24 Oct 22 @ 12:46

New work from the UN’s UNCTAD, a body set up to promote the interests of developing states in world trade, says that while the advent of cryptocurrencies has helped many... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 12:42

A new forecast from UK Finance predicts that debit cards will be the overwhelming favourite way for UK consumers to pay in ten years’ time. It also forecasts the decline... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 12:14

For more than a decade, Verizon has documented compliance trends in the evolving payment security industry. The Payment Security Report (PSR) has tracked compliance ups and downs, while keeping a... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 12:11

It seems there’s no end to the number of retailers willing to offer BNPL arrangements to consumers to keep their volumes flowing. Meanwhile, new research from the UK Post Office... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 11:54

New figures from Lloyds Bank claims there has been a huge spike in the use of contactless payments on debit cards rising from 65 percent in June 2019 to 87... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 11:51

The ‘return to normal’ from the pandemic in 2021 was uneven across the continent due to variances in vaccine rollout, resurgence of COVID infections, and policies regarding retail, travel and... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 11:08

A new study has found the volume of domestic digital money transfer payments will exceed 300 billion globally for the first time in 2026, from 207 billion in 2022, representing... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 11:06

As inflation rates rise across the globe, the resulting cost of living crisis is forcing changes in consumer payment habits – with a particular focus on methods that help track... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 11:01

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic e-commerce markets. The region contains 13 countries and 4.3 billion people — including 1.7 billion with internet... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:57

Visa says it has issued over 4 billion network tokens worldwide through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), outpacing the total number of its physical cards in circulation. Visa... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:55

In the last couple of years the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have led to significant changes in patterns of the UK payments market. Lockdowns resulted in large sections... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:53

This growth of 78% over the next 5 years represents a strong recovery from the heavy impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; driven by the ongoing success of contactless payments. Digital... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:43

Just days after posting stellar results, BLIK, the Polish mobile payment system operator, has signed a 100 percent purchase agreement of shares in the Slovak company VIAMO – a provider... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:41

CyberloQ has announced a strategic collaboration for its proprietary Multi-Factored-Authentication (MFA) technology with Pannovate’s Banking Orchestration Platform. CyberloQ has created what it believes is the most robust, flexible and dynamic... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:30

ING has announced, following the closure of the Yolt cashbook app last year, to phase out its Yolt business-to-business Open Banking activities as well. This was reported by the bank... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 12:18

Some experts say cards are a legacy technology while digital wallets and alt-pays are the future. But more powerful cards with multiple functions and better security are fighting back. So... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 11:56

Current systems that let consumers pay small amounts are nearing the end of their utility. users seek easier payments and merchants want better value and higher growth. PCM looks at... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 11:51

Cryptocurrencies have lost sixty percent of their value and are looking increasingly hobbled for the future. So what’s next for the digital currency dream of frictionless, fast and low-cost payments?... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 11:36

PCM considers the impact of stagnant or declining economic growth, rising interest rates and growing regulatory strictures on payments. As conditions worsen to a point not seen in more than... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 11:33

First came Apple Pay. Then the Apple Card, in partnership with Goldman Sachs. Now Apple intends to enter the burgeoning Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) market with Apple Pay Later. So is Apple... read more