21 Aug 15 @ 15:40
Target’s recent settlement with Visa to reimburse card issuers up to a reported $67 million for expenses related to the retailer’s 2013 data breach may pave the way for a similar... read more
20 Aug 15 @ 15:49
PCM in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Co. and American Express unveil the findings of the latest Advanced Payments Survey. The annual Advanced Payments Survey, which this year has been... read more
20 Aug 15 @ 12:18
More and more merchants in Europe feel the need to offer their services via multiple channels (i.e. physical stores, online, mobile etc.), embracing the so-called omni-channel retail approach. “In terms... read more
20 Aug 15 @ 11:51
According to the inaugural MasterCard Safety and Security Index, consumers across Southeast Asia and Greater China cited identity theft and ATM-related fraud as the top two security concerns when it... read more
20 Aug 15 @ 10:27
Mobile contactless payments based mobile payments are gradually gaining prominence in Germany, with consumer preference for secure payment services also gaining ground, finds a new report by Timetric. According to... read more
19 Aug 15 @ 16:10
Worldwide mobile payments will account for $1 trillion in value in 2017, up 124% from the less than $500 billion expected in 2015. Asia/Pacific markets will contribute to this growth... read more
19 Aug 15 @ 11:41
Target has reached a $67m agreement with Visa over the massive data breach of customers’ payment data during the 2013 holiday shopping season that raised serious questions about the company’s data... read more
19 Aug 15 @ 11:19
Bitnet, an enterprise bitcoin payments processor, and PAY.ON have entered a strategic partnership that will enable payment service providers globally to offer bitcoin as a payment method via PAY.ON’s RESTful API-based payment... read more
19 Aug 15 @ 11:11
QIWI and Visa have implemented a new stage of their strategic partnership, which has resulted in integration of Visa payWave’s contactless technology into Visa QIWI Wallet. Now e-wallet customers can pay using... read more
18 Aug 15 @ 17:15
Ever since Apple introduced TouchID for iPhones, more and more smartphones feature fingerprint scanners. And that has some security researchers worried. “If you leak a password, you can just change it;... read more
18 Aug 15 @ 14:31
MCX, three years after deciding to enter the mobile payment market with CurrentC, a group of large retailers is finally doing it. Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a partnership between large... read more
18 Aug 15 @ 13:25
According to Sydney Morning Herald, Australia’s largest banks are fighting with Apple, as it tries to muscle Apple Pay into the hotly contested payments market. According to sources, fees are a big sticking... read more
18 Aug 15 @ 11:50
Smartphones have evolved to the point where they are now starting to replace our purses and wallets, yet almost two thirds (62%) of mobile users think they are evolving so... read more
17 Aug 15 @ 17:12
A new study by Pulse examined transactions made from 2004 to 2014 from more than 70 debit issuers involving 147 million debit cards and approximately 68,000 ATMs. Debit issuers received... read more
17 Aug 15 @ 16:54
The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) has released a new research paper, “US Mobile Payments: Do They Disrupt Cash?” which examines the impact of mobile payments on the growth of cash. Despite... read more
17 Aug 15 @ 16:41
TSYS has announced the publication of a new white paper titled “How European Issuers Can Thrive in an Ecosystem Defined by Tokenisation-Enabled NFC Payments.” The white paper explains that the recent... read more
14 Aug 15 @ 15:41
Tech giant Samsung will launch its mobile payments service Samsung Pay in South Korea later this month, with Visa, MasterCard and major banks lining up for a US launch in... read more
14 Aug 15 @ 15:38
PayPal is now selling NFC-enabled card readers on its website aimed at small businesses, enabling them to accept contactless payments. The PayPal Here card reader costs £79.95 and is followed... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
31 May 26 @ 12:59
The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more