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20% of smartphone users use proximity mobile payments

09 Nov 16 @ 14:41

Despite double-digit growth this year and next, Americans’ use of proximity mobile payments wallets like Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, as well as branded apps that include mobile... read more

The growing phenomenon of default payments for digital transactions

09 Nov 16 @ 13:28

In a new report, Default payment methods, by Deloitte, it notes how consumers pay for things has always kept pace with new technologies. But the recent growth of digital commerce is... read more

Contactless card fraud: Myths and Realities exposed

09 Nov 16 @ 12:34

Contactless card fraud has made headlines this year. In this post we take a look at some of the key myths and offer explanation to the realities. No. 1 myth: ... read more

PSD2: Opportunities and Risk from the latest regulation – Webinar

08 Nov 16 @ 11:13

PSD2: Opportunities and Risk from the latest regulation – is an important set of webinars organised by PCM including expert knowledge from PSE Consulting and NCR. The Webinars are to... read more

Blockchain: new DNA for financial transactions?

08 Nov 16 @ 10:38

From modernising payment infrastructure and enhancing security, to driving efficiencies and innovation. Whatever the question, Blockchain seems to be the answer nowadays. Announcements from the last month alone are fairly... read more

Mobile commerce to grow 200% faster than e-commerce in 2017

07 Nov 16 @ 17:02

Global mobile commerce is now 34% of all e-commerce transactions globally and is predicted to grow at 31% in 2017. That is more than 200% faster than the entire e-commerce... read more

UK card expenditure statistics – contactless continues rise

07 Nov 16 @ 11:53

One in five card payments are now made via contactless, new figures show from the UK Card Expenditure Statistics. Contactless cards were used for 21% of card payments in August... read more

US fraud losses rising on debit cards – falling on credit cards

07 Nov 16 @ 11:33

US fraud levels are rising across all payment card products, according to First Annapolis’ semi-annual survey of major card issuers, but changes in fraud write-offs vary by product. Survey results1... read more

Android malware Trojan targeting mobile banking apps and social media

04 Nov 16 @ 13:35

A new Android malware Trojan has surfaced and is ripping through the entire banking sector in the US and Europe by appearing as a Flash Player App. The Android malware... read more

Millennials waiting for digital payments ‘uber moment’

04 Nov 16 @ 12:30

It is no secret that millennials have been heralded as the generation which holds the key to the success or failure of digital payments innovation, often embracing new solutions en... read more

Biometric authentication – are you and your money safe?

04 Nov 16 @ 11:46

Most big high street banks are beginning to use biometric authentication to give customers a more convenient way to check their account balance or make payments. However, one big question... read more

Understanding the PSD2 regulation – everything you wanted to know

03 Nov 16 @ 14:22

The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2 regulation) is set to bring payments in Europe to the next stage of development; it is a data and technology-driven Directive that aims 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

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more