14 Oct 16 @ 16:33

A new White Paper reveals the rapid acceleration of mobile connectivity is dramatically changing consumer behaviors and engagement patterns in the payments market. Today, just six years after the first... read more

13 Oct 16 @ 16:25

New findings claim that merchant integration of technologies such as AI bots and natural language interfaces will lead to remote goods purchases by mobile totalling $2.1 trillion by 2021. This... read more

13 Oct 16 @ 14:48

A new report investigates how often UK consumers digitally interact with mobile banking apps relative to more traditional channels like online banking, ATM, bank branch and telephone banking. For the... read more

13 Oct 16 @ 14:44

Aite Group, has released a whitepaper tracing the growth and uptake of digital wallet services across mobile and e-commerce sector. The whitepaper encapsulates the contribution of digital wallets in growth... read more

12 Oct 16 @ 17:09

According to Visa’s 2016 Digital Payments Study, the number of consumers regularly using a mobile device – smartphone, tablet or wearable – to make mobile payments has tripled in the... read more

12 Oct 16 @ 16:24

A new Trojan dubbed Odinaff has been reported attacking banks and other financial targets worldwide. Odinaff attacks include the manipulation of embattled SWIFT logs and the extensive use of hack... read more

12 Oct 16 @ 16:09

SolarisBank has entered a strategic agreement with MasterCard to use the card scheme’s global infrastructure to develop new banking API’s and payments modules for digital startups as a banking-as-a-service platform.... read more

11 Oct 16 @ 12:24

Financial intermediation and payment systems have always been the preserve of the banking sector, but advancement in technology or digital disruption is giving a lot of palpitations to bankers. Anthony... read more

11 Oct 16 @ 11:57

Payments processor RS2 Software has announced a partnership with Alpha Payments Cloud to provide banks in Thailand with access to multiple financial and non-financial services through a single integration. This... read more

11 Oct 16 @ 09:33

Vodafone and PayPal have agreed to allow UK customers to make contactless mobile wallet payments in shops, restaurants and on transport services with their Android smartphones, funded from their PayPal... read more

10 Oct 16 @ 13:54

It seems that European payments regulation may be forcing the end of frictionless card payments, by making the cards market take a step backwards. We appear to be moving away from... read more

10 Oct 16 @ 09:00

According to media reports, German banks have agreed to sell the jointly held payment group Concardis as some of the owners seek an exit to focus on other activities. Concardis... read more

05 Oct 16 @ 18:07

Corporates are increasingly embracing mobile payments, with more than $100 billion in payments now authorised globally through the HSBCnet mobile corporate banking platform since its launch in 2011. The total... read more

05 Oct 16 @ 13:21

The European roll out of Identity Check Mobile, a new biometric payment technology application that uses biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition to verify a cardholder’s identity, simplifying online shopping.... read more

04 Oct 16 @ 16:12

In 2016, total retail ecommerce sales will reach $1.915 trillion, retail sales across the globe will reach $22.049 trillion, up 6.0% from the previous year. eMarketer estimates sales will top... read more

04 Oct 16 @ 15:29

A comparison of the UK and the Czech Republic illustrates that contactless cards can be a strong catalyst for growth in a variety of market conditions. The UK and the... read more

04 Oct 16 @ 15:14

27 Spanish banks have teamed up to launch a new mobile payment platform called Bizum which, according to Spanish press reports, is now live. Bizum, an digital initiative of the... read more

03 Oct 16 @ 15:38

HCE Service has launched its SWIM (Software Wireless Identity Module) HCE mobile payments platform which provides a new and unique level of trust and security via the use of Public... read more