29 Nov 21 @ 16:19

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) looks set to revolutionise financial services, by replacing centralised intermediaries with software running on blockchains. Decentralized Finance (DeFI) refers to the use of platforms such as Ethereum... read more

29 Nov 21 @ 10:07

As we fast approach the peak Christmas period many experts are predicting that the global supply chain crisis is likely to get worse before it gets better. They point to... read more

26 Nov 21 @ 12:58

The Payments Association has released new research showing how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being used in the payments, finance and banking sectors and how they may... read more

26 Nov 21 @ 10:02

In-vehicle payments are those where payments are made via vehicle systems, without requiring use of a smartphone to process the transaction. As previously reported by Payments, Cards & Mobile the... read more

26 Nov 21 @ 09:37

Are you on the lookout for a new job at the moment? How exciting! There are some really cool companies out there looking for talent right now, so you’re in... read more

25 Nov 21 @ 17:18

As the holiday shopping season hits full stride, e-commerce retailers across Europe face a new era of fraud and malicious attacks spurred by a COVID-inspired transformation in e-commerce and a... read more

25 Nov 21 @ 12:57

Latin America’s digital commerce market is expected to grow by 37% by the end of 2021 and expand at a double-digit pace across the region through 2025. Some of LatAm’s... read more

25 Nov 21 @ 11:46

A consortium of 70 Japanese firms, including the country’s three  largest banks, says it will aim to launch a yen-based digital currency in 2022 after beginning trials in coming months.... read more

24 Nov 21 @ 17:06

Open banking (OB) payments have the potential to offer greater payment choice to merchants and customers. There are now over 2.5 million Open Banking payments a month. In 2018, there... read more

24 Nov 21 @ 16:47

As of January 2021, the United Kingdom broke away from its long standing relationship with its closet neighbour and is therefore no longer part of the EEA. As a result,... read more

24 Nov 21 @ 13:18

A significant increase in Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) transactions expected this Black Friday and Cyber Monday is forecast to put businesses and consumers at heightened risk of falling victim... read more

23 Nov 21 @ 17:20

The EU has announced new measures to crack down on a patchwork of national arrangements that allow banks outside the EU to sell services into the bloc, dealing a blow... read more

23 Nov 21 @ 16:57

As the World Economic Forum has noted[1], the mid-market enterprises (turnover of between $50-$500 million) that constitute 60% of North America’s GDP urgently need to re-tool for growth in the... read more

23 Nov 21 @ 16:36

As digital commerce becomes a mainstay of everyday life, better automation in monitoring transactions for fraud is a necessity. Despite the best efforts of our industry, payments fraud continues to... read more

23 Nov 21 @ 14:09

UnionPay, the card scheme with the world’s largest cardholder base, has announced that it has signed a new market development agreement for the Nordics with Nets. The agreement will enable... read more

22 Nov 21 @ 17:33

Lockdowns have drastically shifted the way consumers interact with mobile and accelerated the move toward m-commerce, eclipsing previous years’ predictions. As restrictions have progressively eased throughout 2021 in many markets,... read more

22 Nov 21 @ 16:55

Amazon.com is showing its aggressive side. The e-commerce giant has started a kind of fight with Visa over the costs of using its credit cards, but it won’t confront the... read more

22 Nov 21 @ 16:10

Customer payment preferences have changed as we adapt to a new financial reality. In the latest Carat Insights Report Fiserv analysed over $3 trillion in payments data, combined with a consumer... read more