18 Feb 21 @ 10:58

PCM EXCLUSIVE: Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business... 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

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

18 Aug 20 @ 12:05

With trading volumes in crypto-currencies spiking around the world to reach $2.1 trillion in Q1 of this year, governments and regulators are renewing their interest in digital currencies – and... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 05:20

Digital transactions are taking over. Contactless is booming. Meanwhile, small and medium retailers are under intense cost pressure after COVID and don’t want to upgrade their terminals – while some... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 05:16

Whether it’s digital banking, mobile wallets or e-commerce – apps and online platforms are moving rapidly to the centre of payments. At the same time, fraud is migrating fast to... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 04:41

Despite a widening gulf between traditional banks on the one hand and Big Tech and challenger banks on the other, traditional banks can still thrive in today’s market by innovating... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 04:38

Canadian software firm OpenText has published a survey suggesting that as many as 40 percent of global financial institutions have yet to begin implementing Artificial Intelligence in their approach to... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 06:58

The Mobile Finance Report 2019 has revealed the high-growth markets for banking apps and details the benchmarks and metrics marketers must aim for to acquire and retain high-value audiences. The... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:52

McKinsey’s Global Payments Report 2019 has reported double-digit growth for the global payments industry – but cautions that these growth rates should be no cause for complacency, especially for long-established... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:45

On the face of it, all’s well in payments. Big firms are posting huge profits and experts forecast growth aplenty in the next decade. But growing numbers of companies complain... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:37

This year’s Money2020 USA in Las Vegas revealed an industry in transformation, with the digital revolution in full flight. Although new products and services were launched to support online transformation,... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:35

Retail has increasingly become a mobile function to meet the needs of a constantly on-the-go consumer base, especially with the rise in popularity of mobile e-wallets. The introduction of 5G... read more

12 Oct 19 @ 08:34

The EU’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations were meant to come in to full effect on 14 September. Required to enhance e-commerce security in the face of rising fraud, some... read more

11 Oct 19 @ 09:32

Ahead of Money 2020 USA, James Wood asks to what extent are new payment technologies like voice and face mere hype – or a vision of the future? And what’s... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Senior executives, commentators and analysts all agree – a workable digital identity is key to next-generation payments. Without functioning digital ID, the payments revolution will stall. But as state-sponsored national... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:33

A new study from Thales reveals European companies lag behind their global counterparts when it comes to transforming their businesses for the digital era. More damaging is the study’s revelation... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 11:08

Despite legislative moves to enable the digital economy and a ten-year media blitz about the coming cashless society, cash in circulation (CIC) in the world’s economies keeps growing. What’s more,... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 10:55

‘Data Lakes’ are gaining explosive traction with payments businesses in Europe and North America. Proponents say they offer a more flexible, scaleable and cheaper data storage solution than traditional data... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 10:53

The ECB recently launched its new TIPS settlement system, aiming to enable instant payments across the continent and increase Europe’s competitiveness relative to US and Chinese payment systems. But will... read more