10 Feb 17 @ 11:04

Choosing whether to delegate all or some of your security needs to an outside partner can be difficult. But considering that threats have advanced, the attack surface has grown, and... read more

09 Feb 17 @ 09:53

Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent of consumer payments worldwide. So, is a cashless society a... read more

09 Feb 17 @ 09:35

New research forecasts that, by 2021, nearly 3 billion users will access retail banking via digital banking services like smartphones, tablets, PCs and smartwatches, up 53% from this year. The research... read more

08 Feb 17 @ 10:41

The recent Tesco Bank hack has left the retail banking world reeling, searching for answers and more effective ways to secure networks against future attacks. It has been revealed weaknesses... read more

08 Feb 17 @ 09:41

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given six banks the go ahead to launch a mobile money transfer platform to compete directly with M-Pesa, starting new competition in the lucrative financial... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:47

Cyber attacks are increasing in number and sophistication. ‘Transfer’ is one of the four ‘Ts’ of risk management, alongside terminate, tolerate and treat. We examine the growing market for cyber... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:33

In Latin America, overall banked levels as reported by governments are reaching surprising levels. Colombia, considered one of the most cash-dependent economies in the region, claims that 75% of its... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:10

Polish banks have been hit by hackers who planted a malware infection which appears to have come through compromised servers at the Polish financial regulator KNF – responsible for enforcing security standards in... read more

06 Feb 17 @ 13:05

The U.S. Payments Forum has released its winter 2017 market snapshot, providing updates on the status of the US EMV chip migration, 2017 priorities for accelerating merchant chip enablement and securing... read more

06 Feb 17 @ 12:48

VocaLink and Barclaycard have announced a partnership to enable their merchants to accept mobile payments through the Pay by Bank app. Pay by Bank app allows shoppers to pay quickly and securely... read more

06 Feb 17 @ 10:41

The merchant acquiring market in Europe is operating on solid grounds of continuous transaction growth, however the cost pressures in the industry increases are very high primarily due to new... read more

06 Feb 17 @ 09:56

Mobile payments methods continue to soar in popularity in the UK following the introduction of new players such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Barclay’s Pingit. Together, with the anticipated... read more

31 Jan 17 @ 13:19

In a couple of weeks, Payments Cards & Mobile will be heading out to Berlin to take part in the Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, otherwise known as MPE. If you would... read more

31 Jan 17 @ 10:13

In what has become a classic story in the financial technology space, the start-ups that were born out of a professed desire to disrupt the banking industry have evolved to... read more

31 Jan 17 @ 08:50

Mastercard has fought off a legal battle against a group of retailers including Asda, Morrison, New Look and Next in the High Court connected to interchange fees. Mastercard is fighting at least 10 separate lawsuits... read more

30 Jan 17 @ 16:29

Advances in biometric payment technology could soon mean the end of physical credit cards. Pressure from both payment providers and consumers for quicker, more convenient, more secure means to make... read more

30 Jan 17 @ 12:21

Did you know that 28 January was Data Privacy & Protection Day? It marks the anniversary of the first European Data Privacy Directive signed in 1981. Now more than 45... read more

30 Jan 17 @ 12:03

In early 2015, the Federal Reserve issued the Strategies for Improving the US Payment System paper that outlined the collective thinking of US payment system stakeholders and the Federal Reserve... read more