11 Feb 22 @ 09:12

We have some really great roles on our job board this month, from advertising and law to some really exciting tech positions. Here’s a bit of a taster of what’s... read more

09 Feb 22 @ 10:49

In the second of a two-part series on partnerships in payments , Payments Cards & Mobile (PCM) caught up with Jonathon Gould, Regional Managing Director, Global Acceptance, Asia Pacific at Discover... read more

09 Feb 22 @ 09:39

The continued roll out of Open Banking is seeing its next major step forward as the nine largest banks in the UK (the CMA9) prepare for the implementation of Variable... read more

08 Feb 22 @ 12:25

New data on card payments and in-app card mobile payments in 2021 have been released by Nets. In the Nordics – a region renowned for being a digital payments pioneer... read more

08 Feb 22 @ 10:49

Remote and contactless payments popularity with consumers grew during the pandemic, which is prompting the need for a robust digital identity infrastructure in the Payments 4.X era.1 In the connected... read more

07 Feb 22 @ 17:21

A new report by European Open Banking services provider Tink finds much positive sentiment about the greater competition and wider palette of services Open Banking will bring. Such breathless optimism... read more

07 Feb 22 @ 15:00

In 2019, mobile wallets overtook credit cards to become the most widely used payment type globally. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic became another accelerant of the continued digitization of the... read more

04 Feb 22 @ 16:12

The 2021-2022 Digital and Card Payment Yearbooks from Payments Cards & Mobile suggest payment card use may be starting to decline, to be replaced by digital wallets, direct-to-account payments and... read more

04 Feb 22 @ 15:20

New research from app analytics and marketing platform App Radar has found that 2021 was a record year for crypto apps with over 82.9 million Google Play Store downloads compared... read more

04 Feb 22 @ 10:04

As we emerge from the last few years of lockdowns and restrictions, things are really starting to look positive. The world is somewhat returning to normal, and we couldn’t be... read more

03 Feb 22 @ 16:11

Increasingly blurred boundaries mean that practically anyone can declare themselves a payment provider, using banking-as-a-service to embed payments. Customers can filter this choice through a lens of preference and habit. For firms, complexity... read more

03 Feb 22 @ 15:11

In the first of a two-part series, PCM finds out from Discover Global Network why creative partnerships between FinTech start-ups and established financial institutions are the future. The rapid integration... read more

03 Feb 22 @ 10:34

Just days after all three major networks provided the market with monster updates, PayPal seems to be feeling the pressure. PayPal shares fell more than 25% in early trading on... read more

02 Feb 22 @ 18:07

India’s central bank says it will launch a digital rupee CBDC in the next financial year, according to the country’s finance minister. “Introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)... read more

02 Feb 22 @ 10:40

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched its central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT). This European reporting System for material CFT/AML weaknesses, EuReCA, will be central to... read more

02 Feb 22 @ 10:25

At its 24 November 2021 meeting, the EPC Board accepted the Euro Retail Payments Board’s (ERP) invitation to act as Scheme Manager for a new SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA)... read more

01 Feb 22 @ 17:19

A new study has found that revenue for digital identity vendors will exceed $53 billion globally in 2026; doubling from $26 billion in 2021. Digital identity revenue includes third-party and... read more

01 Feb 22 @ 13:12

The latest version of the European Central Bank fraud report is now available. The report, Seventh report on card fraud, analyses trends in card fraud in 2019 as reported by... read more

31 Jan 22 @ 16:58

The last decade has seen massive changes in payments – from the advent of digital wallets and contactless transactions through to the rise of crypto and blockchain-based solutions. The past... read more

31 Jan 22 @ 10:16

According to a new study, 74% of consumer payments will be handled by non-traditional financial service institutions (FSIs) by 2030. This figure is an increase from 60% in 2020, putting... read more