28 Jun 23 @ 10:20

In March 2022, the UK implemented the final piece of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), requiring customer-initiated payment transactions to be subjected to strong customer authentication (SCA), via a... read more

27 Jun 23 @ 16:56

A majority of the 200 senior UK financial services firms polled have expressed concern around online safety in relation to the new generation of immersive online environments – metaverses –... read more

27 Jun 23 @ 16:30

New research shows that the number of ATMs installed worldwide fell by 2% in 2022 to stand at 3.0 million. The market report reveals that the rate of decline has... read more

26 Jun 23 @ 17:13

Instant payments are a relatively new type of credit transfer responding to the needs of an increasingly digitalised society. They allow funds to be transferred in a matter of seconds,... read more

26 Jun 23 @ 15:12

A new report from Tietoevry Banking reveals how deep the legacy technology crisis runs for today’s retail banks in payment cards – and discusses options for how these banks can... read more

26 Jun 23 @ 12:09

The first blog in this series, explores the rise of Open Banking and the importance of open, flexible API architectures to success. Drawing on a new report from payment technology... read more

23 Jun 23 @ 09:40

It’s being predicted that the advent of generative AI and its impact on productivity and jobs has the potential to be this generation’s Industrial Revolution. Just last month, the government’s... read more

23 Jun 23 @ 09:26

For years now, the challenges small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face in payments have not been getting easier. As long ago as 2019, banking infrastructure firm Banking Circle told us... read more

23 Jun 23 @ 09:10

MoneyGram has released the findings of a new consumer survey, which explores key trending factors and future growth drivers in the global payments industry, taking into account economic impact, digital... read more

22 Jun 23 @ 15:58

Virtual cards are taking the payments world by storm. We ask why this is happening, what it means – and how long it’s going to last… As a grizzled hack,... read more

22 Jun 23 @ 14:03

The NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has unveiled its Technology Roadmap outlining key plans and research efforts through 2028. This comprehensive roadmap includes... read more

22 Jun 23 @ 12:03

In Mid 2021 and late 2022 Payments Cards & Mobile reported on different activities that suggested TikTok was about to place a major bet on the booming m-commerce industry. It... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 17:36

Just days after hackers claimed to have targeted the inner workings of the European Investment Bank (EIB) – claims that have now been verified – hacking gangs Killnet, Anonymous Sudan and REvil... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 16:40

PayPal and KKR have announced the signing of an exclusive multi-year agreement under which KKR will purchase up to €40 billion of buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan receivables originated... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 11:22

The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation challenges in Europe had a massive effect on customer behaviour in 2022. That is old news by now. What reveals over... read more

21 Jun 23 @ 08:00

Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, has announced the launch of Oxygen, a world-first decarbonisation of digital assets solution for financial institutions prioritising ESG. The launch comes one year after... read more

20 Jun 23 @ 14:16

Industry hype is focused on digital wallets and alt-pays – but in a new white paper, Nordic payments leader Tietoevry outlines five ways the mobile phone and payment card can work... read more

20 Jun 23 @ 13:14

Sky News has obtained a letter to the UK prime minister that technology companies must contribute to the cost of an online fraud “pandemic” that is undermining international investor confidence... read more