09 Jun 21 @ 04:06

In recent issues, PCM has given readers overviews of payments markets in both Western Europe and Eurasia. Now we focus on Russia – a market characterised by rapid growth and... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 13:44

As the payments ecosystem expands to include new players and payment methods including account to account and blockchain-enabled payments, we ask how much longer merchants are going to put up... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 12:03

A new study has found that biometrics will authenticate more than $3 trillion of payment transactions in 2025, from just $404 billion in 2020. The report found that biometrics, including... read more

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

18 Feb 21 @ 09:51

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched an investigation into competition in smartphone-based NFC payments, examining whether limitations on access to NFC payments functionality on some devices... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 12:07

From acquiring to fraud, the role of big tech, mobile wallets and faster payments – PCM’s James Wood asks industry leaders to play Gypsy Rosie Lee and read what’s on... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 10:57

Although the digital wallet has existed for over 20 years, it’s only within the last decade that they have developed rapidly, revolutionising the way we search and pay for goods... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 10:49

Contactless payments have taken a leap forward during 2020, in part driven by concerns around the potential spread of COVID-19. In the Nordics, the contactless payment ratio has grown from... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 04:25

Rumours abound that Google is developing a physical and virtual debit card to allow consumers the flexibility to make payments at places that aren’t equipped with POS terminals. The card... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 03:16

Fresh reports from Link, the operator of the UK’s biggest network of ATMs, say cash usage in Britain has halved since the start of the COVID crisis. The closure of... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 13:31

Payments FinTech has been an investor focus for years. And while many FinTech payments ventures have seen big successes, we’ve only just begun. PCM’s James Wood presses the button for... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 13:02

A new study from Worldpay has confirmed findings from PCM’s proprietary research and other sources that card use is now in slow decline in developed markets and is being replaced... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:16

New data forecasts that global contactless payments will reach nearly $6 trillion in 2024, up from $2 trillion in 2020. The data found that this increase will be driven by... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 10:18

The results of PCM’s exclusive 2019 study of payments in 43 markets across Europe and Central Asia are in. They show ATM numbers and usage continuing to decline across Europe,... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:08

From Egypt and Jordan through to the Gulf, the Middle East has seen a lot of progress in payments. Yet some significant roadblocks remain, including rising fraud, enabling cards for... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:28

A new report reveals that the use of mobile wallets and mobile payments by US consumers has rebounded to 2016 levels or higher after a two-year decline. The use of... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:26

Samsung says that in partnership with Mobeewave, a pioneer in contactless mPOS acceptance, the companies will deploy Samsung POS, NFC-enabled contactless payment acceptance on mobile devices worldwide starting October 2019.... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:23

The world’s biggest card networks — including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover Financial Services — have joined forces to create a new one-click payments button, using the EMVCo’s EMV... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:39

The global Real-Time Payments (RTP) market size was valued at 6.90 billion in 2018 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 29.3 percent from 2019 to 2025. RTPs... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:27

The future of mobile payments, both in the US and around the world, will likely be determined by the success of OEM Pay wallets. Data from Juniper Research indicates there... read more