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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

The problems with online payments in Europe — and how to solve them

11 May 22 @ 09:38

Let’s face it: online payments in Europe are far from perfect. Countries such as France, Spain and Ireland still rely heavily on outdated card payments. And even newer methods such... read more

Merchants see substantial losses from unoptimised payments strategies

10 May 22 @ 17:20

A survey of Senior Payments Professionals has found that merchants across a range of industries are seeing substantial losses as a result of unoptimised payment strategies. In the Great Payments... read more

New payment types unlocking the potential of Latin America

10 May 22 @ 11:56

In a region where about half the population still doesn’t have a bank account, new payment types are unlocking the potential of the Latin American market for online merchants as... read more

QR code payments to hit $3 trillion globally by 2025

09 May 22 @ 13:34

A new study has predicted that the global spend using QR code payments will reach over $3 trillion by 2025; rising from $2.4 trillion in 2022. This growth of 25%... read more

Results of the 2021 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies

09 May 22 @ 12:52

Nine out of 10 central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more than half are now developing them or running concrete experiments. In particular, work on retail... 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

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

06 May 22 @ 09:45

New technologies are dramatically changing the banking landscape: thanks to digitalisation it’s now possible to bypass the high street banks and instead use your phone for most of the things... read more

Can Russian payments systems weather the sanctions storm

06 May 22 @ 09:00

Alongside a host of other Western companies, PayPal, Mastercard, Apple and Visa have pulled out of the Russian market following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with major banks such as JP... 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

Alternative Payments: Why are “Alt Pays” on the rise?

05 May 22 @ 10:00

As both Visa and Mastercard announce higher charges for e-commerce transactions and almost two-thirds of Europeans now bank online, it seems the popularity of alternative payment methods, or “alt-pays”, continues... read more

Citi launches SEPA instant payments

04 May 22 @ 17:27

Citi has announced it will launch SEPA Instant Payments in Europe, further increasing the bank’s global Instant Payments offering. The launch will provide clients with the ability to pay to... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more