Mobile payments

16 Feb 23 @ 16:18

A new study has found the number of virtual card transactions, randomly generated card numbers linked to a payment account, will exceed 121 billion globally by 2027; increasing from 28... read more

14 Feb 23 @ 18:56

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), launched to some fanfare in 2020, was supposed to offer a payments solution “catering and corresponding to European needs.” But as the EPI’s scope changes... read more

14 Feb 23 @ 17:09

The last year saw substantial change for consumer payments. BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later), mobile payments and SoftPOS entered the mainstream, while CBDCs took another major step forward. But what’s... read more

09 Feb 23 @ 18:11

According to sources, Twitter has quietly started to apply for regulatory licences across the US and is working on the necessary software architecture to deploy payments on the platform. As... read more

08 Feb 23 @ 18:34

Surpassing 1.35 billion accounts in 2021, mobile money has now established itself as the key to financial inclusion in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, off these, only 26% of accounts... read more

07 Feb 23 @ 18:08

Digitalisation has changed, and will continue to change, the way people make payments. Today’s payment options are in some ways unrecognisable from what was available a decade ago. Using a... read more

07 Feb 23 @ 14:37

The rate of change in the business world is increasing exponentially. Disruptive companies are upending whole industries by introducing new technologies and business models quickly copied and adopted by their... read more

06 Feb 23 @ 18:24

Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of European payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as the dominance of debit... read more

06 Feb 23 @ 11:02

A good payment gateway is the backbone of online businesses. It makes the payment experience both fast and secure. However, it is challenging to choose the perfect gateway with so... read more

31 Jan 23 @ 13:11

Jana Mackintosh is Managing Director for Payments and Innovation at UK Finance. She is experienced in competition and regulatory policy, having worked across a number of public and private sector... read more

31 Jan 23 @ 12:42

Kaspersky says it has uncovered three new variants of Prilex malware, which can block contactless near-field communication (NFC) transactions on infected devices, forcing customers to use their physical credit cards,... read more

30 Jan 23 @ 18:20

Modern life virtually requires that each of us has our devices accessible at any time. So how is it that most Americans still find that using a credit card is... read more