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Facebook building up its payment network

17 Jun 16 @ 10:00

Facebook is launching a native store locator where users can search for stores around them. This is a significant step towards monetizing its mobile platforms (i.e. app and messenger apps) beyond... read more

Android Pay most used payment app

16 Jun 16 @ 11:39

The expansion of Apple Pay to websites (desktop and mobile) is potentially significant for e-commerce and for Apple Pay adoption. According to a recent consumer survey, 23% of iPhone owners... read more

FIME first to offer JCB card and mobile validation

16 Jun 16 @ 11:24

FIME is the first testing provider to be accredited by JCB to support issuing banks with their JCB EMV migration and certification projects. Issuers around the world can now work... read more

Worldline certified by Visa to run in-house HCE payments

16 Jun 16 @ 10:21

Worldline has become the first player to be end-to-end Visa-certified to run in-house HCE payments solution. This enables Issuers to provide their clients with Visa payWave on their Android mobile NFC... read more

AmEx launches Quick Chip for EMV card transactions at POS

15 Jun 16 @ 15:33

American Express has announced the availability of Amex Quick Chip, a technology that enables merchants to provide a more seamless experience at the point of sale for Card Members when they... read more

What will real-time gross settlement services be like in the future?

15 Jun 16 @ 14:57

The Eurosystem operates two systems that form the backbone of the financial market infrastructure in Europe – TARGET (the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system for the euro) and TARGET2-Securities, or... read more

Microsoft Wallet 2.0 with NFC

15 Jun 16 @ 14:48

According to a report by Windows Central, Microsoft will unveil Microsoft Wallet 2.0 app along with NFC in the upcoming Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update that may happen sometime this... read more

Apple Pay now available on the web

14 Jun 16 @ 13:36

Apple’s mobile payment service is now available on websites, though only through Safari browsers, shutting out Chrome and others possibly limiting Apple Pay’s adoption by online retailers. Safari commanded 13% of... read more

Tesco Bank and MasterCard to enhance mobile and digital payments

14 Jun 16 @ 12:10

Tesco Bank and MasterCard have announced a strategic partnership to enhance mobile and digital payments at the retailer to make it easier for Tesco customers to pay. The partnership will... read more

What does the future hold for US domestic payments?

14 Jun 16 @ 11:25

It has been many years since significant changes have come to the US Dollar (USD) domestic payments space. In fact, it has remained relatively unchanged, at least in a sweeping,... read more

Travelex’s new Supercard: cheapest way to spend abroad

14 Jun 16 @ 10:55

Travelex has announced the launch of Supercard, a new MasterCard card and app combo for UK travellers to avoid overseas debit and credit card roaming fees and charges when spending abroad.... read more

Half of small businesses hit by cybercrime

13 Jun 16 @ 12:39

Small businesses are at risk from cybercrime by not putting adequate protection measures in place, new research from Barclaycard has found. The survey of 250 small businesses reveals that just... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

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