive growth of... read more

Amazon plans to offer cashierless checkout technology to other retailers

13 Mar 20 @ 10:49

Amazon says it will begin offering its cashierless checkout technology that powers its Go stores to other retailers.  The Just Walk Out technology enables shoppers to “take what they want... read more

BLIK turns five: 353 million transactions worth PLN 47 billion

10 Mar 20 @ 17:01

The end of February 2020 marked five years since the BLIK mobile payment system first appeared in Poland. Its users made a total of 353 million transactions worth PLN 47... read more

Alipay open platform to support the digital transformation of 40 million service providers

10 Mar 20 @ 15:55

The world’s leading mobile payment platform, Alipay, has announced a three-year plan to further open up its platform to support the digital transformation of 40 million service providers across China.... read more

Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA) introduces QR-based national payment system

09 Mar 20 @ 13:30

As Saudi Arabia continues its break neck speed transition from Oil exporting reliance, it has plans to enhance electronic payments throughout Saudi Arabia and reduce the dependence on cash.  To... read more

Global Payments Report: EMEA payment trends

05 Mar 20 @ 17:00

It’s one of the largest and most diverse regions on the planet. Nearly 2,000 native languages are spoken. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is a designation that eludes simple... read more

Global Payments Report: North America payment trends

04 Mar 20 @ 16:48

North America has traditionally been a global innovator, consistently at the forefront of payment technology as well as retail and financial services. The region has relied heavily on the stability... read more

Mobile money accounts now higher than total Kenyan population

04 Mar 20 @ 12:48

It has been reported that Kenya has 58.4 million mobile money subscribers – more than the total population of Kenya. According to the 2019 census data, the country has 47.5... read more

Global Payments Report: Digital wallets account for 22% of global POS spend

03 Mar 20 @ 14:44

FIS has launched its annual Global Payments Report. Over the next few days PCM will bring you highlights broken down into regions with the most interesting analysis and statistics presented... read more

Global mobile wallet market value set to reach $1 trillion in 2020

26 Feb 20 @ 11:29

According to new data, the entire mobile wallet market is set to become a $1 trillion worth industry in 2020, growing by a massive 36.5% year-on-year. The strong rising trend... read more

Apple Pay set to account for 10% of all global card transactions by 2025?

21 Feb 20 @ 16:11

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing very fast and taking a chunk of card payments around the world with it. Apple Pay accounts for about 5% of global card transactions and... read more

Rapyd and Visa team to drive adoption of FinTech services

19 Feb 20 @ 09:34

Rapyd announced a new agreement with Visa that will help Rapyd expand its worldwide business operations. Rapyd will collaborate with Visa to offer FinTech and payment  services where both firms... read more

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Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more

Visa and Fiserv partnership extends API-led acceptance platform

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

Visa and Fiserv are extending their long-running partnership in Europe with a new API-driven acceptance offering designed to simplify merchant acquiring and mod... more

Mastercard makes a decisive stablecoin move with BVNK acquisition

17 Mar 26 @ 15:04

Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure specialist BVNK in a deal worth up to $1.8 billion, marking one of the clearest signals yet that majo... more