24 Oct 23 @ 09:46

Half of UK shoppers say they no longer need a physical wallet or purse, swapping it for a digital wallet on their phone, according to research from SAP Emarsys. The... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 09:44

Canadians’ reliance on their smartphones continues to increase. Interac data reveals a 53 percent jump in the use of Interac mobile payments in stores and a 17 percent surge in... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 09:43

A new study finds that the total value of digital wallet transactions will rise from $9 trillion in 2023 to $16 trillion in 2028, a growth of 77 percent. This... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 08:51

A new report, How Digital Trade is Reshaping the Global Economy, shows striking confidence and investment in digital exports beyond typical trade routes. It finds that a wide cross section... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 08:35

Adyen has announced that its UK branch has been granted authorisation as a UK bank. This is granted by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 08:33

For several months now Payments Cards & Mobile has been covering the fast-moving change in direction of Twitter (now X) from a messaging platform to a mobile payments Super App.... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 07:07

The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the foundation for open innovation in financial services and part of the Linux Foundation, has announced the formation of an open standard project, based... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 16:16

The last eighteen months have seen fintechs and blockchain companies take a hammering. As the dust settles, Managing Editor James Wood asks what comes next. First, the stark facts. Last... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 16:16

As new payment methods proliferate for both consumers and businesses, user experience (UX) means more than ever – and can make the difference between success and failure. James Wood gets... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 16:15

As Open Banking services approach take-off in some European markets and the US fires up its regulatory engine, we ask: how can banks make money out of Open Banking? It’s... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:22

On 28 June, the European Commission published plans for its third payment services directive (PSD3), the successor to 2018’s PSD2. While these plans seem sound enough, questions remain over both... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:22

Amid the glare of red rockets, one imagines, the US has finally announced the launch of FedNow for July 2023.  57 US banks (out of some 14,000 with licenses in... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:20

The relentless storm of bad news about fraud won’t stop. Whether it’s this month’s JD Power survey claiming one in three Americans suffered debit card fraud last year, news from... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:18

It will come as no surprise that as money gets tight, consumers are shopping around more frequently.  In the main they are looking for two things: consistency in terms of... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:14

Retail banks across the developed world are caught in the crosshairs of low profitability and rising costs. In such an environment, the last thing they might want to do is... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:12

Two separate studies from Visa and e-wallet solutions provider STICPAY show a surge in electronic payments, and specifically payments using e-wallets on mobile devices, across Africa. However, rising rates of... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:55

In response to growing public attention given to ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab organised a number of workshops with subject matter experts from across Europol to explore how criminals can... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:54

Banks will need to act soon to stay in the game or risk losing revenue to newer players in the embedded finance ecosystem. The option to buy now, pay later... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:53

According to a new study by IDC Financial Insights, spending on legacy payments technology is rising rapidly and damaging the growth prospects of banks around the world. Global financial institution... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:29

In mid 2021 and late 2022 Payments Cards & Mobile reported on different activities that suggested TikTok was about to place a major bet on the booming m-commerce industry. It... read more