18 Jan 22 @ 15:39

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Looking back at 2021 – which promised to be the year that the industry realised the full potential of data-driven transactions, instant... read more

18 Jan 22 @ 14:32

Mobile continues to dominate as consumers spent a record 3.8 trillion hours on mobile in 2021, according to the State of Mobile 2022 report by App Annie. The company revealed... read more

18 Jan 22 @ 08:42

In March last year Payments Cards & Mobile reported that the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set out provisional accusations for five payments companies including Mastercard, in which it stated... read more

17 Jan 22 @ 12:39

A new study has found the value of transactions made over prepaid cards will exceed $4.1 trillion globally in 2026; up from $2.3 trillion in 2021 – a substantial growth... read more

17 Jan 22 @ 12:11

The administrators of the largest illegal marketplace on the darknet, UniCC, renowned or indeed infamous for stolen credit cards, are retiring after making an estimated $358 million (£260 million). The... read more

17 Jan 22 @ 11:36

2021 has gone on record as being the year criminals used a record amount of cryptocurrency for illicit purposes, but the overall growth of digital asset markets outstripped the rise... read more

14 Jan 22 @ 15:56

One of the key principles underpinning the digital economy is that data is ‘the new oil’. But what does this mean? In truth, it’s an imperfect analogy. A quick Google... read more

14 Jan 22 @ 10:52

Visa has announced plans to offer central banks and financial institutions a central bank digital currency (CBDC) offering in Q2 2022. The payment provider developed the Visa CBDC Payment Module... read more

14 Jan 22 @ 09:38

If you’re planning to change jobs in 2022, then you have certainly come to the right place. Our job board is set to be bursting with amazing opportunities this year,... read more

13 Jan 22 @ 10:36

It’s commonly understood that the recent pandemic saw e-commerce grow across Europe. However, analysts at RetailX claim that growth in markets with lower internet penetration and fewer digital shoppers was... read more

13 Jan 22 @ 10:28

Project Helvetia, a joint initiative between The Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub (BISIH) Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial infrastructure operator SIX, has reached the... read more

13 Jan 22 @ 09:19

January 13th marks the fourth anniversary of the Payments Services Directive 2 (PSD2) * making Open Banking a regulatory requirement in the UK. Open Banking (OB) was mandated by the... read more

12 Jan 22 @ 16:41

For years, payments investors focused on consumers’ switch to digital and mobile payments. More recently, investors have shifted to business to business (B2B) payments, where analysts see huge opportunities for... read more

12 Jan 22 @ 12:00

As the world recovers from the pandemic, users around the world are returning to public transit—and a transformation of how riders pay for these journeys is underway. PCM learns about... read more

12 Jan 22 @ 11:00

A group of US banks have announced that they intend to launch their own stablecoin, called USDF, in a move they hope will tackle concerns about the reserves behind nonbank... read more

11 Jan 22 @ 11:55

PayPal has confirmed numerous reports that it is working on a stablecoin. Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of crypto and digital currencies at PayPal, confirmed: “We are exploring... read more

11 Jan 22 @ 10:42

The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which oversees financial stability, is to take steps to bolster banks on the cloud. Data storage is a systemic vulnerability just like financial risk. The regulator... read more

11 Jan 22 @ 10:06

New research reveals that 55% of crypto owners – rising to 60% of 18-24 year olds – would rather get paid their salary in cryptocurrency. The top reasons for this... read more