23 Dec 15 @ 12:02

Visa and MasterCard account for 69% of the 2.9 billion payment cards issued in the nine countries in the Americas, and this share continues to increase. RBR’s study reveals that... read more

10 Dec 15 @ 11:35

As is now commonly known, the MIF Regulation, EU Regulation 2015/751 – on Interchange Fees for Card-Based Payment Transactions – will be significant for the payment industry for many reasons,... read more

08 Dec 15 @ 12:21

Digital payments experts Consult Hyperion have partnered with the Payment Business School, specialists in payment education, to roll-out a series of in-depth training courses in 2016 on a range of... read more

10 Nov 15 @ 18:17

The free market is failing when it comes to cyber security, Britain’s electronic spy chief has warned in a rare public intervention that could pave the way for tougher regulation as... read more

10 Nov 15 @ 16:09

According to a new report, prepaid cards in Italy increased from 19.4 million in 2009 to 45.5 million in 2013, with an expected further growth of 17,42%. It estimates that... read more

21 Oct 15 @ 09:44

Retailers are facing cost implications over the next three-to-five years as a series of developments in the cash industry, including the implementation of polymer notes in the UK, impacts business... read more

20 Oct 15 @ 12:10

Azerbaijanis are showing a preference for credit cards, resulting in increased credit card transaction values and volumes; due to a rising demand for consumer credit and the number of banks offering... read more

14 Oct 15 @ 05:55

Worldpay has announced plans to raise as much as £2.5bn in the UK’s biggest initial public offering of the past two years. The payments processor priced its listing slightly below... read more

13 Oct 15 @ 08:54

In the immediate aftermath of the Target 2013 breach, Verizon consultants probed its network for weaknesses and came back with results that point to one overriding – lesson: be sure to... read more

12 Oct 15 @ 12:20

National ITMX, Thailand’s main interbank payments provider and VocaLink have announced their joint study into potential collaboration to develop mobile payments in Thailand. VocaLink designed, built and manages the real-time technology behind... read more

05 Oct 15 @ 15:46

The UK financial services industry was responsible for stopping a total of £910 million worth of attempted card, cheque and online and telephone banking fraud in the first half of 2015,... read more

02 Oct 15 @ 12:54

BNP Paribas is set to pilot Oberthur’s OT Motion Code technology, replacing the three-figure CVV code on the rear of a card with a dynamic CVV small screen display that automatically... read more

30 Sep 15 @ 15:23

Just week after Nine of the largest investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, thirteen more top banks, including HSBC and Deutsche Bank, havebacked the consortium led by financial... read more

28 Sep 15 @ 16:32

Nearly 78% of leading North American retailers expect to have a unified commerce platform, or a seamless customer experience across channels, up and running within the next five years, a... read more

23 Sep 15 @ 16:23

Aite Group research indicates that from 2015 to 2018, contactless mobile transactions have the potential to reach 4% to 5% of retail payments with growth in transaction volume accelerating after... read more

17 Sep 15 @ 16:59

On March 26th, 2015 Dusseldorf courts (Landgericht) held, after a trial on the merits, that certain HTC smartphone products infringe patents EP 1 855 229 and EP 1 163 718... read more

17 Sep 15 @ 16:08

Over the past two decades, the Internet, cloud computing and related technologies have revolutionized many aspects of business and society. These advances have made individuals and organizations more productive, and... read more

16 Sep 15 @ 08:38

Nine of the largest investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, are planning to develop common standards for blockchain technology in an effort to broaden its use across... read more

11 Sep 15 @ 12:48

In further evidence (as if it were needed) of the value payments companies are placing in the concept of blockchain technology, Innovate Finance has establish a blockchain lab in partnership with... read more

10 Sep 15 @ 10:37

Wall Street is putting more money behind a blockchain technology which  it once dismissed as a fad. Some of the biggest companies in the financial sector have invested $30 million... read more