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Trends to watch in 2024: Tap to Pay and more…

16 Apr 24 @ 17:00

With more than one in three UK adults now registered for some kind of mobile payments service according to UK finance, experts predict we’re going to see growing numbers of... read more

Viva.com partners with BANCOMAT to accept PagoBANCOMAT

15 Apr 24 @ 11:08

Viva.com and BANCOMAT have announced a strategic partnership for Viva.com to enable its Italian merchant network to accept PagoBANCOMAT, shortly followed by BANCOMAT Pay. Future plans include strategic expansion of... read more

Alipay+ builds out International Consumer Friendly Zones program

09 Apr 24 @ 15:13

Ant Group, along with 11 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and major international card organizations, is set to launch a nationwide program to build International Consumer Friendly Zones across major Chinese... read more

Global Payments Report 2024: Digital wallets to hit $25 trillion

22 Mar 24 @ 14:25

The continued rise of digital wallets is heralding a golden age in payments, marked by the swift adoption of new technologies and driven by consumer preference according to new research... read more

Mobile financial services critical for future MNO growth

21 Mar 24 @ 19:57

Ericsson has released a new report providing insights into the dynamics of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) and transformative opportunities for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) globally. The What Will Drive Mobile... read more

Italian in-store mobile payments grew 88% in 2023

13 Mar 24 @ 17:45

In 2023, Nexi recorded an 88% increase in the value of in-store mobile payments transactions via smartphone and smartwatch in Italy, new data reveals. According to further data released by... read more

Taking Carrier Billing to a new level of reach, relevance, and respectability

12 Mar 24 @ 11:59

By appreciating its true strengths, and overcoming its pain points, carrier billing can become far more relevant to many more merchants – and hundreds of millions of European consumers. Today,... read more

Mastercard and MTN to drive acceleration of Mobile Money in Africa

29 Feb 24 @ 17:17

Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed a multi-market agreement that will connect millions of people and small businesses across Africa with digital tools to transact through secure Mobile Money... read more

Can carrier billing live up to its true potential?

26 Feb 24 @ 10:09

Carrier billing (CB) has many of the attributes of the ideal payment solution – after all, with more mobile phones in the world than there are people, the reach is... read more

European banks start fight back against competition

15 Feb 24 @ 12:28

New research from Economist Impact finds that European banks are fighting back against competition from platform players, neobanks and payment providers. According to the study, “Challenging the challengers: Europe’s banks... read more

Navigating the fintech landscape with user-friendly apps

12 Feb 24 @ 13:52

Have you ever felt lost in the maze of financial technology? You’re not alone. But reimagine the map with apps pointing you straight to your destination – hassle-free transactions and... read more

North American payments trends: Digital payments on the rise

06 Feb 24 @ 17:00

Constant change in the North American payments landscape is a given, yet the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a shift to more modern channels. A recent survey from McKinsey shows that... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

FCA probes Paypal, Mastercard and Visa competition

07 May 26 @ 16:30

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into PayPal, Mastercard and Visa, examining whether commercial arrangements linked... more

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

18 May 26 @ 17:07

The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more