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Fear of contactless fraud leaves UK consumers demanding more security

08 Oct 19 @ 15:51

Although contactless payments are one of the UK’s greatest banking innovations, research from IDEX Biometrics has revealed that consumers are still highly concerned about the threat of contactless fraud. In... read more

Mizuho Bank expands J-Coin Pay in Japan

08 Oct 19 @ 15:45

InComm has partnered with Mizuho Bank to expand its payment service J-Coin Pay to its retail network in Japan. Through the partnership, a network of more than 18,000 retail locations... read more

Worldline becomes 4th leading company in the Software and Services industry

08 Oct 19 @ 13:41

Worldline has gained one place in the Sustainalytics ranking and became the 4th out of the 229 companies assessed in the Software and Services industry. For the second year in... read more

Apple Pay adoption rate at Retailers beginning to quicken

07 Oct 19 @ 15:02

Loup Ventures (LV) recently completed its third annual Apple Pay merchant adoption check. This involves checking the desktop websites, mobile websites, and iOS apps of a cohort of 100 of... read more

NatWest first UK bank to launch biometric credit card

07 Oct 19 @ 13:02

NatWest is piloting fingerprint based biometric credit card with 150 customers, in partnership with Mastercard and Gemalto, it is the first biometric credit card issued by a UK bank. The... read more

Infographic: 10 mobile security myths exposed

07 Oct 19 @ 11:58

Businesses have been investing heavily in their cybersecurity infrastructure. However, mobile devices and mobile security in most organisations remain an unprotected asset – an easy way in for opportunistic cybercriminals.... read more

Samsung Pay announce cross-border mobile payments

03 Oct 19 @ 15:36

Finablr and Samsung have introduced the Money Transfer feature in Samsung Pay. This new in-app international money transfer service, a first of its kind in the US, offers users seamless... read more

Visa and Mastercard reconsider involvement in Libra Coin

03 Oct 19 @ 14:55

First it was a group of influential banks, then it was the EU regulator, now, Visa, Mastercard and other key financial partners are reconsidering their involvement in Libra Coin, Facebook’s... read more

Credit card transactions overtake debit transactions in Canada

02 Oct 19 @ 10:05

In an unusual trend for a developed market, the number of credit card transactions in Canada has exceeded the number of debit purchase transactions for the first time since 1997,... read more

Contactless payments come to e-commerce

01 Oct 19 @ 15:03

Our first blog in this series looked at Strong Customer Authentication, and provided the Maxa answer to this challenge. In this blog, we chart the rapid growth of contactless payments... read more

Online marketplaces set to exceed $7 trillion in sales by 2024

01 Oct 19 @ 11:43

Online marketplaces could be worth as much as $7 trillion in sales by 2024 should organisations capitalise on the full potential of the marketplace trend, according to analysis by iBe.... read more

PayPal beats off Visa and Mastercard to obtain first Chinese payments licence

01 Oct 19 @ 07:57

PayPal has beaten off competition for payments giants Visa and Mastercard to become the first foreign company to acquire a payments licence in China. PayPal obtained the license through the... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more