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Electronic payments grow faster than GDP across all regions

28 Jan 16 @ 13:38

Non-cash payment volumes are expected to continue to grow strongly in 2014, according to the World Payments Report 2015 from Capgemini/Royal Bank of Scotland. Volumes are projected to grow at... read more

Worldwide Smartphone shipments surpass 1.4 billion in 2015

28 Jan 16 @ 11:37

A strong holiday quarter boosted worldwide smartphone shipments to new record levels thanks to robust product offerings at numerous price points in both mature and emerging markets. According to preliminary data... read more

The changing payments landscape

27 Jan 16 @ 10:21

It was only a few years ago that banks owned the financial sector – the only way to pay, transfer and save money was via a traditional bank. The supremacy... read more

Jetco to bring P2P mobile payments to Hong Kong

25 Jan 16 @ 12:10

Hong Kong’s ATM operator is working to introduce a inter-bank solution for P2P mobile payments and peer-to-merchant payments. Jetco, which operates the cash machines of all banks in Hong Kong and Macau... read more

Samsung Pay to launch in Spain

25 Jan 16 @ 11:59

Samsung Pay is set to launch in Spain. CaixaBank and its ImaginBank subsidiary will enable their customers to start using Samsung’s mobile payment platform. While some banks have offered support to rival... read more

Modular financial services: The new shape of the industry

21 Jan 16 @ 11:54

Modular financial services, with digital distribution platforms, new product providers, alternative sources of capital and a growth in outsourcing fundamentally reshaping the industry. This is according to Modular Financial Services:... read more

Barclays launch HCE contactless payment app

19 Jan 16 @ 12:01

Barclaycard has launched a contactless mobile app for Android smartphones using HCE (Host Card Emulation) technology. The new mobile payment feature – first previewed in September last year – is finally... read more

A ‘Game of Phones’: strategic options for banks in mobile payments

19 Jan 16 @ 10:56

Mobey Forum has  published its latest report on mobile payment, which investigates the fierce power plays between banks and the ‘Pay’ models of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tech giants.... read more

MintChip digital currency acquired by NanoPay

13 Jan 16 @ 11:04

The Royal Canadian Mint’s fledgling digital currency program, MintChip, has been acquired by local startup NanoPay which has plans to commercialize the technology this year. NanoPay, which has developed a mobile payment service it says... read more

Samsung Pay expands with Australia, Singapore and Brazil launches

11 Jan 16 @ 12:49

Samsung is bringing its Samsung Pay mobile payment platform to more countries. The company announced during its CES 2016 press conference that Samsung Pay is coming to Australia, Singapore and... read more

MasterCard and Samsung launch Groceries by MasterCard App in US

06 Jan 16 @ 12:39

MasterCard and Samsung have launched Groceries by MasterCard, a new app which enables consumers to order groceries directly from Samsung’s new Family Hub refrigerator. The first shopping app integrated into a refrigerator,... read more

12 paytech trends for 2016

05 Jan 16 @ 14:46

As 2016 blasts into gear, what are the big paytech trends for 2016? Guessing what you’re going to buy before you do “Predicting the future is no longer science fiction.... read more

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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 unveils new AI model built for the realities of payments

19 Mar 26 @ 15:00

Mastercard unveils new AI model to push artificial intelligence beyond the chatbot boom and into the operational core of global payments. [caption id="atta... more

Thunes links stablecoin payouts to the Swift banking network

26 Mar 26 @ 19:08

Thunes is attempting to narrow one of the most persistent divides in modern payments: the gap between traditional banking infrastructure and the digital asset e... more