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MagikPOS malware hits North American Point of Sale systems

20 Mar 17 @ 14:43

Trend Micro has warned of a new POS malware dubbed MagikPOS, that is being used to attack POS systems belonging to businesses in the US and Canada. The MagikPOS malware... read more

The US payments landscape: EMV, card-not-present and mobile ecosystems

17 Mar 17 @ 12:35

There are a lot of moving parts in the US payments landscape with the ongoing EMV migration to chip technology, growth in mobile payments and contactless payments, and the increasing... read more

Infograph: PSD2 explained – why was the Payment Services Directive created

17 Mar 17 @ 12:26

In less than a year the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will be implemented in European Union (EU) Member States. The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is a fundamental piece of... read more

UK regulator forces Diebold Nixdorf to sell UK business to complete Wincor merger

17 Mar 17 @ 09:50

UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has ruled that the Diebold Nixdorf merger needs a ‘structural remedy’. In order to force the acquisition through, Diebold Nixdorf has agreed to sell its legacy business... read more

41 million merchants worldwide choose UnionPay

15 Mar 17 @ 14:33

Latest data show that more than 41 million merchants and over 2 million ATMs across 160 countries and regions accept UnionPay cards. Over 10 million online merchants based outside mainland... read more

How can API standardisation be achieved in the context of PSD2?

15 Mar 17 @ 11:05

In less than a year the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will be implemented in European Union (EU) Member States, and the acronym ‘API’ is on the minds of Payment... read more

Google adds P2P payments to Gmail Android app

15 Mar 17 @ 09:25

Google is to revisit history going back back to P2P payments, adding the feature to its Gmail Android app that allows sending friends funds by attaching a file to an email. Google first... read more

Market analysis – payments cards in Europe (E33)

14 Mar 17 @ 11:50

Payments cards and card payment at the point of sale and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2015. This was supported by the roll-out of new... read more

Instant payments: lessons learned from early adopters

14 Mar 17 @ 11:31

The ability to offer instant payments has become a necessity for banks around the world as they keep up with customer expectations and set themselves up strategically for the future.... read more

To ‘Pay’ or not to ‘Pay’? The choice around mobile payment

13 Mar 17 @ 13:32

People don’t use their mobile phones to make telephone calls nearly as much as they used to. They are using them to surf the internet, send instant messages, even wake... read more

Mobile money for the unbanked – Avoiding common industry pitfalls

10 Mar 17 @ 11:33

A new Roland Berger study, entitled Mobile Money for the unbanked – Avoiding common industry pitfalls, highlights the challenges of creating a Mobile Money operating arm, cautions operators that success... read more

Revealed: Why UK banks crash all the time

10 Mar 17 @ 09:25

CAST, a software risk prevention and analysis outfit, has revealed the findings of its latest CRASH report, the world’s largest real-life study of software quality in enterprise applications. The report exposes that... read more

Prepaid card market expected to reach $3,653 billion by 2022

09 Mar 17 @ 15:22

A new report published by Allied Market Research projects that the global prepaid card market is anticipated to reach $3,653 billion by 2022, registering a CAGR of 22.7% from 2016 to... read more

PSR annual – Access and governance report on payment systems

09 Mar 17 @ 15:06

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) was established to promote effective competition and innovation in payment systems. Ensuring open access to participants and potential participants is a key component of this.... read more

Killer devices to hacked fingerprints: 17 financial crime trends for 2017

08 Mar 17 @ 15:52

If the world seemed dangerous from a financial crime perspective last year, analytics firm FICO predict an even more challenging 2017. In a new paper, four of the leaders in... read more

Verifone network compromised by Russian hacking group

08 Mar 17 @ 09:31

Verifone is reportedly investigating a breach of its internal computer networks that appears to have impacted a number of companies running its POS solutions, according to sources. Verifone says the extent of the... read more

New reports show mobile wallet suffering an identity crisis in Europe

07 Mar 17 @ 12:44

New research by Juniper, analysing the mobile wallet market, indicates Europe lagging behind almost every other region in its transaction value forecast despite high levels of tech adoption and smartphone penetration. So, what’s going wrong?... read more

The Internet of Things business index – Transformation in motion

07 Mar 17 @ 11:23

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key driver of the digital transformation that will enable businesses to reinvent products, services, internal operations and business models. As a result, the... read more

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Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa and Fiserv partnership extends API-led acceptance platform

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

Visa and Fiserv are extending their long-running partnership in Europe with a new API-driven acceptance offering designed to simplify merchant acquiring and mod... more