30 Aug 23 @ 16:25

In our ongoing quest to get behind the hype, we consider Data Analytics and how much of a benefit this gives banks, service providers and retailers when it comes to... read more

30 Aug 23 @ 12:44

Open Banking has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 11.4 million payments in the UK in July 2023. This achievement reflects a 9.3% increase in total payments compared with the previous... read more

29 Aug 23 @ 16:43

As origination volumes for some credit products slow, analysis finds fraud risk is continuing its upward trajectory as fraudsters employ increasingly sophisticated tactics to target lenders. TransUnion found that synthetic identity... read more

29 Aug 23 @ 15:55

Canadians’ reliance on their smartphones continues to increase. Interac data reveals a 53% jump in the use of Interac mobile payments in stores and a 17% surge in its use for... read more

29 Aug 23 @ 15:28

JCB International has launched a new white paper aimed at supporting European merchants to address a common challenge in the e-commerce space: cart abandonment. Merchants who proactively tackle cart abandonment... read more

25 Aug 23 @ 09:20

Agile and innovative, neobanks are popular among consumers and job seekers alike. For end users, the appeal is obvious: neobanks such as Revolut, Curve, GoHenry and Monzo offer a customer-centric... read more

23 Aug 23 @ 15:02

As the number of corporate cybersecurity threats grow, company treasurers intend to devote the same or more resources to defending their digital systems and estate – their websites, apps and... read more

23 Aug 23 @ 13:16

China’s digital yuan transactions reached 1.8 trillion yuan ($250 billion) at end Q2 2023, announced Yi Gang, Governor, People’s Bank of China at a conference in Singapore. This was 18... read more

23 Aug 23 @ 12:57

Back in March 2021 Payments Cards & Mobile reported that Ripple and its partnership with MoneyGram ended by mutual agreement due to the SEC’s December lawsuit against Ripple alleging XRP is a security.... read more

22 Aug 23 @ 15:21

With more than a third of online shoppers (35 percent) having been a target of fraud over the past year and more than 100,000 consumers in the UK alone falling... read more

22 Aug 23 @ 13:02

The 2023 PULSE Debit Issuer Study, finds consumer demand for digital payments, mobile self-service capabilities and fraud management is commanding the attention of financial institutions. Following the volatility experienced during... read more

22 Aug 23 @ 09:00

Visa and Mastercard are now to be integrated into the accounts of China’s most popular super app platforms, allowing card holders on the international brands to pay for goods and... read more

21 Aug 23 @ 15:14

Open Banking services are taking off world-wide. But questions remain about how some players – especially banks – can make money out of this new era. As Variable Recurring Payments... read more

21 Aug 23 @ 13:01

A new survey of 150 UK shoppers and 75 retail decision-makers reveals that the retail industry is again on the verge of major disruption. After just eight months in the... read more

21 Aug 23 @ 12:35

In September of 2022 Payments Cards & Mobile reported on changes that NCR Corporation and its Board of directors had unanimously approved a plan to separate NCR into two independent... read more

18 Aug 23 @ 12:46

As Amazon One, Amazon Web Services palm recognition service for identification, payment and loyalty membership, reaches a critical milestone with more than 3 million uses, Whole Foods Market stores are going... read more

18 Aug 23 @ 12:15

The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the foundation of open innovation in financial services and part of the Linux Foundation, has announced the formation of an open standard project, based... read more

18 Aug 23 @ 11:41

In a recent article written for the FT by former Bank of England economist Andy Haldane, I was struck by an element of his argument around central bank digital currency... read more