31 May 24 @ 14:33

We’ve heard it all before- it’s incredibly tough to differentiate and be successful in today’s payments market. And yet there are boundless opportunities to cut through the noise and right... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:18

The key message for merchants all over the world is that one size does not fit all. There is a strong imperative for e-commerce businesses large and small, to organise... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:17

A collaborative and accessible ecosystem are crucial tenets for the success of real time payments. Enough institutions need to be bought in- whether through mandates or market-driven demand- and systems... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:14

They say it takes a village to raise a child. When it comes to CBDCs, this should be the PR mantra for those central banks who have, or are, taking... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:09

Recently, we reported on the efficacy of the UKs Confirmation of Payee (CoP) programme reaching two billion checks. Now EBA CLEARING has announced it will provide its CoP service at... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:06

Retail banking is in various degrees of flux yet it is becoming clear that payments have fast become the differentiating factor for success. While much of the noise around modern... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:35

It all started in early 2024 when a fairly interesting news story sparked headlines: UPI selects Google to take digital wallet global. The basis of the deal was that The... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:34

Over the past 20 years, FIs have been threatened with obsolescence and plummeting market share for failing to embrace the power and flexibility of modern technology platforms with their many... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:30

New research from Lloyds Bank highlights the importance of UK businesses investing in new payment technology. Two-thirds (59%) of UK Retail, Food & Beverage (F&B) and Hospitality companies were found... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:28

In January of this year Payments Cards & Mobile brought you the breaking news that the EU regulator was aggressively pursuing Apple, and in particular, singled out its restricted access... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:27

Payment services innovation like Pay by Bank and Buy Now Pay Later are expanding the options for shoppers and merchants, giving competition to incumbent card issuers. Long-dominant card payment schemes... read more

31 May 24 @ 12:05

For UK e-commerce companies, ignoring website accessibility is an increasingly costly gamble. Even if you can merely ship or sell products into the United States, you could be on the... read more

31 May 24 @ 11:32

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

31 May 24 @ 11:29

National Australia Bank (NAB) have launched a new partnership with Banked to accelerate the number of Australian merchants adopting and integrating Pay by Bank, Account-to-Account (A2A) payments solutions. The partnership... read more

31 May 24 @ 11:25

Visa and J.P. Morgan Payments have announced a strategic collaboration that aims to enhance merchant experiences and drive innovation for J.P. Morgan Payments’ customers by introducing faster domestic payments in... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:13

Consistently ranked as the fastest-growing and most innovative globally, Latin American and African markets have attracted significant investor interest. James Wood asks what’s next for these high growth, high return... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:09

As deepfaking and synthetic ID skyrocket, we ask if digital ID is as secure as claimed – and what else might provide transaction security if digital ID ends up being... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:05

New research by Bain Consulting presented at the recent MPE conference claims the number of payment cards in circulation will peak by 2029, followed by a decline in favour of... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:05

According to the 2024 report from the Payments Innovation Jury, many payments firms were over-valued prior to the pandemic, CBDCs have been overhyped and Asia remains the most promising region... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:03

A new study from the Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) organisation and Arkwright Consulting reveals European consumers and merchants in downbeat mood after the pandemic, with almost all European consumers surveyed... read more