14 Dec 23 @ 15:56

Nordic countries continue to lead the world in their adoption of cashless payment methods, according to a new Nordic Payments Report. Cash use in the Nordics is the lowest in... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 15:47

PayPal has revealed that users can now add their PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to their Apple Wallet – a move that was announced last year as part... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 10:23

The Managing Director of a global white-label infrastructure firm for payments, NuWeb, has told Payments Cards & Mobile that wearable technologies including biometric security features are the future of point-of-sale... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 09:51

Apple Card has hit $10 billion in deposits since its launch back in May. At launch, the high-yield savings account with Goldman Sachs, saw $990 million in deposits in just... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 09:46

Half of UK shoppers say they no longer need a physical wallet or purse, swapping it for a digital wallet on their phone, according to research from SAP Emarsys. The... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 09:43

A new study finds that the total value of digital wallet transactions will rise from $9 trillion in 2023 to $16 trillion in 2028, a growth of 77 percent. This... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:20

Enfuce has been chosen by Iceland’s Kvika Bank to modernise its payment services, including the launch of a Visa consumer credit card, integration with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 11:20

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America and several other large US banks are set to launch a mobile wallet later this year linked to debit and credit cards. Early Warning... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 09:56

RS2 says that Iceland’s most innovative bank, Landsbankinn, has launched its own merchant acquiring services using RS2’s payments processing platform.  Landsbankinn business customers can now concentrate all their payment services... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:47

A new study has found the number of virtual card transactions – randomly generated card numbers linked to a payment account – will exceed 121 billion globally by 2027, up... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:24

Modern life virtually requires that each of us has our devices accessible at any time. So how is it that most Americans still find using a credit card more convenient... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 14:07

The ground is being set for a massive clash of super app platforms vying to dominate consumers’ online life. Super apps are the Swiss Army Knives of consumer tech platforms.... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 04:14

The EU’s second payment services directive (PSD2) included revolutionary concepts – but also accusations of adding friction for consumers. With the European Commission having closed its public consultation on PSD3,... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 10:55

In the last couple of years the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have led to significant changes in patterns of the UK payments market. Lockdowns resulted in large sections... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 11:33

First came Apple Pay. Then the Apple Card, in partnership with Goldman Sachs. Now Apple intends to enter the burgeoning Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) market with Apple Pay Later. So is Apple... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 10:45

A new study has found that the value of biometric authenticated remote mobile payments will reach $1.2 trillion globally by 2027, rising from $332 billion in 2022. This growth of... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 10:11

New data from PCM’s yearbooks reveals strong growth in electronic payments across Russia and the former Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – though cash use persists and next-generation payment technologies... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 09:28

A new study has found that global payment card shipment revenue for technology companies will reach $11.7 billion in 2026, from $9.7 billion in 2022. This 20 percent increase reflects... read more

17 Feb 22 @ 14:04

As reported in Payments Cards & Mobile, Amazon announced in November that it would stop taking payments from Visa credit cards issued in the UK, because of sky-high fees. Interchange... read more

09 Jun 21 @ 04:24

It’s been four years since UK regulators fired the starting gun on Open Banking, followed closely by the EU and 36 other markets world-wide. As a major new study into... read more