Daily News

15 Jun 21 @ 15:30

Based in the UK, Victoria Conroy is a writer and researcher, and the Editor of PCM’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks. We asked Victoria for her perspective on the highlights... read more

15 Jun 21 @ 15:24

Rapid growth in card issuance and usage, a fast-expanding POS network and growing economies. The Eurasian payments market holds exciting opportunities for all kinds of payments players – so why... read more

14 Jun 21 @ 16:17

For some time, PCM has championed the need for companies to completely rethink their approach to cyber security. New approaches to cyber security are vital to combat everything from money laundering... read more

14 Jun 21 @ 15:22

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could ease current frictions in cross-border payments – and particularly so if central banks factor an international dimension into CBDC design from the outset. Based... read more

14 Jun 21 @ 14:59

The European Commission has taken Luxembourg to court, asking the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to impose penalties, on a daily basis, for failing to put new EU AML (Anti... read more

11 Jun 21 @ 16:17

It’s been on the cards for some time, but 2021 is finally seeing established payment companies take the opportunities of cryptocurrency seriously, and among those taking a serious look at... read more

11 Jun 21 @ 15:44

New data from FICO reveals the levels of consumer tolerance to new account opening security checks. With 23% of UK respondents admitting to going to a competitor if asked to visit... read more

11 Jun 21 @ 15:03

The last time the banks and infrastructure providers in the European payments market tried to build a payments network capable of taking on the US companies that dominate the sector,... read more

10 Jun 21 @ 15:13

I am not sure if this is a late April fool or even that it constitutes as news, but El Salvador just became the first country in the world to... read more

10 Jun 21 @ 14:48

The Banque de France, Swiss National Bank and the BIS Innovation Hub have announced they will trial a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). The trial aims to use the digital Swiss... read more

10 Jun 21 @ 12:33

Digital payments have sky-rocketed in popularity as consumers have sought new, more hygienic ways to pay. SoftPOS payments offer numerous benefits to consumers and merchants alike. Comprised of software solutions... read more

10 Jun 21 @ 09:46

BC Card, the biggest payment processing company in South Korea, has done a deal with NSPK, a Russian national payment company, to process card payment of Mir system in South Korea.... read more