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Market meltdown – impacts on infrastructure, regulation and innovation

13 Mar 24 @ 18:03

The Payments Innovation Jury today releases its 2024 global report “Market meltdown – impacts on infrastructure, regulation and innovation”, which reveals global payment leaders’ views on how tumultuous macroeconomic changes... read more

Italian in-store mobile payments grew 88% in 2023

13 Mar 24 @ 17:45

In 2023, Nexi recorded an 88% increase in the value of in-store mobile payments transactions via smartphone and smartwatch in Italy, new data reveals. According to further data released by... read more

ID fraud may account for 50% of all bank-reported fraud by 2025

12 Mar 24 @ 13:40

Analysis of the UK’s largest database of syndicated risk intelligence shows ID fraud is the top fraud type reported by banks and other financial service providers, accounting for 45% of... read more

Taking Carrier Billing to a new level of reach, relevance, and respectability

12 Mar 24 @ 11:59

By appreciating its true strengths, and overcoming its pain points, carrier billing can become far more relevant to many more merchants – and hundreds of millions of European consumers. Today,... read more

Instant payments will be 30% of e-commerce by 2027

11 Mar 24 @ 20:26

According to Ovum[1], the use of instant payments for e-commerce will account for almost one in three of all digital transactions across Europe by 2027. This brings benefits to merchants... read more

Report: Payments from a merchant’s perspective

08 Mar 24 @ 13:11

Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) and Arkwright Consulting have partnered on a joint research project – Payments from a merchant’s perspective. During Q4 2023, MPE invited merchants within its community to... read more

The vital role of payment methods in the UK’s online gambling scene

08 Mar 24 @ 11:35

Most online casinos today can provide their customers with diverse payment methods, from traditional cards to digital wallets and mobile payments. However, the landscape of online casinos has rapidly changed... read more

Bank of America patents increase nearly 70% in 5 years

08 Mar 24 @ 09:25

Bank of America has announced a record year for its patent portfolio, which has grown to nearly 6,600 granted patents and pending patent applications – a year-over-year increase of 13%, and an... read more

ESG: Is payments sustainability still a thing?

07 Mar 24 @ 17:39

As banks struggle to make a profit and the ESG trend fades quicker than a fake sun-tan, James Wood asks whether sustainability still matters in payments. Despite all the negative... read more

J.P. Morgan approved to become principal member of Cartes Bancaires

07 Mar 24 @ 17:18

J.P. Morgan Payments is set to become a principal member of France’s leading payments network, Cartes Bancaires CB, with the intention to offer European merchant clients access to the payments system by... read more

Virgin Money sale shows Challenger Banks are finding life challenging

07 Mar 24 @ 15:52

Nationwide Building Society has agreed the acquisition of Virgin Money, valued at £2.9 billion that will shake up the UK market by providing a large rival to other major lenders.... read more

Volume and velocity of fraud risks exploding

05 Mar 24 @ 20:44

The volume, cost, and complexities of fraud are on the rise, and the increase in sophistication and frequency of fraud is accompanied by significant revenue threats that companies can no... read more

PayPal launches advanced solutions for SME market

05 Mar 24 @ 16:10

PayPal has launched PayPal Complete Payments for online small businesses in the UK, Canada and across more than 20 European markets. The solution enables small businesses to accept a range of payments... read more

Mastercard: Shaping the future of secure and innovative payments

05 Mar 24 @ 14:53

In a world where digital transactions are becoming more of a necessity than a preference, the significance of secure and reliable payment methods cannot be overstressed. With numerous options available,... read more

Buy Now Pay Later customer satisfaction surges

04 Mar 24 @ 17:27

Although the rapid rise of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services has been accompanied by a growing chorus of concern about runaway consumer debt, the customers who are using these... read more

Irish Central Bank demands payments innovation…after shutting down Synch

04 Mar 24 @ 17:10

The Irish Central Bank has published its National Payments Strategy, and amongst other initiatives such as the protection of cash, it has taken a swipe at home grown ambitions to... read more

The future is instant – why banks must prepare for global instant payments

04 Mar 24 @ 15:07

A new white paper from global digital banking infrastructure leader RS2 claims instant payment schemes are going to dominate both domestic and cross-border transactions within a decade. The paper also outlines... read more

Worldline suffers share slump on slowdown and impairment charge

01 Mar 24 @ 15:00

Worldline shares have suffered a 15% loss as the company announced that its full-year net loss after it took a €1.15 billion ($1.25 billion) impairment in its merchant services division... read more

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ECB brings Central Bank money to tokenised market

23 Sep 26 @ 14:34

The European Central Bank has taken a significant step towards integrating distributed ledger technology with Europe’s core financial infrastructure, launchin... more

European E-commerce Hits €911bn as Payments Reshape Online Retail

21 Sep 26 @ 19:41

European e-commerce has broken through the €900bn barrier, underlining the growing importance of digital retail to the continent's economy while intensifying ... more

Inside A7: How Russia built a parallel cross-border payments network

24 Sep 26 @ 16:29

Russia’s attempts to circumvent Western financial sanctions have developed into a sophisticated parallel payments architecture combining traditional banking, ... more