Mobile payments

03 Feb 22 @ 16:11

Increasingly blurred boundaries mean that practically anyone can declare themselves a payment provider, using banking-as-a-service to embed payments. Customers can filter this choice through a lens of preference and habit. For firms, complexity... read more

03 Feb 22 @ 10:34

Just days after all three major networks provided the market with monster updates, PayPal seems to be feeling the pressure. PayPal shares fell more than 25% in early trading on... read more

31 Jan 22 @ 10:16

According to a new study, 74% of consumer payments will be handled by non-traditional financial service institutions (FSIs) by 2030. This figure is an increase from 60% in 2020, putting... read more

28 Jan 22 @ 11:43

In the second part of a two-part series on Tap on Mobile, PCM spoke to Tim Dziubek, Director of Payment Products at Discover Global Network, to learn more about Tap... read more

27 Jan 22 @ 12:39

Apple is rumoured to be launching a new SoftPOS service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware. The company has been working... read more

27 Jan 22 @ 12:11

The Diem cryptocurrency project is being forced to sell its assets, as Meta (Facebook) admits defeat in its ambitions in the digital payments space. The Diem Association, which was launched... read more

26 Jan 22 @ 09:21

As contactless transactions using cards and digital wallets soar, digital acceptance via mobile, or “Tap on Mobile”, is opening up electronic payments to new merchant categories. PCM investigates the next... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 15:30

In a recent earnings call, JPMorgan Chase, the largest lender on Wall Street with $3.76 trillion (in assets), announced it plans to increase its annual technology budget to $12 billion,... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 15:06

Huawei has partnered with Curve – the financial app which combines all of your debit, credit and loyalty cards into one, smart card or NFC wallet – so Huawei customers can pay... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 12:07

Thanks to the pandemic, consumers have become accustomed to doing almost everything online, accelerating digital transformation and embedding new behaviours. After a 5% in global payment revenues in 2021, the... read more

19 Jan 22 @ 12:28

Welcome to PCM Bitesize – a series of short, informative videocast with experts in their fields. As the world recovers from the pandemic, users around the world are returning to... read more

18 Jan 22 @ 14:32

Mobile continues to dominate as consumers spent a record 3.8 trillion hours on mobile in 2021, according to the State of Mobile 2022 report by App Annie. The company revealed... read more