19 Oct 20 @ 03:46

We’re now less than 90 days away from Brexit without much sign of a comprehensive trade deal. We look at what this means for payments in the short to medium... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:42

Investors and intermediaries are flocking to Latin America, lured by high growth rates in everything from e-commerce to mobile wallets. But stubbornly high cash use, a low banked population and... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:39

The first half of 2020 saw fines for money laundering almost double compared to 2019. So are much-hyped Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques catching more crime – and can... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:27

Recent research has revealed that SMEs are vital to Europe’s economy as the world seeks to recover from the effects of COVID-19. Despite their importance to the overall economy, small... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:25

In our last issue, PCM’s lead feature examined the potential and risks associated with African payments. Now research from global payments firm PPRO claims to show that Africa and the... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:24

Amidst all the hype about new payments methods and channels, it’s easy to ignore smaller, single-market players – but to do so would be a mistake. Domestic payment schemes accounted... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:22

A new report from the GSMA, NTT Data and specialist payments consultancy Accourt argues that QR code payments are no longer a phenomenon confined to China, but are set for... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:20

Three months ago, PCM brought you the world’s first in-depth analysis of how the payments market has been affected by COVID-19. Now we offer fresh thinking on life in payments... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:11

Data released by the Australian payments industry’s self-regulating body, the Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) has revealed a 19.5 percent decline in card fraud in 2019, the biggest decline since fraud... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:10

The digital card skimmer landscape keeps evolving, often borrowing techniques used by other malware authors in order to avoid detection. Defenders of the ecosystem look for any kind of artifacts... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:09

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are receiving more attention than ever before. Yet the motivations for issuance vary across countries, as do the policy approaches and technical designs. A new... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:07

Visa and Mastercard recently reported quarterly results. In its fiscal third-quarter earnings, Visa said that revenue expectations had been hit, but the COVID-19 crisis continues to drive mixed spending trends,... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:07

New UK credit card issuer data has been released for June and July 2020. Below we present our analysis of UK credit card trends after COVID-19. The data on the... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:06

The contactless payment market exceeded $40 billion in 2019 and will grow at 15 percent CAGR from 2020 to 2026. Global shipments of contactless-enabled equipment are projected to reach 15... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:04

The EC is launching an investigation into Apple Pay, and whether it undermines competition by limiting access to NFC for contactless payment in stores. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief,... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:03

A new study has found that the value of transactions processed by smart checkout technologies, where the fixed checkout process is replaced by a frictionless model, will reach $387 billion... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:02

Recent reports make it clear that some big tech players are taking advantage of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 to make major strategic moves. Despite the global pandemic, Q3 2020... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:00

American Express says it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of Kabbage, a financial technology company providing cash flow management solutions to small businesses in the US.... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 02:59

The European Commission announced it will approve the proposed acquisition of Nets’ account-to-account payment business by Mastercard under EU acquisition regulations. The decision is conditional on the transfer of a... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 12:14

With a young population and some of the highest economic growth rates in the world, investors are flocking to African payments in search of the same returns seen in Asia... read more