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Banks should sell their stake in UK payments infrastructure

29 Feb 16 @ 09:28

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published the provisional findings of its market review into the ownership and competitiveness of the payments infrastructure that supports the payments systems; Bacs, Faster... read more

Card payments in Asia-Pacific set to double to $19.5 trillion by 2020

26 Feb 16 @ 13:24

The value of card payments in Asia-Pacific grew by 25% in 2014 to reach $9.0 trillion, accounting for just under half of the global total card expenditure. The level of... read more

2015 Breach Level Index

26 Feb 16 @ 13:13

Gemalto released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that 1,673 data breaches led to 707 million data records being compromised worldwide during 2015. The Breach Level Index... read more

The future of carrier billing in Europe

26 Feb 16 @ 12:53

DIMOCO presented a brand new publication at the Mobile World Congress 2016. “The future of carrier billing in Europe” shows trends on the digital content and the carrier billing market.... read more

Live @ MWC: Homesend platform extends reach

25 Feb 16 @ 11:52

PCM interviews Stephen Doyle, CEO of Homesend to discuss what going on in the remittance market.

Live @ MWC: Citi hits $1 trillion transaction mark for mobile banking

24 Feb 16 @ 17:25

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions has processed over $1 Trillion mobile banking transaction globally, in client transaction value, on CitiDirect BE Mobile and CitiDirect BE Tablet since 2011. “The scalability of CitiDirect... read more

Live @ MWC: Global mobile proximity payment users to surpass 1 billion by 2019

24 Feb 16 @ 17:15

Mobile proximity payments are the smallest, but fastest growing segment for mobile payments, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Ovum’s new m-payments forecast* shows that the total global user base... read more

Banks cede power to Apple Pay

24 Feb 16 @ 16:49

Alexander Silva is thinking less and less about his bank these days. He uses his Venmo app at least three times a month to pay his rent or reimburse a... read more

Live @ MWC: BIXOLON releases SPP-R200III Bluetooth and WiFi printer

24 Feb 16 @ 09:55

BIXOLON has announced the launch of the SPP-R200III 2-inch, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Printer with NFC for POS, Payments and Auto-ID markets. Supporting NFC tagging technology for Auto-Bluetooth pairing with Android, iO... read more

Live @ MWC: What’s hot for MasterCard in 2016

23 Feb 16 @ 16:46

PCM interviews James Anderson of MasterCard to discuss the hottest trends for 2016 – including MasterPass, wearable payments and MasterCard as a technology company.

Live @MWC: Prepare for m-commerce explosion

23 Feb 16 @ 16:13

The total global user base for m-commerce will increase from an estimated 689.99 million users in 2014 to 4.77 billion users in 2019, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Of the... read more

Live @ MWC: MasterCard ramp up “selfie pay” roll out

23 Feb 16 @ 12:12

MasterCard announced it will bring facial recognition payment services, “selfie pay” to the UK as part of a range of new services designed to improve identity verification for mobile phone... read more

Live @ MWC: Canadian debit network launch tokenized digital debit transactions

23 Feb 16 @ 12:01

Canadian debit network Interac says it will launch its own token generation and management service enabling FI’s and merchants to manage digital payment with support for the tokenized digital debit transactions on any device... read more

Live @ MWC: Samsung Pay global expansion

23 Feb 16 @ 11:53

Mobile payments have really taken off with the launch of Apple Pay in the UK recently. Now it’s Samsung’s turn, with the launch of Samsung Pay. Originally announced alongside the... read more

Live @ MWC: GCash upgrades mobile money with Amdocs

22 Feb 16 @ 14:08

Globe Telecom is upgrading its GCash service to address new requirements, including bulk payment services for salaries and government disbursements. “GCash has come a long way in solving financial inclusion... read more

Live @ MWC: Smartphone account for half of all mobile connections

22 Feb 16 @ 14:00

There are now more smartphones connected to mobile networks than feature phones – but smartphone adoption is peaking in many markets and manufactureres are swithcing focus to growth opportunities in... read more

Live @ MWC: PayPal to launch NFC

22 Feb 16 @ 13:25

PayPal has announced a change to its plans regarding NFC with two initiatives – an upgrade to its app that will support the technology and an alliance with Vodafone for contactless payments.... read more

EACHA deliver ACH interoperability of Instant Payments in Euro

22 Feb 16 @ 10:09

EACHA leads, upon invitation by the ECB, a taskforce consisting of ACHs (including members of EACHA, EBA Clearing and representatives of Target2), national central banks, the ECB, and ad hoc... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

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

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

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

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more