27 Jun 16 @ 11:12

South Africans have shopped online, but their total e-commerce spend is only a fraction of retail spend in the country. Effective Measure, a provider of digital audience, brand and advertising... read more

27 Jun 16 @ 10:50

NCR Corporation has released the fastest, most secure version of its transaction processing solution, Authentic, which is the first major payments platform to be compliant with the PA-DSS 3.1 standard. Authentic... read more

24 Jun 16 @ 10:57

Following Britain’s momentous decision to leave the European Union our thoughts must inevitably turn to the potential impact on UK consumer payments. In this blog we provide some early thoughts... read more

24 Jun 16 @ 10:44

24 Jun 16 @ 09:27

In an effort to promote further adoption of EMV in the US, American Express announced changes to its EMV chargeback policy to help merchants limit their fraud costs as they... read more

22 Jun 16 @ 10:41

US regulators have warned that the growing popularity of bitcoin and other digital currencies is posing potential financial stability risks as it revealed they are being put under closer scrutiny.... read more

22 Jun 16 @ 10:24

At the recent Apple developer conference Apple presented the redesigned and refreshed App Store. At the same time Apple has changed the terms & conditions for app developers. One change especially... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:37

Research released by Payments Canada and the Bank of Canada exploring Clearing and settlement systems and payment system modernization initiatives around the world reveals a global trend towards infrastructure enhancements that... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:25

Visa Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of Visa Europe Ltd. The combined, global company provides digital payment products, services and processing to about 17,100 financial institution clients and... read more

21 Jun 16 @ 09:16

A FinTech based UK could become a cashless society within 20 years according to research published by London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s promotional company, to coincide with London Technology Week... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 12:15

IBM and Ponemon Institute have release the 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis. According to the research, the average total cost of a data breach for the 383 companies participating... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 10:53

A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has revealed that banks and payment organizations are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud. Surprisingly, over a third (38%) of... read more

20 Jun 16 @ 10:20

Banks and financial institutions that are not yet engaged with Predictive Analytics need to begin their journey today if they are to maintain future competitiveness in digital services. This is... read more

17 Jun 16 @ 10:11

Mobile payments use has become widespread: 45% of US consumers report having made a mobile payment, which translates to approximately 114 million adults. Expansion in the use of mobile payments over... read more

17 Jun 16 @ 10:00

Facebook is launching a native store locator where users can search for stores around them. This is a significant step towards monetizing its mobile platforms (i.e. app and messenger apps) beyond... read more

16 Jun 16 @ 11:39

The expansion of Apple Pay to websites (desktop and mobile) is potentially significant for e-commerce and for Apple Pay adoption. According to a recent consumer survey, 23% of iPhone owners... read more

16 Jun 16 @ 11:24

FIME is the first testing provider to be accredited by JCB to support issuing banks with their JCB EMV migration and certification projects. Issuers around the world can now work... read more

16 Jun 16 @ 10:21

Worldline has become the first player to be end-to-end Visa-certified to run in-house HCE payments solution. This enables Issuers to provide their clients with Visa payWave on their Android mobile NFC... read more

15 Jun 16 @ 15:33

American Express has announced the availability of Amex Quick Chip, a technology that enables merchants to provide a more seamless experience at the point of sale for Card Members when they... read more

15 Jun 16 @ 14:57

The Eurosystem operates two systems that form the backbone of the financial market infrastructure in Europe – TARGET (the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system for the euro) and TARGET2-Securities, or... read more