17 Aug 20 @ 15:30

BitPay has launched the BitPay Card, the first Mastercard Prepaid card for crypto users in the US. The card enables customers to instantly convert cryptocurrency into fiat currency, which is... read more

31 Jul 20 @ 12:10

A global payments report has confirmed findings from PCM’s proprietary research and other sources that card use is now in slow decline in developed markets and is being replaced by... read more

26 Jul 20 @ 10:51

Long described in some quarters as an over-bloated industry buzzword, McKinsey and Co and The Harvard Business Review have recently come out in favour of omnichannel as the customer experience and payments strategy... read more

06 Jul 20 @ 11:08

Fraud has been a problem since coins were introduced more than two thousand years ago. In today’s digital age, the problem won’t go away – indeed, it’s getting worse despite... read more

01 Jul 20 @ 16:21

Wirecard’s offices in Germany and two locations in Austria have been raided by Munich prosecutors looking into the €1.9 billion that went missing from the company’s accounts. 12 prosecutors and... read more

23 Jun 20 @ 16:12

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new malware technique for stealing e-commerce users’ payment information from online shopping websites – a type of attack known as web skimming. By registering for... read more

17 Jun 20 @ 11:40

The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a group of retailers including J Sainsbury in the long running battle around historic interchange fees the networks charged leading to... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 11:20

BitPay has launched the BitPay Card, the first Mastercard Prepaid card for crypto users in the US. The Card enables customers to instantly convert cryptocurrency into fiat currency, which is... read more

09 Jun 20 @ 13:15

CaixaBank has begun a nationwide deployment of facial recognition ATMs. The deployment is the first launched by a financial institution on a global level that allows users to withdraw money... read more

04 Jun 20 @ 15:50

A new retail report has conducted two international surveys focusing on the deployment of digital technologies and payment methods in retail sector, as well as consumers’ willingness to use them.... read more

02 Jun 20 @ 11:50

A new report offers a comprehensive review of the blockchain landscape, COVID-19’s impact on crypto, and what’s in store for the rest of 2020. “Crypto not blockchain” was the dominant... read more

27 May 20 @ 11:29

New research reveals that over the next six months 35% of UK adults expect the level of their e-commerce to increase compared to 18% who anticipate it will fall. Overall,... read more

26 May 20 @ 13:22

Wirecard has been forced to postponed the publication of its 2019 annual results for the third time after its auditor EY acknowledged it needs more time to finish the work,... read more

22 May 20 @ 09:42

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to the savage disruption of retail the world over. Almost overnight, foot traffic in physical stores disappeared, and supply chains were left scrambled. Now at... read more

22 May 20 @ 09:32

Researchers are reported to be analysing EventBot, a new strain of Android malware that does not yet exist in the wild. Cybereason researchers did this by observing submissions to virus... read more

11 May 20 @ 15:35

The European Central Bank (ECB) says it will look into what a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) form of the euro might look like. The ECB set up a... read more

29 Apr 20 @ 09:38

FSS Technologies has announced a collaboration with Fairplay Pay s.r.o. one of the Czech Republic’s newest payments innovators specialising in SEPA and domestic transactions for its full-stack online acquiring suite.... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 13:26

Long described in some quarters as an over-bloated industry buzzword, McKinsey and Co and The Harvard Business Review have recently come out in favour of omnichannel as the customer experience... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:16

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing rapidly and taking a chunk out of card payments around the world as it goes. Apple Pay accounts for about 5 percent of global card... read more

25 Mar 20 @ 09:56

The major schemes have announced over the last few weeks their commitment to enabling the increase in contactless payment limits across Europe. The move comes as 29 countries implement new... read more