02 Sep 21 @ 09:56

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and four central banks will test the use of CBDC for cross-border transactions, as global regulators seek to improve the speed and movement of... read more

01 Sep 21 @ 10:36

Worldline and Bitcoin Suisse have announce the go-live of their omnichannel crypto payment solution for the more than 85’000 Swiss merchants in the Worldline network. Now all merchants in Switzerland... read more

31 Aug 21 @ 12:48

The pace of evolution in Europe’s payment market is evident in all areas – including processors. Sweeping changes in consumer payment behaviour, merchant acceptance and democratisation of services have produced... read more

31 Aug 21 @ 12:35

For centuries, elites across Europe and the world have flocked to Swiss banking as a safe haven for their assets. With the digital revolution continuing and cryptocurrencies gathering momentum, Switzerland... read more

26 Aug 21 @ 09:48

Klarna’s losses increased significantly in Q2 as the BNPL company continued the pace of growth ahead of a possible IPO. Recently valued at $46 billion in an investment round led... read more

26 Aug 21 @ 08:53

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the inaugural minting of Jamaica’s first batch of central bank digital currency (CBDC). A total of J$230 million dollars in CBDC will be issued... read more

24 Aug 21 @ 15:33

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently unveiled a new digital payment product called e-RUPI under the country’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface). According to state news sources, this payment mechanism is to ensure... read more

24 Aug 21 @ 09:43

The pandemic has drastically shifted consumer retail habits, including payment behaviour and preferences. Here’s three ways retail decision makers can thrive in this new age:  

23 Aug 21 @ 14:53

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

23 Aug 21 @ 14:13

Businesses and people around the world suffer ransomware attacks every day. Exceptionally since the pandemic started, we hear more and more about hackers abusing vulnerabilities. According to the data presented... read more

23 Aug 21 @ 12:12

Two decades into the 21st Century, we have become accustomed to having every convenience at our fingertips exactly when we want it. In many ways that extends to our finances,... read more

23 Aug 21 @ 12:11

PayPal has announced that UK users can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies through the payment platform for the first time, the service launched in the US in 2020. The... read more

20 Aug 21 @ 13:48

New data released by the payments industry self-regulatory body, Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet), has shown a slight increase in online card fraud in 2020 as the shift to online payments... read more

20 Aug 21 @ 13:18

From April to June 2021, BLIK users completed nearly 176 million transactions worth PLN 24 billion. At that time, the number of BLIK’s P2P instant payments was growing the fastest... read more

20 Aug 21 @ 13:00

Bank of America has recorded the most patents granted in H1 of any year in the company’s history. The U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) granted the bank 227 patents during H1... read more

19 Aug 21 @ 13:26

A £10 billion ($14 billion) class action against Mastercard for unfair interchange fees, in which the claimants say 46 million British adults could be eligible for roughly £300 each if... read more

19 Aug 21 @ 11:06

Facebook has announced it will launch the Novi digital wallet tied to the Diem blockchain-based payment system, having received the necessary regulatory clearances. David Marcus, chief of Facebook’s financial services... read more

19 Aug 21 @ 10:44

As is widely known, PayPal and Square have announced they are accepting cryptocurrency at POS as a means of payment, while Visa and Mastercard have also recently confirmed they will... read more