13 Dec 23 @ 13:14

The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) in the UK has provisionally proposed a cap on cross-border interchange fees on retailers and other businesses charged by Mastercard and Visa on transactions made... read more

13 Dec 23 @ 10:29

Following the launch of the second euro banknote series – the Europa series – the ECB started to assess the environmental impact of euro banknotes as a means of payment... read more

12 Dec 23 @ 17:35

The summer of 2023 saw a bumper crop of good news for CBDCs, including transactions using the digital Yuan hitting $250 billion, a new CBDC consortium announced by Mastercard and... read more

12 Dec 23 @ 13:27

A new white paper from payment technology specialists Giesecke+Devrient reveals that the combination of physical and digital experiences is now the number one consumer preference for payments and banking across... read more

11 Dec 23 @ 17:08

Amazon has informed PayPal that it will discontinue its use of Venmo as a payment service for purchases, only a year after adding the option. Amazon said it will no... read more

11 Dec 23 @ 16:34

Back in May of this year, the Canadian government announced details of an agreement with Visa and Mastercard that would see them lower interchange fees they charge retailers. Now it... read more

11 Dec 23 @ 15:51

In a new white paper, Nexi explains why Customer Value Management (CVM) goes far beyond any technique banks have tried before when it comes to deploying new ways to enhance... read more

07 Dec 23 @ 11:16

In a bid to close the gap on its rivals after what has frankly been a far from stellar rollout of Samsung Pay, Samsung have announced their partnership on the... read more

07 Dec 23 @ 10:57

France’s 3rd biggest bank by assets and Western Europe’s 7th biggest has stolen a march on competitors by launching EUR CoinVertible its own stablecoin. Société Générale will become the first... read more

06 Dec 23 @ 17:28

Amidst economic headwinds, Asia’s digital economies continue to post impressive gains, with cross-border initiatives and tools offering businesses new avenues to unlock unprecedented growth, according to the latest report by... read more

06 Dec 23 @ 15:53

On average, US SMEs now use more than three sales channels – and they’re switching to integrated software vendors (ISVs) that understand the specific requirements of their vertical to meet... read more

06 Dec 23 @ 11:18

APP fraud (Authorized Push Payment ) losses are on the rise and expected to climb to $6.8 billion — a combined compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% — by... read more

05 Dec 23 @ 18:10

Consumers are ready for the next wave of payment technology, including deployment of AI-driven biometrics to verify identity in digital-first account opening processes. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents in a... read more

05 Dec 23 @ 17:37

While there were a total of 3,897 cases of online banking fraud in Denmark in the whole of 2022, that figure has grown to 5,212 cases in H1 2023 alone,... read more

05 Dec 23 @ 17:09

Adyen has announced it is strengthening its global partnership with Klarna. The new partnership, will see Klarna benefit from Adyen’s acquiring capabilities to simplify card payments for its 150 million... read more

04 Dec 23 @ 17:17

Over a third of all internet shoppers (40%) committed e-commerce fraud within the last 12 months. This is one of the shocking central findings of new research commissioned by fraud... read more

04 Dec 23 @ 13:16

The digitalization of the economy has gained more and more momentum around the world and the Latin American and Caribbean region has not been left behind. In an ever-changing world,... read more

04 Dec 23 @ 13:02

The European Payment Council’s (EPC) One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer scheme (OCT Inst) has gone live. The launch of the new payment scheme of the European Payments Council (EPC) designed for... read more

01 Dec 23 @ 11:14

A new white paper from leading European payments company Nexi says that banks are consistently undervaluing their most precious asset – their customers. By leveraging digital payments, banks can differentiate themselves... read more

30 Nov 23 @ 17:44

Cross-border payments destined for Europe can now reach beneficiaries in seconds through seamless connection to domestic instant payment systems, with full transparency and end-to-end tracking powered by Swift. The European... read more