03 Apr 19 @ 11:16

105 organisations representing the full distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystem, including a number of big names from the financial services sector, announced their commitment to a new platform, the International... read more

03 Apr 19 @ 09:53

French  electronics group Thales has completed its previously announced €4.8 billion ($5.4 billion) takeover of Gemalto, boosting Thales’ presence in the booming security services market. Thales had to clear various... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 15:17

Different approaches to the regulation of new payments technologies is creating confusion and uncertainty for payments companies and consumers within different regions and between countries. This uncertainty risks impeding innovation... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 15:09

A range of pressures are bearing down on acquiring and processing businesses, including the emergence of new technologies such as faster payments and blockchain solutions – not to mention increasing... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 10:27

65% of merchants want to accept instant payments. That’s because they know the customer experience (CX) benefits will drive growth for their business, and they recognise that this payment type... read more

01 Apr 19 @ 08:32

FIME is the only testing laboratory in Japan accredited to provide NFC Forum testing and certification services. Japanese card, terminal and mobile device manufacturers can now benefit from local end-to-end... read more

28 Mar 19 @ 11:06

Heads continues to roll in the Nordic banking sector as the chief executive of Swedbank was fired by the board, paying the price for a rapidly escalating €135 billion money... read more

28 Mar 19 @ 09:53

NACHA has released its Top 50 rankings of originators and receivers of ACH payments for 2018. The Top 50 originating financial institutions accounted for volume of more than 19.7 billion... read more

25 Mar 19 @ 16:36

Card payments online are growing at double digit rates and will continue to increase significantly faster than card spending at physical outlets to account for nearly a quarter of all... read more

25 Mar 19 @ 10:13

One of the two biggest PSD2 deadlines mandated has been and gone without without anybody really raising an eyebrow. More importantly, March 14 passed without the compliance of 41% of... read more

25 Mar 19 @ 09:29

IBM has created a real-time, global payments network to support cross-border transactions and foreign exchange in more than 50 countries using cryptocurrencies or “stable coins.” IBM Blockchain World Wire will... read more

22 Mar 19 @ 16:35

Fraud losses on UK-issued cards totalled £671.4 million in 2018, a 19% increase from £565.4 million in 2017. At the same time, total spending on all debit and credit cards... read more

22 Mar 19 @ 16:01

Instagram has launched a new shopping function called Checkout on Instagram. The additional functionality, only currently available in the US with 20 big brands, means you can purchase directly through... read more

22 Mar 19 @ 12:47

Voice assistants continue to gain momentum, but there’s still little clarity around how this new interface affects the brand-consumer relationship, and how brands need to reposition themselves in light of... read more

21 Mar 19 @ 17:55

Cross-Border Commerce Europe has released a piece of research covering and ranking the 500 strongest European players with a focus on cross-border e-commerce performance. Total online EU cross-border market represents... read more

21 Mar 19 @ 16:50

A new report has found that the annual value of virtual cards (temporary card numbers only available for a single transaction or limited time) used by businesses will grow 90% over... read more

21 Mar 19 @ 09:57

Despite the arrests of three prominent members of the FIN7 cybercrime gang beginning in January 2018, attacks targeting businesses and customer payment card information did not cease. The latest evidence involves the... read more

19 Mar 19 @ 16:34

McKinsey has announced the findings of a future of shopping survey conducted with 2,624 consumers in France, Germany, UK and the US. The research entitled, ‘The Future of Shopping: connected,... read more