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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
01 Mar 24 @ 12:59
Embedded Finance Market size was valued at $58 billion in 2022 and is estimated to register a CAGR of over 29% between 2023 and 2032. The surge in digital payments... read more
29 Feb 24 @ 17:17
Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed a multi-market agreement that will connect millions of people and small businesses across Africa with digital tools to transact through secure Mobile Money... read more
29 Feb 24 @ 17:00
Experian has released its 2024 Future of Fraud Forecast, which identifies five fraud threats consumers and businesses should be cautious of this year. Today’s fraudsters are sophisticated and will deploy... read more
29 Feb 24 @ 10:50
Cross-border payments are growing in response to rising e-commerce volumes and an increasingly mobile population. As a result, there’s increasing pressure on providers to rethink how we pay and move... read more
28 Feb 24 @ 11:23
Google has announced that it will shut its payments app Google Pay in the US to simplify app experience for users – in India and Singapore, and other countries the... read more
28 Feb 24 @ 10:25
Want to shore up your online business transactions? Choose the correct payment ways. This quick and crucial guide shines a light on the safest options. Think credit cards, digital wallets,... read more
27 Feb 24 @ 18:22
News that the European Payments Initiative (EPI) purchased the Netherlands’ successful domestic instant payment player iDEAL – as well as Belgium’s equally successful Payconiq – came at the same time... read more
26 Feb 24 @ 17:37
With the largest Asian population outside China, a swiftly-liberalising economy plus a banking sector that’s growing in dynamism, it’s no wonder international players want to get into Indonesia. Once associated... read more
26 Feb 24 @ 10:09
Carrier billing (CB) has many of the attributes of the ideal payment solution – after all, with more mobile phones in the world than there are people, the reach is... read more
23 Feb 24 @ 16:59
The rise of fraud in the United States continues apace, costing the US $159 billion in one year alone, according to new research. The 2023 State of Scams report by Feedzai in partnership... read more
23 Feb 24 @ 14:38
Earlier this week Payments Cards & Mobile reported on the first mega deal of 2024 with Capital One announcing an acquisition of Discover for $35 billion. It was always clear... read more
23 Feb 24 @ 14:14
High transaction drop-out and cardholder abandonment rates hit all parties in the transaction process, leading to lower card usage, revenues and profitability. One German retailer estimates[1] they lost more than... read more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more
15 Oct 26 @ 19:41
Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more
22 Oct 26 @ 18:16
The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more