28 May 15 @ 00:01

Microsoft is planning to enter the mobile payments space with an NFC proposition. It showed a contactless feature as part of its Windows 10 phone during the WinHEC conference for... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:43

Digital wallets, once a niche innovation, have now become a central component of global commerce. From London cafés to Lagos street markets, consumers increasingly pay not with notes or plastic... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:05

The concept of verifying identity has underpinned human civilisation for millennia, from Mesopotamian seals to ink signatures and passports. Today, as the payments industry undergoes rapid transformation, digital identity (DI)... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:23

In a high-stakes move that underscores the strategic value of embedded finance, Visa has reportedly tabled a $100 million offer to displace Mastercard as the network provider behind the Apple... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:15

Contactless payments in the UK reached a new milestone in 2024, with 94.6% of all eligible in-store card transactions made using tap-to-pay technology, according to Barclays’ latest Consumer Spend report.... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 14:11

Wallets and SoftPOS will dominate merchant headlines front-of-house, while AI will shore up back-of house. Anna Milne speaks to three payments players ahead of MPE, to ask what’s keeping them... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:07

Apple is reportedly in talks with Barclays and Synchrony Financial to replace Goldman Sachs as its credit card partner. This potential shift comes as Goldman reassesses its consumer finance ambitions,... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:04

The recent decision by Apple to grant third-party developers access to its NFC chip, along with Vipps MobilePay’s historic launch in Norway, has reignited discussions about the potential for banks... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:03

The European mobile payments landscape is evolving, with Poland’s BLIK and Sweden’s Swish set to extend their NFC payment capabilities to iOS users. This shift follows Apple’s decision to open... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:01

Digital payments are rapidly reshaping commerce and consumer behaviour across the US and Europe. Findings from McKinsey’s ninth annual Digital Payments Survey reveal nearly universal adoption of digital payment methods,... read more

10 Dec 24 @ 10:10

Card payments dominate the Nordic payment landscape, with 90% of shoppers using them for contactless payments either daily or once a week, according to new research conducted on by Nets.... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 14:03

There has been a steady decline in the use of cash since over the years and certainly from 2013, the year from which UK Finance charts the last decade of... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 13:42

More US consumers are using debit for more transactions and are spending more in the process. The 2024 PULSE Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by Discover Financial Services and conducted by... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:49

A lot has been happening in the realm of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and depending who you ask, latest developments are either surefire affirmation that the shopping phenomenon is... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:18

The key message for merchants all over the world is that one size does not fit all. There is a strong imperative for e-commerce businesses large and small, to organise... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:27

Payment services innovation like Pay by Bank and Buy Now Pay Later are expanding the options for shoppers and merchants, giving competition to incumbent card issuers. Long-dominant card payment schemes... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:03

A new study from the Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) organisation and Arkwright Consulting reveals European consumers and merchants in downbeat mood after the pandemic, with almost all European consumers surveyed... read more

02 May 24 @ 09:27

In 2023, Nexi recorded an 88 percent increase in the value of in-store mobile payments transactions via smartphone and smartwatch in Italy, new data reveals. According to further data released... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 10:50

Fans of embedded payments say they’re the future: financial services working in the background, or “embedded” in other commercial functions. James Wood pulls back the covers to see what’s in... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 09:48

Salesforce has released its latest State of Commerce report with insights from 2,700 e-commerce practitioners across 15 countries, including 200 from the UK, as well as a global analysis of... read more