23 Nov 16 @ 13:16

As e-commerce and e-commerce fraud continues to expand, online payment security is a top concern for merchants and consumers. The 2016 American Express Digital Payments Security Survey found that 70... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:16

Global e-commerce is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12 percent over the period 2015-20, according a recent Euromonitor report. Historically much of this growth has... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:11

Europol has warned that they believe criminals are using Android phones to trigger fraudulent NFC payments. The alert comes in Europol’s 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report. Experts had... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:09

Aite Group, has released a whitepaper tracing the growth and uptake of digital wallet services across the mobile and e-commerce sector. The whitepaper examines the contribution of digital wallets in... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:07

Mastercard says it has reached agreements with Microsoft, Google and Samsung to bring online payments capabilities to US-based users of their digital wallets via Masterpass. Starting early next year, Mastercard... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:07

Mobile e-commerce, through both apps and browsers, is surging to new heights, having grown 60 percent in 2015 to reach $120 billion, says Javelin Strategy & Research. Despite the opportunity... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 11:38

According to Visa’s 2016 Digital Payments Study, the number of consumers regularly using a mobile device – smartphone, tablet or wearable – to make mobile payments has tripled in the... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 11:35

Last year Worldpay predicted that the digital payments market was overcoming its growing pains and heralded 2016 as “the third age of digital payments”. E-wallets are growing in popularity, NFC... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 11:33

Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts shows that the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Asia Pacific were the fastest growing regions for payment cards in 2015, with card numbers... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 11:31

Half of banking customers across the globe are using the products or services of at least one FinTech firm according to the first World FinTech Report (WFTR) from Capgemini and... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 10:12

Cyber attacks are increasing in number and sophistication. ‘Transfer’ is one of the four ‘Ts’ of risk management, alongside terminate, tolerate and treat. We examine the growing market for cyber... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 10:08

Around two billion people worldwide do not use formal financial services and around half the adults in the poorest households are unbanked, according to the World Bank. When financial inclusion... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 10:02

The volume, scope and material cost of cybercrime are growing finds Europol’s 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment report. Indeed cybercrime offences may well exceed those associated with traditional crimes... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 10:00

What has changed in mobile banking apps and m-payments in the UK since last year? We examine consumers’ understanding and attitude towards m-payment options, and the implications. MOBILE BANKING 2016... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:40

Bill Gates claimed the password could not meet the challenge of keeping information secure and predicted its demise. That was back in 2004. Twelve years later, passwords are still very... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:37

Global digital payment volumes continue to increase, with annual growth projected to top ten percent for the first time to reach 426.3 billion transactions in 2015. This is well above... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 06:41

Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent of consumer payments worldwide. So, is a cashless society a... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 04:50

Following the European Banking Authority’s consultation paper on strong customer authentication, the future for operators in Europe looks uncertain. Since the introduction of 3-D Secure for card-based e-commerce payments in... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:47

AS THE SHARE of digital payments in Europe keeps on growing to reach 38 percent of payments by 2020, the continued transformation of Mastercard is driven by the rapid growth... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:47

PAYWORKS HAS LAUNCHED Pulse, a next generation payment gateway technology, simplifiying in-person card payments by making it quick, easy and cost-efficient for developers to integrate card readers into their point... read more