10 Jan 22 @ 11:19

Two new studies have revealed the huge and growing problem of chargeback, or disputed transactions, in the payments business – yet neither offers a convincing methodology for how to fix... read more

06 Jan 22 @ 16:50

Traditional approaches to cyber security in payments aren’t working – and the recent huge rise in hacks and fraud proves it. James Wood says it’s time for a radical shift in... read more

17 Dec 21 @ 11:38

90% of mid-market enterprises are now digitizing their accounts receivable (AR) processes. But digitization and traditional AR automation alone aren’t enough to solve for businesses’ most important stakeholder—their customer. Craig O’Neill,... read more

10 Dec 21 @ 09:28

Bitcoin mining has jumped close to its all-time high as cryptocurrency miners shift their operations to new countries following the crackdown in China. The bitcoin hash-rate, a measure of how... read more

01 Dec 21 @ 09:25

As in many other areas of life, COVID-19 has accelerated changes evident in merchant acquiring over the last five years. These changes go beyond the obvious, such as the shift... read more

30 Nov 21 @ 16:59

Amid hype about alternative payments and digital currencies, prepaid cards are booming – with growth projected to run faster than e-commerce world-wide over the next ten years. Payments Cards &... read more

26 Nov 21 @ 09:37

Are you on the lookout for a new job at the moment? How exciting! There are some really cool companies out there looking for talent right now, so you’re in... read more

10 Nov 21 @ 11:15

Advancements in digital technology and security coupled with the decline in cash payments accelerated by the pandemic, have led to a steep rise in the use of digital wallets in... read more

05 Nov 21 @ 16:27

As cryptocurrency continues to rise in popularity, there’s been an acceleration of new and growing apps with capabilities to buy, store and sell crypto. This has also led to larger... read more

02 Nov 21 @ 17:23

Digital wallets are expanding their functionality and credit cards are going to have to evolve to compete. As digitisation gathers pace, mobile devices with digital wallets linked directly to bank... read more

15 Oct 21 @ 08:00

Are you on the hunt for a new gig? Well, you have come to the right place. This week, we’re bringing you three brilliant (and interesting) jobs that are available... read more

14 Oct 21 @ 08:00

TietoEVRY has announced its new strategy to drive customer value and growth through specialisation. The technology industry is being reshaped with cloud as the foundation, providing expansion opportunities for the... read more

13 Oct 21 @ 10:14

Payments are entering a new experience-driven era (Payments 4.X), ushered in by an accelerated transformation timeline due to COVID-19 and the growing digital appetite of customers, according to the World Payments... read more

11 Oct 21 @ 08:45

Global cross-border payment flows are expected to reach $156 trillion in 2022. This trillion-dollar cross-border payments market is being shaken up by a rush of new entrants that promise to... read more

08 Oct 21 @ 12:06

The pandemic affected business as usual in all sectors. But in the payments industry, business hasn’t been usual for years. So, when lockdowns, supply chain interruptions, and economic uncertainty consumed... read more

01 Oct 21 @ 12:00

A group of seven central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank and Swiss National Bank), together with the Bank... read more

30 Sep 21 @ 15:23

Visa has announced the launch of a Universal Payments Channel that will support transactions between stablecoins and CBDCs. It an ambitious idea from Visa at this time as it hopes... read more

27 Sep 21 @ 11:04

Credit cards are becoming less profitable for banks even as lower-cost alternatives such as buy-now-pay-later schemes and digital wallets with a credit function are emerging. If credit cards are to... read more

24 Sep 21 @ 11:17

The 2021 iteration of the Domestic Payments Jury Report shows domestic schemes morphing into new payments channels in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – and challenging our perception of what it means... read more

17 Sep 21 @ 16:06

The FinTech sector – often hyped as the answer to banks’ digitisation woes – demonstrated resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, with leading FinTechs recording double-digit growth despite sector-wide operational and... read more