05 Mar 20 @ 17:00

It’s one of the largest and most diverse regions on the planet. Nearly 2,000 native languages are spoken. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is a designation that eludes simple... read more

05 Mar 20 @ 16:46

At first glance, the credit card market looks healthy. In 2018, the average return on assets (ROA) for credit card issuers was 3.8%, more than twice the average ROA of... read more

04 Mar 20 @ 16:48

North America has traditionally been a global innovator, consistently at the forefront of payment technology as well as retail and financial services. The region has relied heavily on the stability... read more

04 Mar 20 @ 12:48

It has been reported that Kenya has 58.4 million mobile money subscribers – more than the total population of Kenya. According to the 2019 census data, the country has 47.5... read more

03 Mar 20 @ 14:44

FIS has launched its annual Global Payments Report. Over the next few days PCM will bring you highlights broken down into regions with the most interesting analysis and statistics presented... read more

03 Mar 20 @ 12:24

A love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more

03 Mar 20 @ 11:08

Cash has long been know for its “dirty” origins, but now the WHO is warning against using cash and moving to contactless payments to slow the spread of Covid-19 or... read more

02 Mar 20 @ 17:25

As part of modernising its marketplace and creating a more streamlined experience for customers, eBay is expanding its management of payments to the UK. As part of the rollout this... read more

02 Mar 20 @ 17:07

A group of Europe’s largest and most important financial infrastructures, members of the Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures (ECRB), chaired by the European Central Bank (ECB), launched... read more

02 Mar 20 @ 16:54

Neobanks operating in the UK added more than 6 million new customers in H2 2019, ending the year with 19.6 million customers globally, according to Accenture’s Digital Banking Tracker. Accenture’s... read more

28 Feb 20 @ 09:24

The European Commission recently unveiled a detailed set of proposals that it hopes will establish the region as a leader in AI (artificial intelligence) by focusing on trust and transparency.... read more

26 Feb 20 @ 17:36

The Swedish central bank has announced a trial for an e-krona targeted at the general public. The solution is developed by Accenture using the Corda enterprise blockchain. The central bank... read more

26 Feb 20 @ 11:29

According to new data, the entire mobile wallet market is set to become a $1 trillion worth industry in 2020, growing by a massive 36.5% year-on-year. The strong rising trend... read more

26 Feb 20 @ 11:03

US e-commerce retail sales grew significantly slower year over year in January 2020 than in December and for 2019 overall, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce advance monthly figures.... read more

25 Feb 20 @ 12:45

Intuit, which already owns TurboTax and QuickBooks, has agreed to buy credit report provider Credit Karma for $7.1 billion as consolidation sweeps the financial technology industry. The deal highlights the... read more

24 Feb 20 @ 09:25

Elavon says it will divest its Mexico-based operations to Santander. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the next few weeks. Elavon currently provides payment processing... read more

21 Feb 20 @ 16:11

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing very fast and taking a chunk of card payments around the world with it. Apple Pay accounts for about 5% of global card transactions and... read more

21 Feb 20 @ 12:25

The severity of cyber-breaches and cyber crime has become more and more intense in recent years. As a result, security experts at Specops Software sought to find out which (Western)... read more