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Prepaid cards market expected to exceed $5.5 trillion dollars by 2028

30 Nov 21 @ 16:59

Amid hype about alternative payments and digital currencies, prepaid cards are booming – with growth projected to run faster than e-commerce world-wide over the next ten years. Payments Cards &... read more

Faster and secure payments with the new PSD2 payment initiation service

30 Nov 21 @ 16:02

The PSD2 enables more convenient, secure, faster and more affordable account-to-account payments in e-commerce and at the checkout in shops. One of the two new API-based PSD2 services, the Payment... read more

The reality of cyber crime in Europe

30 Nov 21 @ 13:11

Are you aware of just how often real-world offences and cyber crimes are committed across Europe and which countries are most affected? TechRobot has carried out research on real-world crime... read more

Smart POS systems like PAX are vital to Merchant Service Providers – but are they secure?

29 Nov 21 @ 18:09

The recent news that a US acquirer had raised concerns about PAX terminal security led a number of Merchant Service Providers’ (MSPs) to ask questions about their approach to next-generation... read more

Decentralized Finance: Risk, Regulation, and the Rise of DeCrime

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

How to make omni-channel stock management and payments work for you

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

Using AI: Smart ways to use Artificial Intelligence in Payments

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

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion

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

Three companies on a winter hiring spree

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

Ominous warning for European retailers facing a 350% increase in fraud

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

Digital commerce in Latin America expand 37% – Pix and wallets lead charge

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

Japanese mega consortium set to test Yen based digital currency

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

The UK’s future strategy for Open Banking payments

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

An update on interchange fees between the UK and EEA

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

Buy Now Pay Later fraud risks set to rise this Black Friday

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

EU to ban banks’ use of cross-border permissions to access market

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

Mid-market enterprises must seize the digitization opportunity in accounts receivable for optimum performance

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

Current fraud defences aren’t working. Fraud engines need supercharging!

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

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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

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more