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Red flags to look for when selecting payments technology platforms

12 May 22 @ 10:10

A new white paper from Compass Plus Technologies argues that when it comes to payments technology platforms modernisation strategies, there is a lot more to consider than just investing in... read more

Interview: RS2 a single platform enabling global commerce

11 May 22 @ 11:53

Headquartered in Europe, RS2 have launched a new service as a global full-service payment provider. We spoke to Radi El Haj, RS2 CEO, to find out what this move means... read more

Sustainable payments – How green is my card?

06 May 22 @ 10:30

As cash use drops around the world and micro-merchants go digital, card payments are using more electricity than ever, to say nothing of crypto’s voracious energy appetite, so are sustainable... read more

Eurasian payments: Electronic payments moving fast

05 May 22 @ 10:30

New data from Payments Cards & Mobile’s Digital and Card Payments yearbooks reveals strong growth in electronic payments across Russia and the former Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – though... read more

SHIFT report: A guide to the Middle East payments industry

22 Apr 22 @ 16:22

The MENA FinTech Association (MFTA), has released the first volume of the SHIFT report, a comprehensive guide that supports the FinTech community in navigating the MENA payment landscape. The release... read more

GSMA: State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money

21 Apr 22 @ 16:31

Mobile money has transformed the lives of millions of people globally. Today there are 1.35 billion registered mobile money accounts processing $1 trillion in transactions annually. That is almost $2... read more

Stripe announces growth slowdown but internet opportunities underestimated

21 Apr 22 @ 11:37

Stripe says it expects growth this year will not be as strong as last year when the company benefited from an e-commerce surge spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to... read more

How “Zoomers” interact with digital commerce globally

05 Apr 22 @ 11:51

To achieve growth and success past 2030, businesses must start to understand the living, shopping, and financial habits of Gen Z or Zoomers (consumers aged between 16 and 24) now... read more

The Soft Machine: Is soft POS taking over?

30 Mar 22 @ 18:30

As the number of merchants looking to accept digital payments shoots up, cheaper and more capable acceptance systems based on mobile devices are growing fast. James Wood looks at the... read more

Digital wallets to be adopted by over one third of global population by 2024

30 Mar 22 @ 16:22

The digital wallet market has been steadily growing until 2019 when the coronavirus pandemic began. A new report shows that between 2019 and 2020 the number of users has nearly... read more

Average contactless payment increases 30% since new limits introduced

16 Mar 22 @ 15:51

December 2021 card spending data from UK Finance reveals that the average amount spent per contactless card transaction rose by almost 30% following the contactless spending limit increasing from £45 to... read more

Europeans don’t want cash – Trust cards over e-wallets

15 Mar 22 @ 12:44

A new report by card industry body Payments Europe claims Europeans would welcome government intervention to mandate electronic payment. The report also says that, while instant, or account-to-account, payments are... read more

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Visa strengthens fraud defences with BioCatch acquisition

05 Aug 26 @ 16:37

Visa has agreed to acquire Israeli behavioural biometrics specialist BioCatch in a $2.4 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the payments giant's larges... more

Fiserv and Mastercard expand strategic alliance

05 Aug 26 @ 16:36

Fiserv and Mastercard have strengthened their long-standing partnership with a new global agreement designed to simplify payment acceptance for enterprise merch... more

RBC and BMO sell Moneris to Francisco Partners for C$2bn

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal have agreed to sell their jointly owned payments processor Moneris to private equity group Francisco Partners in a C$2... more