11 Jan 19 @ 16:18

In payments, consumers ask a lot in terms of convenience, speed and, above all, security. This puts the pressure on the industry to offer a pain-free consumer experience that is... read more

11 Jan 19 @ 12:03

Square has launched its Square In-App Payments SDK (Software Development Kit), enabling developers and sellers to process payments with Square within their consumer-facing mobile apps for the first time. With... read more

11 Jan 19 @ 09:43

HP has announced a new all-in-one POS system partnership, expanding its SMB offerings, with PayPal to utilise its payment processing services. The company has not targeted the SMB market in the... read more

10 Jan 19 @ 19:07

Hungary’s commercial banks have begun a test phase of a domestic instant-payments system expected to go live on July 1, the clearing house operator GIRO said on Thursday. Under the... read more

10 Jan 19 @ 18:51

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published the results of its assessment of the applicability and suitability of EU law to crypto-assets. Typically, crypto-asset activities do not constitute regulated services... read more

10 Jan 19 @ 14:45

About 39 million Russians use social commerce, shopping in online social channels such as social media, instant messengers, classified ad websites, and other P2P platforms. The number of users paying... read more

09 Jan 19 @ 17:32

Chinese mobile payments services market is projected to grow 21.8% from 2017 to hit $96.73 trillion (£75.96 trillion) in 2023, driven partly by increasing demand for e-commerce. China has a... read more

09 Jan 19 @ 12:57

Mizuho Bank is set to roll out a proprietary digital currency, J Coin, in March, backed by 60 regional domestic banks. The virtual currency is the result of the development of... read more

09 Jan 19 @ 10:02

A survey of central banks shows that a majority are collaboratively looking at the implications of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Although many have reached the stage of considering... read more

08 Jan 19 @ 13:11

The number of merchant outlets accepting card payments worldwide grew by 13% throughout 2017 to reach 69.2 million at the end of the year. The two least developed regions in... read more

08 Jan 19 @ 09:17

Ingenico and Deutscher Sparkassenverlag (DSV), have announced the finalisation of the combination of BS PAYONE, a Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe subsidiary, with Ingenico Retail assets in DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) following the approval... read more

08 Jan 19 @ 09:08

Nets and Concardis have confirmed that they have completed the merger originally announced in June 2018. Bo Nilsson will lead the combined group as CEO and Robert Hoffmann will continue as Concardis... read more

07 Jan 19 @ 16:59

Google has announced that it has been granted an e-money licence and authorised as a payment institution in the Republic of Ireland, paving the way for it to begin providing new... read more

07 Jan 19 @ 12:27

In 2019 it’s all about data – a small, rather dull word for something that is profoundly changing the world we live in. New technologies, from voice-controlled speakers to “internet... read more

07 Jan 19 @ 11:56

Huawei is set to launch a major expansion to its mobile payments platform Huawei Pay as it once again looks to take on the likes of Apple and Samsung. The Chinese phone... read more

07 Jan 19 @ 11:47

According to figures from Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud reporting service, contactless card fraud is surging. A total of £1.8 million was stolen by fraudsters from contactless users in 2018.... read more

27 Dec 18 @ 09:29

Visa Inc is to pay £198 million pounds to buy Earthport Plc, a British firm that facilitates international transactions for banks and businesses. Visa International Service Association, a unit of... read more

19 Dec 18 @ 08:49

Hot on the heels of Tieto launching its API Hub, Spiir’s Nordic API Gateway has received €5.2 million investment from DNB and Danske Bank as the banks continue their plans to build their PSD2... read more