29 Jul 14 @ 21:29

China became the world’s largest ATM market in 2013, surpassing the US, according to the latest report “ATMs in China 2014” from strategic research and consulting firm Retail Banking Research... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:45

The US Federal Reserve has released findings from its annual study of mobile phone use for consumer financial services, including rising usage of smartphones for banking, payments and personal financial... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:44

UK person-to-person (P2P) mobile payments service PayM has been launched, enabling customers of participating banks and building societies to register their mobile numbers and link them to their current accounts... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:43

Google is working on a feature that would add its Wallet mobile payments system to Glass’ bag of voice-controlled tricks, allowing users to send money to friends simply by uttering... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:40

US businesses have deposited more than $1 billion through the Wells Fargo mobile app since its launch in late 2011. The free CEO Mobile Deposit service enables businesses to scan... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:39

According to research from consultancy Frost & Sullivan, the global market for trusted service management (TSM) has not quite lived up to expectations with the low level of NFC commercial... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:25

One of the consequences of the ongoing Russia/Ukraine crisis has been the imposition of economic sanctions against Russia, something which has provoked a stringent response from the country’s president Vladimir... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:23

Global industry body SIMalliance has published a discussion paper in which it contends that host card emulation (HCE) is good for the NFC ecosystem as a whole, but remains immature,... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:21

The average cost of handling cash for UK small and medium businesses (SMBs) has reached more than £17.8 billion a year, or £3,638.57 per retailer, according to new research by... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:18

Now that SEPA direct debits and credit transfers are firmly established in Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) is aiming to speed up SEPA for cards. In a new report,... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:17

The US Federal Reserve banks of Boston, Richmond and San Francisco have published data showing that US consumers are using cash more frequently than any other payment instrument, including debit... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:15

mPOS payment pioneer Square is facing increasing speculation that it may put itself up for sale amid rumours that it lost over $100 million in 2013 and is rapidly using... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:14

The CEO of online payment giant PayPal, David Marcus, has long been a skeptic about the prospects for NFC mobile payments, opining as recently as 2012 that tapping phones on... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:13

The US may not complete the migration from magnetic-stripe cards to EMV chip cards until 2018, even though the EMV liability shift deadline for merchants and issuers arrives in 18... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:10

US banking regulators have been warning banks for over a year to bolster their cyber-security as attacks on financial institutions are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and widespread. It appears regulators... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:09

According to a study into the acceptance of new payment solutions published by Visa Europe, mPOS usage by small businesses (SMEs) in Europe will take off dramatically in 2014. This... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:07

India’s national card payment network, RuPay, has been officially launched by the country’s president, Pranab Mukherjee. RuPay, developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a not-for-profit company established... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:04

Over in the UK current account research from UK bank Halifax indicates that UK cash usage is on the decline as consumers favour cards and electronic payments. Debit cards are... read more

30 May 14 @ 10:59

Contactless payment card shipments accelerated globally in 2013, according to figures released by the Smart Payment Association (SPA). In its annual review of the smart payment card market, the SPA... read more

30 May 14 @ 10:51

An infrastructure built on identity, credentials and reputations is going to reshape the economy. Social networks have given rise to the notion that they will become intermediaries as a substitute... read more