25 Oct 16 @ 09:43
Mastercard says it has reached agreements with Microsoft, Google and Samsung to bring online payments capabilities to US-based users of their digital wallets via Masterpass. Starting early next year, Mastercard... read more
25 Oct 16 @ 09:16
PayPal reported third quarter earnings last week with an 18% increase in revenue at $2.67 billion, when analysts were expecting $2.65 billion. However, it is reported that some investors were... read more
25 Oct 16 @ 08:38
Card fraud losses incurred by banks and merchants on all credit, debit, and prepaid general purpose and private label payment cards issued worldwide reached $21.84 billion last year when global... read more
21 Oct 16 @ 11:48
To encourage the continued growth of e-commerce, merchants and issuers around the globe need intelligent tools to distinguish between good and bad transactions, all while minimizing disruption to consumers at... read more
21 Oct 16 @ 11:10
As e-commerce and e-commerce fraud continues to expand, online payment security is a top concern for merchants and consumers, according to a new report from American Express. The 2016 American... read more
20 Oct 16 @ 12:43
The Accenture 2016 North America Consumer Digital Payments Survey – is based on a survey of more than 4,000 smartphone users in the United States and Canada, and is the most... read more
20 Oct 16 @ 10:14
Banks in India have been hit by a massive ATM breach and have ask users to either replace or change the security codes of as many as 3.2 million debit... read more
20 Oct 16 @ 09:31
Issuing banks can now manage tokenization activity for the ‘OEM Pay’ mobile wallets through a single software platform, simplifying and consolidating integration with the multiple token service providers (TSPs) operated... read more
19 Oct 16 @ 17:07
As with Orange in France, telecom operator Etisalat has announced the launch of its mobile wallet service — Etisalat Wallet — in the UAE. The app, available on Google and... read more
19 Oct 16 @ 16:55
Orange is broadening the range of functionalities available to the teenage demograph via Orange’s mobile wallet app ‘Orange Cash’ in France. The mobile payment solution has been extended to the... read more
19 Oct 16 @ 16:44
Mobile e-commerce, through both apps and browsers, is surging to new heights, having grown 60% in 2015 to reach $120 billion. Despite the opportunity that this growth presents, too many... read more
18 Oct 16 @ 18:00
A national payment switch has become a necessity for a cashless or ‘less cash’ society. The advantages of such a switch include boosting financial inclusion, stimulating innovation, competition, growth and... read more
18 Oct 16 @ 16:33
As the pound hits 31-year lows, UK retailers continue to take advantage of the post-Brexit climate as international consumers flock to bag a Great British Bargain. In the ten weeks... read more
18 Oct 16 @ 15:26
Mobile wallets are finally starting to gain real traction with consumers, but many still need an extra push to turn their mobile wallet use into a true habit. Points has... read more
17 Oct 16 @ 16:28
For a long time alarm bells have been ringing for banks in digital and mobile financial services: the rise of the fintech industry, the scale of global VC investment; the... read more
17 Oct 16 @ 14:19
Australia’s banks have argued in their joint response against Apple Pay to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that Apple’s arguments against collective negotiation on accessing Apple Pay due... read more
14 Oct 16 @ 17:24
Newly IPO’d Nets shares took a bashing as Nordea Bank dropped the electronic payment system it was developing with Danish banks and instead teamed up with its main rival in... read more
14 Oct 16 @ 16:51
Financial fraud in H1 2016 increased by a quarter to £399.5 million, enabled by scams and online attacks, new figures published by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) show. Banks’... read more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more
29 Oct 26 @ 19:39
Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more
15 Oct 26 @ 19:41
Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more