07 May 21 @ 16:11

Both consumers and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are unhappy with the service they receive from banks at a time when digitisation and automation are meant to be ushering in... read more

07 May 21 @ 15:54

Retailers say the coming enforcement of the sweeping online payments regulation – SCA – is the least of their post-pandemic worries, a stance that exposes a stark disconnect with the... read more

07 May 21 @ 15:16

New research has found that the UK BNPL sector ranks as one of the most valuable on the global stage, despite sitting mid table where e-commerce market prominence is concerned.... read more

05 May 21 @ 17:48

As we know, when the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless and digital payments and online shopping. As stores closed and... read more

05 May 21 @ 12:51

The global smart card market size was valued at $10.19 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $15.57 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2020... read more

05 May 21 @ 09:00

Banking Circle has reported a significant uplift in payments flow and clients a year after it launched its Banking Licence. At the end of February 2020, Banking Circle received its... read more

04 May 21 @ 12:18

The Digital Dollar Project, a non-profit organisation, has announced it will launch five pilot programs over the next 12 months to test the potential uses of a US central bank... read more

04 May 21 @ 09:35

A wide range of factors are converging to make Know Your Business (KYB) a major pain point for financial institutions (FIs) in the years ahead. Banks and other FIs must... read more

04 May 21 @ 09:15

Digital wallets and account-to-account payments are growing fast – but contactless cards are currently Europe’s most popular way to pay, and will remain central to the payments mix. By now,... read more

04 May 21 @ 09:00

As eBay further distances itself from its PayPal relationship and looks to consolidate its payments inhouse, the e-commerce monster has signed a new deal with Payoneer. Payoneer says it is... read more

03 May 21 @ 05:00

Can you actually believe April is over? 2021 is not messing around. The weeks and months are flying by, and that means that brighter times are coming! (Quite literally, summer... read more

30 Apr 21 @ 12:23

As part of its strategy for addressing fraud risks in the context of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payment schemes the European Payments Council (EPC), has elected to develop... read more

30 Apr 21 @ 11:06

The internet has changed the shape of how we live our modern lives and is an incredible thing, and something that continues to develop and improve year on year. But... read more

29 Apr 21 @ 16:22

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have announced that they will integrate their individual countries real-time payments rails to facilitate faster cross-border transfers. The... read more

29 Apr 21 @ 16:03

The Chinese e-commerce market is predicted to grow at a strong compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4% from CNY13.8 trillion ($2.1 trillion) in 2021 to CNY19.6 trillion ($3.0 trillion)... read more

28 Apr 21 @ 16:18

What will the post-pandemic world look like for retail banks? With low interest rates, closed branches, increased risk of SME bankruptcies, consumer delinquencies, and eroding market share, traditional banks are... read more

28 Apr 21 @ 15:49

While most of the world can’t travel across borders just yet, we can certainly shop across them. Data shows that almost 24% of e-commerce purchases in Europe are international. As... read more

28 Apr 21 @ 08:43

American Express doesn’t issue debit cards in the US but it is gearing up to issue debit cards in China as it extends its position in the country. AmEx was... read more