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Facebook digital wallet Novi ready for market launch

19 Aug 21 @ 11:06

Facebook has announced it will launch the Novi digital wallet tied to the Diem blockchain-based payment system, having received the necessary regulatory clearances. David Marcus, chief of Facebook’s financial services... read more

How does the OECD’s CRS effect mobile money providers

17 Aug 21 @ 15:56

Adopted in 2014, the CRS’s purpose is to combat tax evasion – not just in mobile money. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is an information... read more

How Request to Pay will transform the payments landscape

12 Aug 21 @ 10:06

Request to Pay – a new standard for requesting a payment – is being built on top of existing payment infrastructure throughout Europe. With a patchwork of existing account-to-account solutions... read more

Big Read: Is Nexus the future of International money transfer

10 Aug 21 @ 10:08

In more than 60 countries, including many developing nations, it has become incredibly easy to send funds in real time to someone else over the internet — knowing nothing more than... read more

Apple Cash now supports Mastercard debit cards

06 Aug 21 @ 15:04

Apple Cash has made a significant update to its product to include Instant Transfer support for Mastercard debit cards, while an upcoming change will increase transfer fees to 1.5% of... read more

Report: UK and Nordics lead Open Banking in Europe

07 Jul 21 @ 07:59

According to a new report by Payments Cards & Mobile and Mastercard, which conducted in-depth research into how prepared European countries are to embrace the Open Banking ecosystem, the Nordic... read more

Nordics banks merge digital wallets MobilePay, Vipps and Pivo across the region

30 Jun 21 @ 12:02

Danske Bank has agreed to merge three digital wallets MobilePay, Vipps and Pivo with respective owners OP Financial Group in Finland and the consortium of banks behind Vipps in Norway.... read more

Report: The future of Open Banking in Europe

29 Jun 21 @ 15:06

Open Banking is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Whether regulator-driven or industry-led, it empowers consumers and businesses to take control of their financial data and their financial futures while stimulating... read more

European payments in 2021: Cards remain No. 1 for consumers

17 May 21 @ 16:04

Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business growing strongly.... read more

Domestic money transfer to grow to $3.4 trillion – mobile driving growth

23 Apr 21 @ 11:07

A new study finds that digital domestic money transfer transaction values will rise from $2 trillion in 2020 to $3.4 trillion in 2025; driven by growth of mobile money transfers. Mobile... read more

State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2021

31 Mar 21 @ 16:25

2020 was a year like no other. In every region of the world, COVID-19 triggered a mix of responses, from school and workplace closures to restrictions on movement to complete... read more

Germany’s Giropay, paydirekt and Kwitt merge under Giropay brand

15 Mar 21 @ 18:52

A little over a year ago, rumours started circulating in the press, in which people speculated about the merger of paydirekt and Giropay. The Kwitt service, according to the rumours,... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

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