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US Federal Reserve study shows dramatic changes to US payments market

06 Jan 22 @ 11:46

The United States’ Federal Reserve has issued an update to its Federal Reserve Payments Study (FRPS) on the US payments market to include findings from recent survey data. The findings... read more

The evolution of the European payments market: From cash to digital

05 Jan 22 @ 17:07

A new study by Payments Europe shows the extent to which new trends have emerged post-pandemic regarding the payment’s behaviour of consumers and merchants in Europe. According to the report,... read more

People’s Bank of China launches Android and iOS wallet apps for digital yuan

05 Jan 22 @ 16:34

People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) has released a pilot versions of its e-CNY, digital yuan wallet application on app stores as the central bank steps up its push to develop... read more

Finance Denmark selects P27 Nordic Payments to become new national clearing house

05 Jan 22 @ 16:21

A ground breaking plan for Denmark’s financial sector has been approved by the board of Denmark’s banking association, Finance Denmark. According to the new sector plan, P27 Nordic Payments will... read more

As Christmas comes, it’s clear: we need better tools to fight massive payments fraud

17 Dec 21 @ 12:04

Fraud is going off the scale. PCM outlines how well current solutions are working, and what might work better. Even before the holidays have begun, the signs are not good:... read more

How to save time and money by reducing complexity from payments operations

17 Dec 21 @ 11:47

As the FinTech revolution percolates its way through the economy, there are more and more payments solutions on the market. As they have multiplied, the range of functions on offer... read more

Accounts Receivable: from digitization to complete transformation

17 Dec 21 @ 11:38

90% of mid-market enterprises are now digitizing their accounts receivable (AR) processes. But digitization and traditional AR automation alone aren’t enough to solve for businesses’ most important stakeholder—their customer. Craig O’Neill,... read more

Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week

17 Dec 21 @ 09:54

Are you looking for a new job at the moment? Well, you are in the right place. There are so many amazing opportunities popping up on our job board every... read more

Is 2022 the year that payment cards pass their expiry date?

16 Dec 21 @ 16:15

As reported in Payments Cards & Mobile, Amazon announced in November that it would stop taking payments from Visa credit cards issued in the UK, because of sky-high fees. Interchange... read more

Report: Rapid development of retail faster payments and implications for RTGS

16 Dec 21 @ 15:55

The implementation of retail faster payments across the globe is continuing at a rapid pace, with significant implications for incumbent RTGS systems, according to a report published by the Bank... read more

The regulatory year in review – and what’s next in 2022…

16 Dec 21 @ 15:43

As payments go digital and new methods such as Account to Account (A2A), crypto and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) rocket in popularity, regulators are struggling to keep up with... read more

AML warnings raised at a third of UK EMIs as ‘major gateway’ for illicit funds

15 Dec 21 @ 10:04

Anti Money Laundering (AML) red flags have been indicated at more than a third of UK-licensed electronic money institutions (EMIs), according to Transparency International UK. Transparency International UK warned in... read more

JCB expands partnership with Planet for European merchants

15 Dec 21 @ 09:15

JCB International and Planet have announced the expansion of their European partnership. This new deal ensures Planet will perform as a JCB acquirer across European territories for both face-to-face and... read more

Mobile money transaction to exceed $870 billion in emerging markets

14 Dec 21 @ 15:35

A new study has found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will exceed $870 billion in 2026, up from $555 billion in 2021, representing growth... read more

The FCA sets final rules and guidance to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)

14 Dec 21 @ 15:14

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published its policy statement PS21/19 which sets out amendments to the UK SCA-RTS. The Policy Statement sets out final rule changes, as... read more

BdF, SNB and BIS complete Project Jura cross-border wCBDC experiment

13 Dec 21 @ 11:05

Banque de France (BdF), Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Hub have successfully completed Project Jura, an experiment in cross-border wholesale CBDC, in collaboration with Accenture, Credit Suisse, Natixis, R3, SIX Digital Exchange and UBS.... read more

Infographic: The growth and future of mobile commerce

13 Dec 21 @ 10:32

In 2021, e-commerce growth as a digital category is being driven largely by mobile commerce. In fact, eMarketer estimates (via Statista) that in 2021, mobile will make up about 73% of all e-commerce sales;... read more

UK’s GCHQ raises fears of China’s digital renminbi project

13 Dec 21 @ 09:40

The UK signals intelligence agency GCHQ has warned that China’s digital renminbi, risks becoming a tool to surveil users and exert control over global currency transactions. In an interview with... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more