03 Aug 16 @ 07:35

IT’S BEEN A busy 60 days in the world of mobile payments with further roll-outs, new entrants and a prominent withdrawal. PCM rounds up the latest state of Pay. HANDSET... 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 @ 15:21

With major smartphone brands Apple and Samsung making a big entrance into the mobile payment business, the total revenue of the worldwide mobile payment market in 2015 reached $450 billion,... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 15:16

Mobile wallet transaction numbers in the European Union will experience a CAGR of 61.8 percent over 2016-2021, ensuring the revenue for the payments industry will pass the €1 billion bar... 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

02 Feb 16 @ 10:16

The merchant payment landscape has changed a lot over the last few years. New Payment Service Providers (PSP) have entered the market, new payment schemes have been introduced, smart phones... 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 @ 08:24

As issuers explore when and how to roll out mobile wallets, they should consider certain core accelerators, argues a recent white paper from payment processor, TSYS. These include a well-established... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 08:16

The card acquiring industry is undergoing huge changes on its way to reposition for the digital age. Banks, PSPs and monoline acquirers are working on their modern acquiring strategies to... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 07:42

A global study of more than 300 banking, technology and consultancy professionals worldwide shows how the rise of mobile and disruptive technologies is changing the face of payments. A year ago,... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 07:35

POS installations worldwide will grow from 13 million units today to 54 million units in 2019, according to research from 451 Research. Factors including enterprise deployments, expansion into new industry... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:55

Shipments of NFC-enabled handsets are projected to increase to 756 million in 2015, up from 444 million in 2014, according to latest research from IHS Technology. According to the key... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:48

Momentum behind mobile is building with Google, Apple and Samsung all announcing plans for their mobile payment solutions. For face-to-face payments, Android Pay and Apple Pay both use standard EMV... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:42

Apple Pay is missing the essential P2P feature that it needs to stop consumers using other mobile payments apps.  However, according to media reports, Apple may be about to change... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:19

With the release of new mobile point of sale (mPOS) solutions occurring on a seemingly weekly basis, are there signs that the market is already over-heating? Or does the breadth... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:14

The payments industry is going through a rich period of innovation.  ‘FinTech’ has become the new buzz word. But where are the opportunities for innovation?  And are they attainable?  by... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 16:41

Samsung, which is gearing up to launch its own mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, in Korea and the US this summer, has decided not to collect fees on Samsung Pay... 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