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14 Oct 21 @ 10:34

Over the past decade, core payments processing has become commoditised, squeezing the margins of merchant acquirers. Their future growth is likely to come from providing merchants with value-added services and... read more

13 Oct 21 @ 17:02

For more than a decade, the shift to e-commerce and mobile has brought huge amounts of investment into payments. As further fresh investment rounds are announced, PCM asks whether a... read more

13 Oct 21 @ 10:14

Payments are entering a new experience-driven era (Payments 4.X), ushered in by an accelerated transformation timeline due to COVID-19 and the growing digital appetite of customers, according to the World Payments... read more

08 Oct 21 @ 14:22

The EU has launched an antitrust charge over Apple’s NFC chip technology, people familiar with the matter said, a move that puts it at risk of a possible hefty fine... read more

08 Oct 21 @ 12:06

The pandemic affected business as usual in all sectors. But in the payments industry, business hasn’t been usual for years. So, when lockdowns, supply chain interruptions, and economic uncertainty consumed... read more

06 Oct 21 @ 12:00

Orange, the French telecom major says it has invested €230 million to strengthen the development of Orange Bank. The company also said it has reached an agreement with its historic... read more

05 Oct 21 @ 13:37

Can you imagine your life without your phone? In little over a decade, smartphones have become more than just a device in our pockets. Today, they are something closer to... read more

04 Oct 21 @ 15:39

“Acceleration”, “investment” and “hypergrowth” have all been words associated with the global FinTech industry this year. After bubbling away beneath the surface, building momentum, global investment in the FinTech sector... read more

01 Oct 21 @ 11:46

PSD2 took its time to be implemented across Europe, but now that the legislation has been adopted and transposed into most markets, it’s beginning to deliver on what it promised.... read more

01 Oct 21 @ 08:37

Researchers from the University of Birmingham and University of Surrey have warned that they were also able to bypass the limit on contactless payment, allowing transactions of any amount. Large unauthorised... read more

30 Sep 21 @ 08:06

A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals that four in five bankers (81%) believe that financial institutions will seek to differentiate themselves on customer experience rather than on... read more

29 Sep 21 @ 16:07

Singapore is taking a leading position in the fast growing Faster Payments space, inking two deals with influential neighbours in the space of two weeks. First, the Reserve Bank of... read more