Mobile payments

06 May 22 @ 10:30

As cash use drops around the world and micro-merchants go digital, card payments are using more electricity than ever, to say nothing of crypto’s voracious energy appetite, so are sustainable... read more

05 May 22 @ 10:00

As both Visa and Mastercard announce higher charges for e-commerce transactions and almost two-thirds of Europeans now bank online, it seems the popularity of alternative payment methods, or “alt-pays”, continues... read more

04 May 22 @ 08:58

Two years ago, the Brazilian Central Bank decided to launch Pix, a real-time payment scheme that the bank developed, manages, operates, and owns. Since its launch, Pix has seen remarkable... read more

03 May 22 @ 09:29

Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Request-to-Pay (SRTP) is one of the most recent European Payments Council (EPC) schemes. Sami Karhunen, CEO of the first scheme participant, Pine & Cone Oy,... read more

03 May 22 @ 08:52

The European Commission has accused Apple of abusing its market position for contactless payments via its digital wallet app Apple Pay. The EU regulator charged Apple with breaking competition law... read more

29 Apr 22 @ 18:02

Visa has (again) posted much stronger than expected Q1 2022 earnings amid a consumer spending rebound powered in part by business and personal travel following a “short-lived” jump in Omicron... read more

29 Apr 22 @ 17:33

National governments and central banks that enable the move towards real-time payments unlock economic growth and accelerate financial inclusion for increasingly fast-paced and digital-led ‘gig economies’ according to the third... read more

26 Apr 22 @ 17:33

A new study has found the value of digital wallets transactions will exceed $12 trillion in 2026, from $7.5 trillion in 2022. To capitalise on this substantial growth, the research... read more

22 Apr 22 @ 16:22

The MENA FinTech Association (MFTA), has released the first volume of the SHIFT report, a comprehensive guide that supports the FinTech community in navigating the MENA payment landscape. The release... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 16:31

Mobile money has transformed the lives of millions of people globally. Today there are 1.35 billion registered mobile money accounts processing $1 trillion in transactions annually. That is almost $2... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 11:37

Stripe says it expects growth this year will not be as strong as last year when the company benefited from an e-commerce surge spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to... read more

08 Apr 22 @ 13:02

The business worlds most loathsome CEO has announced he will give a digital currency another shot after the damaging and embarrassing roll back of the Diem attempt. The man who... read more