28 Jan 22 @ 15:35

Its earning week! Visa topped $7 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, buoyed by a quicker-than-expected resumption in travel spending and sustained growth in categories like e-commerce that... read more

28 Jan 22 @ 11:43

In the second part of a two-part series on Tap on Mobile, PCM spoke to Tim Dziubek, Director of Payment Products at Discover Global Network, to learn more about Tap... read more

28 Jan 22 @ 09:30

Are you considering applying for a new role in the next few weeks? We don’t blame you, now is the perfect time to change things up! And we’re here to... read more

27 Jan 22 @ 17:27

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its final report into its card acquiring market review. The document sets out the regulator’s conclusion that the supply of card acquiring... read more

27 Jan 22 @ 12:39

Apple is rumoured to be launching a new SoftPOS service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware. The company has been working... read more

26 Jan 22 @ 16:35

Launched in 2009 as a key pillar of the Single Euro Payments Area, SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) is an EU initiative that aims to make cross-border direct debits in Europe... read more

26 Jan 22 @ 10:36

Just weeks after Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firm Klarna looked to shift criticism onto credit card providers as Government prepares to clampdown on BNPL, the outspoken CEO has announced... read more

26 Jan 22 @ 09:21

As contactless transactions using cards and digital wallets soar, digital acceptance via mobile, or “Tap on Mobile”, is opening up electronic payments to new merchant categories. PCM investigates the next... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 15:30

In a recent earnings call, JPMorgan Chase, the largest lender on Wall Street with $3.76 trillion (in assets), announced it plans to increase its annual technology budget to $12 billion,... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 15:06

Huawei has partnered with Curve – the financial app which combines all of your debit, credit and loyalty cards into one, smart card or NFC wallet – so Huawei customers can pay... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 12:07

Thanks to the pandemic, consumers have become accustomed to doing almost everything online, accelerating digital transformation and embedding new behaviours. After a 5% in global payment revenues in 2021, the... read more

24 Jan 22 @ 16:51

Cross border commerce globally is a multi-trillion dollar opportunity and it is ripe for disruption in both SMBs and Enterprise businesses alike. Cross-border payment flows are expected to reach a... read more

24 Jan 22 @ 12:13

Experian has released its annual Future of Fraud Forecast, which reveals five fraud threats for the new year. With consumers continuing to take a digital-first approach to everything from shopping,... read more

21 Jan 22 @ 09:27

Have you ever stopped to think about how fintech affects your day-to-day life? – asks Rebecca O’Keeffe, Content Manager at Jobbio. How about when you pay for your morning coffee... read more

20 Jan 22 @ 18:04

Here at Payments Cards & Mobile, it can be hard to keep track of all the good news stories flying around about the “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) segment. Record... read more

20 Jan 22 @ 17:36

A new study has found that the value of global e-commerce payment transactions will exceed $7.5 trillion by 2026, from $4.9 trillion in 2021. This growth rate of 55% over... read more

19 Jan 22 @ 12:53

Following the October 2020 launch of a “sand dollar” by the Bahamian Central Bank, other markets are making moves to normalise the use of cryptocurrencies in their economies with varying... read more

19 Jan 22 @ 12:28

Welcome to PCM Bitesize – a series of short, informative videocast with experts in their fields. As the world recovers from the pandemic, users around the world are returning to... read more

19 Jan 22 @ 11:04

Businesses around the world are increasingly looking to embed financial services into their customer proposition. This trend to embedded finance allows companies to take control of the end-to-end customer journey... read more

18 Jan 22 @ 15:39

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Looking back at 2021 – which promised to be the year that the industry realised the full potential of data-driven transactions, instant... read more