09 May 24 @ 10:21

As new ways to pay come to the fore and cash takes a back seat, having a modern software infrastructure that can cope with online and mobile payments is vital... read more

08 May 24 @ 10:17

The financial services landscape is experiencing considerable political and macroeconomic turbulence, compelling clients to embrace new innovations and advancements to adapt to the evolving market. Organizations are also having to... read more

08 May 24 @ 10:02

National Australia Bank (NAB) have launched a new partnership with Banked to accelerate the number of Australian merchants adopting and integrating Pay by Bank, account-to-account (A2A) payments solutions. The partnership... read more

08 May 24 @ 09:30

There has been, as you are well aware, much debate over the value, business case and usability of CBDC’s, with some quarters pushing it hard whilst others take a more... read more

07 May 24 @ 15:42

US businesses and consumers are rapidly adopting digital, instant payments services, according to studies released by Federal Reserve Financial Services. Digital wallet use saw especially strong growth in 2023 —... read more

07 May 24 @ 15:26

Visa and J.P. Morgan Payments have announced a strategic collaboration that aims to enhance merchant experiences and drive innovation for J.P. Morgan Payments’ customers by introducing faster domestic payments in... read more

07 May 24 @ 14:58

EBA CLEARING says that, together with eight multinational payment service providers (PSPs), it has completed a pan-European proof of concept leveraging its R2P Service (Request to Pay). As part of... read more

07 May 24 @ 11:45

Gallant Capital Partners, through an affiliate, has acquired Fime as well as the UL Solutions payments testing business (collectively, the “Company”), combining the technical capabilities and expertise of both businesses... read more

03 May 24 @ 14:10

Global real-time payments (RTP) growth has reached sustainable levels with 266.2 billion real-time payments transactions recorded in 2023 – a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 42.2% – according to the 2024... read more

03 May 24 @ 11:10

The payments industry is undergoing rapid modernisation to stay current with digitally transforming economies and address rising end-user expectations. Customers are now asking for real-time payments for daily domestic and... read more

03 May 24 @ 10:09

It all started in early 2024 when a fairly interesting news story sparked headlines: UPI selects Google to take digital wallet global. The basis of the deal was that The... read more

02 May 24 @ 16:57

Payment services innovation like pay by bank and BNPL is expanding the options for shoppers and merchants, giving competition to incumbent card issuers. Long-dominant card payment schemes are facing newcomers... read more

02 May 24 @ 16:00

Fresh research reveals that while organisations are using data to drive innovation and new strategies, fewer than 2% of respondents can access sensitive and classified data in less than a... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:18

The Dark Web garnered massive amounts of headlines a few years ago when the enormity of its size was first made publicly aware. Also the amount of unscrupulous criminal activity... read more

01 May 24 @ 18:39

The U.S. Supreme Court says it has declined to hear an appeal from Visa and Mastercard over a decision allowing consumers and ATM operators to band together in class actions... read more

01 May 24 @ 16:32

Based on the latest public data from calendar year 2022 and analysis, we estimate that the total global purchase personal consumption expenditure, or PPCE, excluding Russia and China, was approximately... read more

01 May 24 @ 16:16

Nearly 70% of the 600 fraud-management, anti-money laundering, and risk and compliance officials surveyed in a new report, AI-focused fraud and financial crime, say criminals are more adept at using artificial... read more

30 Apr 24 @ 18:23

Here at Payments Cards & Mobile Towers, news reaches us on a weekly basis of the AI-led solutions banks and service companies are creating to fight fraud. To deliver ever-greater... read more