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Social media to drive mobile money transfer market

27 Jul 15 @ 12:20

In a new report from Juniper Research it is projected that the number of mobile money transfers globally will increase by nearly 150% in 2015 to more than 13bn, with several social media... read more

Square files “confidential” IPO

27 Jul 15 @ 11:59

Square is rumoured to have filed an IPO, a person familiar with the matter said. Square filed its prospectus under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which permits companies with under... read more

Wearables for retail payments?

24 Jul 15 @ 16:02

Wearable technology is set to become an everyday part of retail on the shelves, on the shop floor, in the stock room and in the back office. In just a... read more

$5.6 trillion SME international money transfer market

24 Jul 15 @ 15:04

The SME international money transfer market is large and well-established with over 100m businesses worldwide, increasing by nearly 8% annually. These businesses represent a huge FX and money transfer market, making... read more

Global smartphone shipments increase 11.6%

24 Jul 15 @ 11:34

Global smartphone shipments rose 11.6% year-on-year in the second quarter to 337.2 million, according to market researcher IDC. This is the second highest quarterly total on record, with growth sustained... read more

Visa Inc. re-ignites talks to buy Visa Europe

24 Jul 15 @ 11:16

Visa Inc. has confirmed it is in talks to reunite with former subsidiary Visa Europe in a deal that would give the global company more scale to compete with rival... read more

A quarter of Brits plan to make a mobile payment in the next 12 months

23 Jul 15 @ 10:32

Following the launch of Apple Pay in the UK last week, new MasterCard figures show that the British public are willing to embrace mobile payments despite some hesitation. 1 in... read more

Thieves target contactless payment cards

23 Jul 15 @ 10:21

Consumer group Which? has warned that data from contactless debit and credit cards is at risk of being intercepted by thieves. All 10 credit and debit cards tested revealed some... read more

European cross-border and card-not-present fraud on the rise

22 Jul 15 @ 13:44

Card fraud losses across 19 countries in Europe rose an average of 6% in 2014, according to a new report based on data from Euromonitor International. But the low overall rise... read more

Equity launches thin SIM mobile money service

22 Jul 15 @ 10:52

Equity Bank has launched its telecommunications services under Equitel, the brand name for its fully-owned subsidiary Finserve Africa. The largest lender by customer base has been issuing ordinary SIM cards at its banking... read more

Death of pocket money – parents pay digitally

22 Jul 15 @ 10:26

Traditional cash pocket money is dying out as increasing numbers of parents are paying their children’s pocket money digitally, according to new research from Intelligent Environments. However, in spite of... read more

UK businesses losing out if they do not have contactless

22 Jul 15 @ 09:08

As usage of contactless cards has trebled, just under half of consumers (47%) expect, or would prefer, businesses to offer contactless payment for low-value transactions, according to new research from... 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