13 Jun 16 @ 10:19

Walmart Canada says it will no longer accept Visa cards after it failed to agree a deal with the card company. Fees applied to Visa card purchases “remain unacceptably high,”... read more

10 Jun 16 @ 11:06

Miura Systems has released a new report which stresses the importance of mPOS and retail mobilization for the improving customer experience and ultimately growing sales in-store. This is an independent... read more

10 Jun 16 @ 10:17

According to eMarketer, the number of people in China using their phones to pay at the point of sale more than doubled last year, and by 2020, almost half of... read more

10 Jun 16 @ 09:09

EBA CLEARING has announced that close to 40 financial institutions operating across SEPA have committed to supporting and funding the development and implementation of its pan-European instant payment platform. The... read more

09 Jun 16 @ 14:22

Cyber security – The year in figures In 2015, there were 1,966,324 registered notifications about attempted malware infections that aimed to steal money via online access to bank accounts. Ransomware... read more

09 Jun 16 @ 14:15

As the European eCommerce market continues its meteoric rise, we spend an increasing proportion of our time looking at how to accommodate the diverse alternative payments preferences of European consumers.... read more

09 Jun 16 @ 13:59

A study among UK companies reveals that many of them are building a reserve in various crypto currencies, such as Bitcoin, in order to pay off criminals in case of cyber... read more

09 Jun 16 @ 12:08

BlueSnap says that MasterPass is now available in its Powered Buy Platform to give merchants the frictionless checkout experience they need to reach global shoppers and solve checkout abandonment with higher payment... read more

08 Jun 16 @ 15:35

Proving just how hard it is to enter the payments space, even with backing and an obvious route to mas consumer usage, MCX, has announced that it is ending its... read more

08 Jun 16 @ 11:14

Fingerprint biometrics has become one of the most widely used authentication modalities because of its long history, ease of use, performance, interoperability, ability to thwart imposters and low cost. To... read more

08 Jun 16 @ 11:01

Token, a new payment network and API ecosystem enabling banks to quickly transform the PSD2 compliance threat into a revenue generating opportunity, has launched. Based on proprietary and patent-pending ‘programmable... read more

08 Jun 16 @ 10:27

ACI Worldwide has announced a collaboration opening up access to the Faster Payments Scheme in the UK for a significant number of financial institutions, including challenger banks and payment service providers... read more

07 Jun 16 @ 17:10

Visa Inc. has introduced the Visa Digital Commerce App, an issuer-branded mobile commerce solution that enables financial institutions to offer their own mobile app to customers with valuable card management services... read more

07 Jun 16 @ 11:27

SIA announced a partnership with Raphaels Bank to develop and launch payment solutions in SEPA . As part of the agreement, Raphaels and SIA will offer SEPA payments services to clients through... read more

07 Jun 16 @ 09:23

The Global Mobile Biometrics Market 2016-2020’ – released by Technavio predicts that the global mobile biometrics market will grow at a CAGR of more than 103% The report provides an analysis of the market... read more

07 Jun 16 @ 09:10

The Android banking malware Marcher has been updated, and is now being used by cybercriminals to target customers of major banks in the United Kingdom. First discovered in 2013, Marcher (detected... read more

07 Jun 16 @ 08:25

The Bank of England recently reported a 5% rise in the volume of cash circulation in the UK.  If the volume of cash continues to increase at even half of... read more

03 Jun 16 @ 09:57

Visa Inc. announced that the European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of Visa Europe by Visa Inc. Visa has now received all regulatory approvals required for the acquisition.  The... read more