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Airtel and MoneyGram partner to enable money direct to mobile wallet

20 Aug 20 @ 09:29

MoneyGram has announced a new partnership with Airtel enabling Airtel Money’s 19 million customers to quickly and conveniently receive MoneyGram transfers directly into their mobile wallet from family and friends... read more

American Express completes Kabbage acquisition

18 Aug 20 @ 13:38

American Express says it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of Kabbage, a financial technology company providing cash flow management solutions to small businesses in the US.... read more

Facebook sets up F2 unit to supercharge payments activities

17 Aug 20 @ 10:37

Facebook has revealed that it has set up a new business unit to address payments and commerce opportunities. David Marcus, a former PayPal President and co-creator of the Libra cryptocurrency... read more

PCM Feature: Neobanks – hot trend or missed opportunity

11 Aug 20 @ 15:44

Digital-only banks, or neobanks, have been a major focus for investors, and are gathering new customers by the boatload. But are they really banking’s future – or just a sophisticated... read more

PayPal reports 86% increase in profits – shift from cash permanent

10 Aug 20 @ 14:08

PayPal has announced that a surge in e-commerce transactions and new accounts has driven quarterly profits 86% higher. The company announced it will continue to support additional investments in mobile-payment... read more

Report: Global mobile money interoperability

06 Aug 20 @ 12:07

Over a decade ago, mobile money emerged as a standalone service for consumers on the same mobile operator network. Since then, widespread use and uptake has led to integration in... read more

China’s central bank considers antitrust probe into Alipay and WeChat Pay

04 Aug 20 @ 12:55

China’s central bank is reported to be considering and antitrust investigation into Alipay and WeChat Pay, the central bank argues the digital payment giants have used their dominant positions to... read more

Global payments report – trend to digital wallets gaining momentum

31 Jul 20 @ 12:10

A global payments report has confirmed findings from PCM’s proprietary research and other sources that card use is now in slow decline in developed markets and is being replaced by... read more

Digital Banking: A whole new world

29 Jul 20 @ 10:25

Today, we launch a major new study into the future of global retail and digital banking and the digital revolution. A Whole New World: Banking’s Digital Future states that by... read more

What’s blocking the future of invisible payments and why?

14 Jul 20 @ 14:53

Invisible payments have already had a massive impact on the physical and online retail experience, and could have the potential to eradicate cash and payment cards from the payment journey.... read more

Is Apple Pay working on a QR code based payments system?

10 Jul 20 @ 13:40

According to people who are familiar with Apple iOS code, the forth coming iOS 14 update is being prepared for consumers to pay for items by scanning a QR code... read more

Opera pushes hard into digital financial services with Bank acquisition

10 Jul 20 @ 09:43

Opera, one of the world’s leading browser providers with more than 360 million users, and new offerings across content, classifieds and digital financial services, has announced its intention to purchase... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more

Spain’s largest banks launch collaborative fraud platform

18 Jun 26 @ 19:36

Three of Spain’s largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards strengthening the fight against financial crime, launching a shared fraud intell... more