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Switzerland launches ISO 20022 payments architecture

18 Apr 16 @ 16:30

Switzerland is set to launch a new interbank payment system, using the ISO 20022 payments architecture and messaging standard to provide new services to bank and corporate users. After 30 years... read more

Secure element applet to accelerate mobile payments on Wearables

18 Apr 16 @ 16:20

Gemalto has provided a secure element based applet for smart wearables launched by China UnionPay,  one of the world’s major payment associations with total transactions reaching $1.9 trillion in the... read more

Digital Payments Report 2016

18 Apr 16 @ 13:00

The responses across the regions offer a unique insight into how the Payments industry is evolving in 2016 and beyond.

Russian to launch counterpart to Alibaba e-commerce platform

18 Apr 16 @ 09:33

Russia is reported to have drawn up plans to launch an integrated e-commerce platform in response to President Putin’s call to connect Russian manufacturers with foreign buyers. Russia’s Ministry of... read more

PayPal credit launches in the UK

15 Apr 16 @ 14:19

PayPal has expanded beyond its digital wallet with PayPal Credit, to help UK consumers spread the cost of their online shopping. Millions of consumers can now apply online for PayPal... read more

Risk of contactless card theft

15 Apr 16 @ 14:10

With contactless payments increasing in popularity, MWR InfoSecurity has warned consumers to be aware of the dangers from a contactless card. It also issued a reminder to retailers and banks... read more

ACH transaction volume grows 5.6% adding 1.3 billion payments

15 Apr 16 @ 13:55

In 2015, the ACH transaction volume grew to more than 24 billion electronic payments, an increase of 1.3 billion payments or 5.6%, over 2014 volume, according to new statistics released... read more

Digital commerce to reach $8 trillion

14 Apr 16 @ 12:49

New data has found that the digital commerce market is set to increase from $4.9 Trillion in 2015, to just over $8 trillion by 2020. In perspective, the GDP of Japan... read more

Monitoring behaviour can unmask fraudsters

14 Apr 16 @ 12:40

Thieves and fraudsters want to get their hands on our cash and data. And these days they can attack us from all corners of the globe. Financial fraud losses totalled... read more

Amazon’s Partnership Program threatens PayPal in digital payments space

14 Apr 16 @ 12:33

Amazon’s ambitious plans for Amazon Payments could make the retailer a real threat to online digital payments providers, according to an analyst with Verdict Financial. Amazon chose the April 2016 Money20/20... read more

Fintech and the evolving landscape

13 Apr 16 @ 13:16

Global investment in FinTech ventures in the first quarter of 2016 reached $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over the same period last year, and the percentage of investments going to... read more

2016 Internet Security Threat Report

13 Apr 16 @ 11:09

Symantec has released its 2016 Internet Security Threat Report in which it suggests more than 500 million digital identities were stolen or exposed in 2015. In addition, it said, fake... 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