26 May 22 @ 09:15

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is on a path similar to the rest of the world: declining cash use and increasingly sophisticated electronic payments. However, this simple... read more

26 May 22 @ 09:12

Embedded finance sounds like a win-win for everyone. A consumer selects a product, clicks on the selection and – thanks to being pre-authorised – they’ve already paid. Likewise, a customer... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:47

The Modern Bank Heists report, which takes the pulse of the financial industry’s top CISOs and security with on-the-ground truth regarding leaders to provide executives with a ground truth on... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:43

Almost 40 percent of Spaniards say they use mobile payments to pay for their purchases. This is revealed by the second edition of a study of mobile payment trends in... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:41

The business world’s most loathsome CEO has announced he will give a digital currency another shot after the damaging and embarrassing roll back of the Diem attempt. The man who... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:39

Mobile money has transformed the lives of millions of people globally. Today there are 1.35 billion registered mobile money accounts processing $1 trillion in transactions annually. That is almost $2... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:36

A new study has found the value of digital wallets transactions will exceed $12 trillion in 2026, up from $7.5 trillion in 2022. To capitalise on this substantial growth, the... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:33

The European Commission has accused Apple of abusing its market position for contactless payments via its digital wallet app Apple Pay. The EU regulator charged Apple with breaking competition law... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:21

To achieve growth and success past 2030, businesses must start to understand the living, shopping, and financial habits now of Gen Z or Zoomers (consumers aged between 16 and 24)... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:19

7-Eleven stores in Japan are now trialling a new holographic POS system that allows customers to make contactless payments using a holographic screen projected from the self-checkout terminal. Developed by... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:16

BNPL products are a payments phenomenon, with Grandview Research valuing the global market at €3.6 billion in January 2021, rising to €17.9 billion by 2028 for year-on year growth of... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:13

Worldpay has become the first global merchant acquirer to offer merchants the ability to receive settlement directly in USD Coin (USDC), a digital currency linked to the US dollar as... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:04

RS2 has announced the launch of its own acquiring business in Germany offering a one stop payment solution to merchants and payment service providers (PSPs). The launch in Germany kick-starts... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:02

There are rumours circulating that Apple has purchased Credit Kudos with an eye to launching its Apple Card in the UK market. The company offers insights and scores based on... read more

26 May 22 @ 06:00

By introducing a first digital investment fund, a stable digital asset and an investment and payment application, Petale is positioning itself at the crossroads of three major growing markets: blockchain... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 10:11

New data from PCM’s yearbooks reveals strong growth in electronic payments across Russia and the former Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – though cash use persists and next-generation payment technologies... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 10:09

As BNPL continues to soar and clamour to regulate grows, industry leaders are adopting a war mentality, criticising the credit card sector. HOWEVER, the right regulation is required to prevent... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 10:06

As blockchain-enabled systems and crypto FLOURISH, pundits claim there’s a non-bank future before us with lower fees, faster transactions and instant exchanges of value from person to person. WE LOOK... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 09:48

As both Visa and Mastercard announce higher charges for e-commerce transactions and almost two-thirds of Europeans now bank online, it seems the popularity of alternative payment methods, or “alt-pays”, continues... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 09:47

New data from the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) shows products in-market and user numbers accelerating. Meanwhile, major European markets such as France and Germany are moving from strategy... read more