03 Dec 19 @ 12:26

UK social commerce (selling on social media platforms) is set to double over the next 6 months. That’s one of the findings from PayPal’s fourth annual Commerce Index. The new... read more

03 Dec 19 @ 11:21

Cyber attack — the words alone can be enough to incite panic. Between a lack of understanding and media sensationalism, any mention of cyber attacks brings to mind catastrophic levels... read more

02 Dec 19 @ 13:39

The Mobile Finance Report 2019 highlights the high-growth markets for banking apps and details the benchmarks and metrics marketers must aim for, to acquire and retain high-value audiences. The global... read more

29 Nov 19 @ 16:02

The European Central Bank says it is exploring whether to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as an alternative to cash. One of ECB’s most prominent board members warns... read more

29 Nov 19 @ 15:30

MIR, the Russian payment system, launched in response to European and US sanctions, is reported to be preparing for launch in the European market. The reports say it will initially... read more

29 Nov 19 @ 09:00

E-commerce sales always explode at Christmas. This year, analysts predict the highest volumes ever for online shopping – and online fraud. Though the EU created SCA to combat online fraud,... read more

28 Nov 19 @ 15:32

Millions of UK credit card customers have fallen victim to credit card fraud over the last year, research from Compare the Market reveals. In the last 12 months, over a... read more

26 Nov 19 @ 09:31

As giant boxes of cash, it’s understandable that ATMs are magnets for nefarious activity. Like many other forms of financially motivated crime, malicious activity against ATMs is supported by an... read more

26 Nov 19 @ 09:16

A new report commissioned by Ekata reveals that a majority of consumers demand trust, security, and data privacy, and also expect their digital experiences to be fast and frictionless. For... read more

26 Nov 19 @ 09:00

The financial inclusion wallet SmartPay has acquired over 250,000 wallet app users and 3,000 merchants across Vietnam in just half a year after its launch. Merchants who have been joining... read more

26 Nov 19 @ 08:33

The time has finally come: Apple and Google are well and truly established with their own mobile payment solutions. But what do these new players means for e-commerce and stationary... read more

25 Nov 19 @ 15:35

As Black Friday continues to grow in popularity, online shoppers are more likely to be the victim of cyber-attacks, a new report from Kaspersky has revealed. E-commerce attacks targeted directly... read more

22 Nov 19 @ 14:25

ABN Amro has recently announced it will discontinue is Android based mobile wallet – joining a ever growing list of deceased mobile payment platforms. In October PCM reported that JP... read more

22 Nov 19 @ 14:00

As consumers become more aware of their personal data, its value and how it is used it has become a key concern. The latest APEX report reveals the key marketing challenges... read more

20 Nov 19 @ 10:57

Open banking is an evolving trend in many jurisdictions and authorities have responded by taking a broad range of actions in recent years. In its recent, the Basel Committee on... read more

19 Nov 19 @ 15:54

Only 9% of the world’s top tier banks are effectively monetising payments data. The findings from Aite Group’s report “The Payments Transformation Race: Criteria for Success”, commissioned by Icon Solutions,... read more

19 Nov 19 @ 12:36

New research from Emerging Payments Association reveals that realtime payments are growing rapidly in the UK and deploying widely worldwide, signifying potential for business payments for banks and FinTechs. The... read more

18 Nov 19 @ 16:16

As the payments market consolidation continues, Elavon has agreed to acquire Sage Pay, a well-known and established payments gateway business in the UK and Ireland. Sage Pay is a division... read more

18 Nov 19 @ 10:51

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated a preliminary inquiry on Visa and Mastercard for possibly prohibiting merchants from using other debit networks, Bloomberg Law reports. The regulator is looking... read more

18 Nov 19 @ 09:25

Apple has warned that recent changes in German law which will effectively force it to open up its Apple Pay mobile payments system to rivals could hurt data protection and... read more