28 Nov 16 @ 16:52

In a very good blog, originally posted on Withoutfire.com, John Elliott, a payments / privacy / cyber security / risk specialist has some very interesting views and theories on the Tesco... read more

28 Nov 16 @ 16:39

Paytm has reportedly added 8 million new users in the two weeks after the Indian government announced the replacement of the country’s highest-denomination bank notes. In a bid to root... read more

25 Nov 16 @ 10:58

We live in a world with a transactional data landscape. Every minute of every day, simply by going about our normal day-to-day activities, we are generating information through the payments... read more

25 Nov 16 @ 10:25

The UK is set for higher online Black Friday retail spending growth than the US, according to new data from Ingenico ePayments. The global analysis of online retail growth from... read more

24 Nov 16 @ 16:21

Payment habits are strongly national. They have developed over time and have been shaped by various cultural, political, economic and technological factors. In its most recent white paper RS2 examines... read more

24 Nov 16 @ 15:23

Visa and Mastercard, are are sensing an opportunity and hoping to see a seismic switch to digital transactions after years of waiting post India’s sudden withdrawal of its most widely... read more

24 Nov 16 @ 09:45

As the dreaded Black Friday draws nearer, iovation is predicting a significant increase in CNP fraud – fraudulent transactions where a credit card is not physically presented to a merchant... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:47

Bank Leumi, one of Israel’s largest banks, says that its credit card subsidiary, Leumi Card, will introduce the first-of-its-kind integration of a mobile security product based on behavioral biometrics. Based... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:23

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has brought forward proposals for how it will implement what is called strong customer authentication (SCA). Visa has warned that new European rules on e-commerce... read more

22 Nov 16 @ 12:51

A new study by Lipis Advisors, experts in real-time payments, has found that the cost of migrating to Instant Payments infrastructure for small and medium sized banks is far lower... read more

22 Nov 16 @ 12:23

A survey of financial institutions, FinTech start-ups and ecosystem participants across Europe, Africa and the Middle East has revealed that the convergence between the strategies of FinTechs and traditional financial... read more

22 Nov 16 @ 09:49

Global mobile commerce is now a huge 34% of all e-commerce transactions worldwide and is predicted to grow 31% in 2017. That’s over 200% faster than the growth of the... read more

21 Nov 16 @ 13:39

Chase customers can download and pay with Chase Pay, its new mobile payment app that works in stores, in app and online. The Chase Pay app works at the more... read more

21 Nov 16 @ 13:29

Barclays says it is installing contactless ATM’s in branches across the country, enabling customers to withdraw up to £100 by tapping their mobile phone or debit cards at the terminal.... read more

17 Nov 16 @ 12:19

There is a massive trend in many industries for co-development of solutions. Apple does not develop all apps themselves but provide a platform for others. Amazon does not produce own... read more

17 Nov 16 @ 09:54

New figures prepared for Innovate Finance on UK FinTech investment show a 26% drop in funding for British startups, illustrating the Brexit effect. Overall global investment for financial technology increased... read more

17 Nov 16 @ 09:19

Spire Payments is set to launch its SPx1, a next generation SmartPOS device, and its ‘Converge’ payment software framework. The SPx1 SmartPOS is a milestone in the evolution of payment... read more

16 Nov 16 @ 12:11

NACHA released Same Day ACH transaction volume data for October, the first calendar month following Phase 1 implementation on Sept. 23, 2016. Same Day ACH, an industry initiative to move... read more