11 Jul 22 @ 09:33

Banking Circle is moving into the virtual assets market with a new service for Banks and Payments businesses, by adding USDC stablecoins to its payment rails for payment acceptance, processing... read more

11 Jul 22 @ 09:18

No one enjoyed the pandemic, but one of the more welcome upsides for many of us has been remote working. It gave us back time we’d have previously spent commuting,... read more

07 Jul 22 @ 17:57

Three in five (60%) UK adults have used embedded finance services as part of the checkout process when shopping online in the past 12 months, according to a new survey[1]... read more

07 Jul 22 @ 17:46

Mambu has announced a global partnership with Visa in order to utilise Visa DPS – one of the largest processors of Visa debit transactions globally. The partnership will give Mambu customers... read more

05 Jul 22 @ 11:30

In 2021, European e-commerce grew by 13 % to €718 billion euros. The growth rate has remained stable, though it has risen slightly compared to 2020. The 2021 B2C turnover... read more

05 Jul 22 @ 10:30

Cross-border payments are growing every year as consumers seek out more choice and better prices from markets around the world. Currently worth around $2.5 trillion annually, business to consumer e-commerce... read more

05 Jul 22 @ 09:30

A new report into UK consumer attitudes to payments by European payment services experts Transact Payments has revealed some results which, according to CEO Kriya Patel, “will surprise even seasoned... read more

04 Jul 22 @ 13:14

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has announced the acquisition of the payment and identity solutions business of Valid USA. With this step, G+D aims to accelerate growth in the US, one of the... read more

04 Jul 22 @ 12:28

Ransomware detections in Q1 of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to the latest quarterly Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. Researchers also found... read more

04 Jul 22 @ 11:02

I don’t want to be the guy who says “I told you so”, but…For those of you who have been regular readers you will note that for many months now... read more

01 Jul 22 @ 13:22

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may be located at the far eastern edge of Europe, but together they are situated firmly at the epicentre of cutting-edge payment innovation for the whole... read more

01 Jul 22 @ 09:45

If you’re feeling the pinch in your pocket right now, you’re not the only one: inflation reached a 40-year high in April 2022, and rising prices are the topic on... read more

30 Jun 22 @ 12:35

As inflation rates rise across the globe, the resulting cost of living crisis is forcing changes in consumer payment habits – with a particular focus on methods that help track... read more

30 Jun 22 @ 12:04

The Federal Trade Commission is to sued Walmart for allowing its money transfer services to be used by fraudsters, who fleeced consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. In... read more

29 Jun 22 @ 12:56

In 2021, Netacea published its Cost of Bots report. We already knew bots were a nuisance to both businesses and their customers—buying up stock, sniping auctions, scraping con and so... read more

29 Jun 22 @ 12:33

UK Finance has released its latest fraud report covering 2021. The report shows the scale of fraud taking place as well as how criminals took advantage of people’s doubts and... read more

28 Jun 22 @ 16:36

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is on a path similar to the rest of the world: declining cash use and increasingly sophisticated electronic payments. However, this simple... read more

28 Jun 22 @ 16:27

It’s been two months since PSD2 enforcement started in the UK, and we have taken a look at data from merchants to see what patterns are emerging and what we... read more