Processing & Systems

23 Jul 14 @ 16:06

As the European Commission moves closer towards its ambitions of creating a single European payments market, one proposal put forward in Article 58 of the upcoming Payment Services Directive (PSD2)... read more

23 Jul 14 @ 10:35

Kenyans are transacting Sh6.2 billion ($70.49m) daily through mobile phones, Central Bank of Kenya has said. This is a rise from an average of Sh5.2 billion last year, underlining growing... read more

22 Jul 14 @ 15:09

Adyen announced findings from its latest global Mobile Payments Index covering the period of April through June 2014.  During this period, on average mobile web payments accounted for almost 22%... read more

17 Jul 14 @ 10:50

Visa Europe confirmed that its digital wallet service, V.me by Visa, will expand to Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Italy by the end of the year. Pilots will also launch... read more

19 Jun 14 @ 13:50

Banco de Crédito e Inversiones’ (BCI) payment hub has gone live based on Clear2Pay’s Open Payment Framework. The first phase, which focuses on domestic payments, has successfully delivered a unified... read more

18 Jun 14 @ 14:13

Believing they will fare better independently, some large US retailers have withdrawn from a proposed $7.2 billion credit card fee settlement class-action over a reported conspiracy to inflate credit card fees.... read more

17 Jun 14 @ 15:59

MasterCard has sent out an RFP for Russian companies to bid for on a contract to process its Russian domestic payments as the US card company seeks to overcome  recent... read more

16 Jun 14 @ 16:19

French payment processor Worldline is set to be spun off by its parent Atos in an initial public offering (IPO) valued at €610 million. Worldline will issue around €255 million... read more

04 Jun 14 @ 13:52

In the latest twist concerning the Russia/Ukraine/Crimea situation, it has been reported that the head of a Russian payments company, who was imprisoned in 2013 for organising a cyberattack on... read more

03 Jun 14 @ 14:24

Visa and MasterCard plan to continue to operate in Russia, following compromise agreements with the Russian government in the wake of the sanctions imposed on the country due to the... read more

09 May 14 @ 15:00

Singapore is set to go live with its G3 Immediate Payments system, putting it in an elite club – alongside the UK, Sweden and Poland – of countries with a... read more

05 May 14 @ 11:22

An independent report into events surrounding the near collapse of the UK’s Co-operative Bank offers a cautionary tale for banks contemplating a core platform renewal programme. The independent review by... read more