19 Nov 24 @ 17:23

Spain has achieved a ground breaking milestone in the evolution of global payments by becoming the first European banking area fully connected to the European Payments Council’s (EPC) One-Leg Out... read more

19 Nov 24 @ 15:33

New research from Visa reveals that over 41% of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK have fallen victim to fraud, incurring an average loss of £3,808 in the... read more

19 Nov 24 @ 13:49

As Barclays struggles to offload its acquiring business in the UK, JPMorgan has decided to enter the same market with its first credit card on the issuing side of the... read more

18 Nov 24 @ 16:14

One of the characteristics of the digital economy is the surge of acquirers and acceptance solutions now available to smaller businesses. Not that many years ago, a start-up business had... read more

18 Nov 24 @ 13:48

The clock is ticking for European banks as the EU’s mandatory instant payment regulations approach, but a recent survey by transaction data management specialist Intix reveals a worrying lack of... read more

18 Nov 24 @ 13:28

Barclays’ efforts to sell a stake in its UK merchant payments business are encountering significant challenges, with diverging valuation expectations emerging as a major stumbling block. Reports suggest that potential... read more

15 Nov 24 @ 16:01

The UK government has unveiled its National Payments Vision, a forward-looking framework designed to position UK payments as a global leader in payments innovation. This ambitious plan, underpinned by cutting-edge... read more

15 Nov 24 @ 13:37

In a ground breaking move for the European payments landscape, previously reported on by Payments Cards & Mobile, Italy’s BANCOMAT, Spain and Andorra’s Bizum, and Portugal’s MB WAY have successfully... read more

15 Nov 24 @ 13:21

As financial services firms grapple with rapid technological evolution and mounting consumer expectations, cloud adoption has emerged as a transformative strategy. According to the 2025 World Cloud Report by Capgemini,... read more

15 Nov 24 @ 10:17

Mastercard has outlined its vision for the future of online shopping, aiming to revolutionise the payment experience by eliminating physical card numbers and outdated security measures. By combining tokenization with... read more

13 Nov 24 @ 15:55

The Banque de France (BDF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully completed a pioneering post-quantum cryptography (PQC) experiment designed to enhance cross-border payment security and future-proof financial... read more

13 Nov 24 @ 13:30

Klarna, the Swedish buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) pioneer, has taken its first step towards going public, marking a major development in the fintech world. Klarna disclosed on Wednesday that it has confidentially... read more

13 Nov 24 @ 11:31

Paymentology has signed a referral partnership with Zand Bank, the UAE’s first fully licensed, all-digital bank. This collaboration focuses on expanding financial services for fintechs and startups, aiming to accelerate... read more

12 Nov 24 @ 10:24

The e-commerce sector has transformed dramatically over recent years, with a notable shift during the pandemic when many retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies experienced accelerated online growth. However,... read more

12 Nov 24 @ 09:49

INFORM have launched a new white paper which explains the challenges inherent in securing instant payments and the best means to achieve this goal. The white paper also claims instant payments represent... read more

12 Nov 24 @ 08:21

SentBe, a global FX total solutions provider in Korea, has partnered with Visa and implemented Visa Direct card transfer services, which allows real-time overseas payment through Visa’s global payment network.... read more

11 Nov 24 @ 17:13

Amid ongoing and seemingly increasing incidences of fraud, it has been alarming to learn of a new wave of data theft of late. And it isn’t digital. I should be... read more

11 Nov 24 @ 10:56

No one seems quite sure how many local payment methods (LPMs) are out there. Some sources put in at 500-plus, others at 1,000-plus, but everyone agrees, there is a HUGE... read more