11 Nov 15 @ 12:07

Last April, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted a new Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) capping interchange fees for payments made with debit and credit cards.... read more

19 Oct 15 @ 12:15

As reported in June, Diebold is in talks to buy Wincor Nixdorf in a deal that would value the German company at more than €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion), Wincor said... read more

13 Oct 15 @ 08:54

In the immediate aftermath of the Target 2013 breach, Verizon consultants probed its network for weaknesses and came back with results that point to one overriding – lesson: be sure to... read more

08 Oct 15 @ 12:15

Fenergo, a provider of Client Lifecycle Management solutions for institutional banks, has published key findings from new research commissioned from the Aite Group which suggests that financial institutions are struggling to... read more

30 Sep 15 @ 11:00

According to an article which first appeared in the FT, the digital revolution sweeping through the banking sector is set to wipe out almost two-thirds of earnings on some financial... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 11:00

Citibank India and MasterCard announced the launch of Citi MasterPass, the first global digital wallet in India, making Citibank debit and credit card customers the first in the country to be... read more

22 Jul 15 @ 10:52

Equity Bank has launched its telecommunications services under Equitel, the brand name for its fully-owned subsidiary Finserve Africa. The largest lender by customer base has been issuing ordinary SIM cards at its banking... read more

18 Jun 15 @ 15:40

Oberthur Technologies, a global digital security solutions specialist, and Sweden’s ICA Banken have announced the launch of the first dual interface contactless payment cards in Sweden. ICA Banken and Oberthur... read more

30 Apr 15 @ 10:39

Malawi says it has taken a significant step towards creating a digital payments ecosystem in order to address poverty and drive inclusive growth. An event organized by the Government of Malawi... read more

17 Feb 15 @ 14:51

Global smartphone sales set a new milestone in the fourth quarter of 2014, reaching $115 billion for the quarter, an increase of 20% year-on-year, according to data from research firm... read more

04 Feb 15 @ 17:30

What will the world of payments look like in 20 years’ time? PCM dusts off its crystal ball to get a glimpse into the future. We are on the threshold... read more

30 Jan 15 @ 10:59

“Everything changes but change itself. You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters and yet others go flowing ever on,” observed Heraclitus of Ephesus (circa 535 –... read more

19 Dec 14 @ 11:29

Suddenly the key EU’s stakeholders (ECB/EC) are talking again about technical payments interoperability and new payments networks.  Many may ask why, for they have struggled over 10 years to fully... read more

21 Nov 14 @ 12:26

Access to data and the ability to effectively manage data analytics will decide which financial institutions prosper and which will be supplanted during this wave of transformation – this was... read more

17 Nov 14 @ 09:55

Asia-Pacific contributed more to worldwide ATM growth in 2013 than any other region, accounting for 83% of new installations, according to RBR’s latest research Global ATM Market and Forecasts to... read more

25 Sep 14 @ 12:00

Ripple’s payments network, that allows institutions to facilitate low-cost international money transfers without the intermediation of large banks, has signed its first two US banks as customers. The two banks –... read more

08 Aug 14 @ 14:14

The message for Android is increasingly bleak in the context of security. After Android malware hits South Korean mobile banking customers and Android cyberattacks on 34 European banks it now... read more

13 May 14 @ 16:04

Contactless payment card shipments accelerated globally in 2013, according to figures released today by the Smart Payment Association (SPA) at an opening-day session at the CARTES America conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. In... read more

17 Mar 14 @ 12:37

According to a Smart Insights Report, mPOS shipments are expected to keep growing in the next years at a CAGR of 40% between 2013 and 2018, leading to 52.1 million... read more

07 Mar 14 @ 10:58

Biometric technology is a big talking point at the moment as there is growing consumer dissatisfaction with PINs, passwords and general security around mobile payments. The further down the digital... read more