03 Feb 17 @ 12:00

American Express announced in early December 2016 that it had acquired the risk management and authentication vendor InAuth for an undisclosed sum. InAuth provides mobile device authentication and intelligence solutions... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 13:16

As e-commerce and e-commerce fraud continues to expand, online payment security is a top concern for merchants and consumers. The 2016 American Express Digital Payments Security Survey found that 70... read more

03 Aug 16 @ 10:01

AMERICAN EXPRESS HAS announced the availability of Amex Quick Chip, a technology that enables merchants to provide a more seamless experience at the point of sale for cardholders when they... read more

03 Aug 16 @ 09:58

In an effort to promote further adoption of EMV in the US, American Express announced changes to its EMV chargeback policy to help merchants limit their fraud costs as they... read more

24 May 16 @ 15:44

THE MARKET FOR mobile payments in China is hotting up with no fewer than three new ‘Pay’ launches in as many months. Apple Pay launched with China Union Pay and... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 07:00

Advancements in digital technology continued to shape the payments industry in 2015 as mobile, online and other digital forms of payments moved into the mainstream. From mass transit to gas... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:18

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that 2015 would be the year of Apple Pay. As it turned out, 2015 was the year of mobile payments initiatives generally as technology... read more

01 Feb 16 @ 16:02

09 December 2015 marked a significant date for interchange rates across Europe as all EU countries had to align their domestic rates, in accordance with the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR).... read more

09 Nov 15 @ 14:49

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.  If you think about that you’ll do things differently,” said US investor Warren Buffet.  We look... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 08:34

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) provider SumUp announced a new €10 million cash injection by investors, including BBVA Ventures and Groupon. American Express and other current investors also participated in the funding... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 08:30

Google finally rolled out Android Pay, its one-touch payment app on Android devices, in more than 1 million contactless-enabled merchants in the US on 10 September. Android Pay supports credit... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 07:47

Fraud losses are at record levels worldwide. Card fraud worldwide grew 19 percent last year compared to card sales which grew only 15 percent, according to figures released by the... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 07:38

New research by RBR shows that the number of payment cards in circulation worldwide increased by 11 percent in 2014 to reach 12 billion, largely driven by strong growth in... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:36

General purpose and private label credit, debit and prepaid cards generated $5,165 trillion in sales in the US last year. This was an 8 percent increase on the $4,768 trillion... read more

31 May 15 @ 09:05

PCM examines the extent to which European regulation will continue to drive major industry change by Robert Courtneidge and Joyrene Thomas European regulation, such as the original Payment Services Directive... read more

28 May 15 @ 00:01

PCM examines the extent to which European regulation will continue to drive major industry change by Robert Courtneidge and Joyrene Thomas European regulation, such as the original Payment Services Directive... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 16:26

Apple Pay has breathed new life into tokenisation and the use of tokenisation has seen a revival due to new technology approaches that remove associated operational risks and complexities and... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 15:46

The Advanced Payments Report 2015 provides views and perspectives on the state of payments and is based on phone interviews and a survey among industry executives, observers, and analysts.  ... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 15:30

The chief executive of American Express, Kenneth Chenault, refused for years to settle an antitrust case with the US government, vowing to fight even as the company’s top rivals cut... read more

03 Dec 14 @ 11:54

Card payments continue to be central to much human activity. However, new technologies, the internet, new legal frameworks, card fraud, and other competing payment services have challenged and transformed the... read more