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SMEs are the lifeblood of our economies – they deserve better invoicing terms

11 Jun 20 @ 14:56

It’s an astonishing fact of business life that major global corporations attract all the attention from the press and analysts – and yet, in any region of the world, such... read more

Life in 2022: How the global COVID-19 pandemic changed payments

11 Jun 20 @ 11:19

It’s January 2022. Countries around the world are teeming with life again. Roads and trains are packed with employees commuting to work. High street retailers are seeing foot traffic, and... read more

CaixaBank deploys facial recognition ATMs throughout Spain

09 Jun 20 @ 13:15

CaixaBank has begun a nationwide deployment of facial recognition ATMs. The deployment is the first launched by a financial institution on a global level that allows users to withdraw money... read more

Report: The state of European checkouts in 2020

05 Jun 20 @ 10:40

A new report, The state of European checkouts in 2020, offers a detailed review of the top 450 e-commerce websites in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and... read more

JCB enables cross-border QR code payment

05 Jun 20 @ 09:57

As consumers seek greater speed and convenience in their payment transactions, merchants are increasingly adopting QR code payments and other digital payment types. Digital wallets now account for 58% of... read more

Research finds criminals hit $1.4 billion jackpot from cryptocurrency crimes

04 Jun 20 @ 16:06

CipherTrace has released its Spring 2020 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering and Crime Report with key data on cryptocurrency crimes and trends that will have regulatory repercussions for VASPs and other financial institutions. In the... read more

The Retail Report 2020: A new digital age dawning on the retail sector

04 Jun 20 @ 15:50

A new retail report has conducted two international surveys focusing on the deployment of digital technologies and payment methods in retail sector, as well as consumers’ willingness to use them.... read more

Keeping data in the vault: insider breach risk in financial services

03 Jun 20 @ 11:57

Financial services organisations are trusted with far more than just money; they are also responsible for keeping customers’ highly sensitive personal and financial data under lock and key. They are... read more

Western Union seeks deal to acquire MoneyGram

02 Jun 20 @ 15:51

Western Union is reported to have made an offer to acquire MoneyGram in a transaction that would bring together the two largest money-transfer service providers in the US. Western Union... read more

Global consumer trends – Focus on payments

02 Jun 20 @ 13:00

A new global consumer trends report, Global Consumer Trends – The New Normal, has been released which documents how consumer preferences across a range of activities has changed. From Work,... read more

The blockchain report 2020 – a year in review

02 Jun 20 @ 11:50

A new report offers a comprehensive review of the blockchain landscape, COVID-19’s impact on crypto, and what’s in store for the rest of 2020. “Crypto not blockchain” was the dominant... read more

US market hits 1 billion EMV chip cards milestone

01 Jun 20 @ 11:20

US card issuers have surpassed the 1 billion EMV chip cards mark to take second place in total EMV cards deployed, behind the global leader, Asia Pacific. Now the shift... read more

Samsung goes live with Samsung Money to compete with Apple Card

01 Jun 20 @ 09:23

Samsung has unveiled Samsung Money by SoFi, a new mobile-first money management experience that brings a cash management account and accompanying Mastercard debit card along with exclusive benefits to Samsung... read more

COVID-19 and the age of the contactless experience

29 May 20 @ 09:20

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit hard across the world, consumers are putting a high price on health factors when interacting with organisations. To reduce the risk of infection,... read more

European payments landscape: The great escape

29 May 20 @ 08:36

In a new piece of research from Jeffries on the European payments landscape, they take an in-depth look at the shape of a recovery in the Euro card present market... read more

Visa says Request to Pay trial with Pay.UK a success

27 May 20 @ 15:38

Visa says it will continue its support for Pay.UK after facilitating the first Request to Pay message sent and received using Pay.UK’s standards. Request to Pay is a messaging service... read more

UK retailers expect levels of e-commerce to increase over the next six months

27 May 20 @ 11:29

New research reveals that over the next six months 35% of UK adults expect the level of their e-commerce to increase compared to 18% who anticipate it will fall. Overall,... read more

Europe’s top 10 cashless countries

27 May 20 @ 10:47

A new study has analysed Europe’s leading cashless economies. The study highlights the countries where citizens are most likely to go completely cashless and who uses contactless payments the most.... 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