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Payment Systems Regulator confirms market review into card acquiring services

24 Jan 19 @ 09:16

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its final terms of reference for a market review into the supply of card acquiring services. The regulator notes that card payments are... read more

European Payments Market – Highlights from the European Payments Yearbook 2018-19

23 Jan 19 @ 11:57

Across the 33 countries covered in the European Payments Yearbook, cards in issue (+3.2%), and POS terminals by number (+7.3%) showed remarkable growth rates again while the ATM terminal estate... read more

Leading processor in Bulgaria starts digital transformation with Way4

23 Jan 19 @ 09:57

BORICA AD, a company with 50-years history and experience in providing specialised solutions for over 30 financial institutions in Bulgaria and neighbouring countries, has chosen the OpenWay WAY4 digital payment... read more

Microsoft “retires” Microsoft Wallet in face of competition

23 Jan 19 @ 08:45

Microsoft has updated its Wallet page, saying that the Microsoft Wallet app will be retired on February 28, 2019. Microsoft Wallet allowed users to load up payments and loyalty cards, but beginning in June... read more

5 emerging payments technology trends for 2019

22 Jan 19 @ 16:32

It’s that time of year — when the technology news circuit is full of predictions of the next big trends on the horizon and PCM is no different in highlighting... read more

EC fines Mastercard €570 million over cross-border interchange fees

22 Jan 19 @ 12:12

The European Commission has fined Mastercard a meaty €570.6 million ($648.3 million) for limiting the possibility for merchants to benefit from better interchange fees offered by banks elsewhere in the European... read more

Feature: Is it all change for interchange?

22 Jan 19 @ 11:00

In recent years, interchange rates have come under increasing pressure from a variety of judicial reviews by the US Federal Reserve, the European Union and individual countries such as Canada,... read more

GDPR gets real: Eight strategic complaints filed on “Right to Access”

21 Jan 19 @ 17:05

noyb (a European non-profit organisation for privacy enforcement) has put the GDPR law and eight online streaming services from eight countries to the test – but no service fully complied. In... read more

Illegal card surcharging still prevalent in UK

21 Jan 19 @ 13:17

In the UK customers are still paying hundreds of pounds as retailers are illegally surcharging for card payments at POS. Credit and debit card surcharging was banned in January 2018,... read more

Alipay receives second EU e-money license

21 Jan 19 @ 12:55

Alipay has received a second e-money license in Luxembourg. With this license, Alipay can serve the European market and is a hedge against Britain’s exit from the European Union, enabling... read more

UK credit lenders prepare for lack of lending in 2019

17 Jan 19 @ 14:26

A new survey released by the Bank of England shows dire trading conditions for British banks and credit lenders as they gear down on expectations that consumer appetite for borrowing... read more

Digital banking market to cross $9 trillion by 2024

17 Jan 19 @ 13:26

The global digital banking market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $7 billion to over $9 trillion by 2024; according to a new research... 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