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09 Feb 21 @ 16:01

Some of the many benefits that were predicted from Brexit may not realise their early promise and interchange fees may be top of that list! The Prudential Regulation Authority talked... read more

09 Feb 21 @ 14:42

The Japanese payments market has long been something of a paradox between technological capabilities and the uptake of those technologies – cashless payments are the same. On the one hand,... read more

09 Feb 21 @ 09:22

JCB International and Worldine have expanded their partnership to support both the exchange of global e-commerce and the growth of JCB contactless payments enablement across Europe. Previously, the two brands... read more

08 Feb 21 @ 17:33

SWIFT has set up a joint venture with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), China’s central bank and its digital currency research institute and clearing centre, responsible for the digital... read more

08 Feb 21 @ 16:10

PayPal has been driven by market forces to close down its payment operations in India. Instead, it will scale up its existing cross-border business for small enterprises, to gain a... read more

08 Feb 21 @ 15:02

E-commerce in Germany was worth €83.3 billion in 2020. This is an increase of 14.6% compared to 2019. The growth is significant, as the average growth over the previous three... read more

04 Feb 21 @ 17:52

3.2 billion people worldwide used smartphones in 2019, and 3.5 billion in 2020. The move towards digital and mobile payment and commerce is so well document both by Payments Cards... read more

04 Feb 21 @ 17:15

Payment volume on the ACH Network experienced record growth in 2020 as the pandemic accelerated the nation’s shift to electronic payments. The 26.8 billion payments made on the ACH Network... read more

04 Feb 21 @ 17:02

The European Central Bank has announced that it will take the enormous decision in spring, whether to move ahead with the initial work to launch a digital euro. The complex... read more

03 Feb 21 @ 17:59

It is becoming painfully clear that the pandemic is a boon of epic proportions for fraudsters. Between COVID-19 scams targeting consumers, the wholesale theft of government benefits, and playing on... read more

03 Feb 21 @ 17:25

“If you mess with the bull, expect to get the horns”. So says American folklore – Jack Ma and his Ant group should have listened to the proverb. In just... read more

03 Feb 21 @ 16:59

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has said that “buy now, pay later” credit deals offered by online retailers pose a “significant potential for consumer harm” and require regulation “as a... read more