06 Jun 23 @ 12:43

According to polling company Gallup’s annual “Confidence in Institutions” survey, before then SVB crisis last year only 27 percent of Americans reported to have a “great deal or quite a... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 12:42

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is in the news for three reasons: first launch of a pilot phase offer, a double acquisition and the addition of four new shareholders. At... 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

19 May 23 @ 11:00

Australia’s Westpac says it will enable Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payment technology for business customers. Tap to Pay on iPhone accepts all contactless payments, including Apple Pay,... read more

15 May 23 @ 17:24

UK consumers are embracing alternative payment offerings including digital wallets as they look to better manage their finances amidst the cost of living crisis, according to the Global Payments Report... read more

04 May 23 @ 09:18

According to polling company Gallup’s annual “Confidence in Institutions” survey, last year, prior to SVB, only 27% of Americans reported to have a “great deal or quite a lot” of... read more

02 May 23 @ 15:42

In a new whitepaper, FYST outlines how Asia-Pacific’s consumers and merchants are the trailblazers for digital payment usage – and the significant shifts we can expect to see as this... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:59

Recent news that Millennials are using notes and coins to help them budget explains why cash use rose last year – especially in the UK – according to our annual... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:58

Five years after firing the starting gun on Open Banking, it looks like things are going well in the UK. However, a key question remains – especially for the fintechs... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:33

The last year saw substantial change for consumer payments. Both BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later), mobile payments and SoftPOS entered the mainstream, while CBDCs took another major step forward. But... read more

31 Mar 23 @ 16:34

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

17 Feb 23 @ 18:15

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

16 Feb 23 @ 16:41

Following a stellar 2021, combined equity investment raised by British fintech firms plunged from £2.13bn during Q2 2022 to £491m in Q3, according to new research published by Deloitte. The... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:18

New technologies such as Account-to-Account payments and Open Banking are taking intermediaries out of the value chain in payments, while fresh advances in blockchain threaten total disintermediation. James Wood looks... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 14:27

First sight of European payments landscape for 23 PCM’s exclusive annual review of payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 13:24

A new study claims there will be one billion users of contacless mobile payments globally by 2024, up from 782 million in 2022 for growth of 60 percent. Increased investment... read more

01 Feb 23 @ 10:54

In an earlier blog, we explained how the shift to online shopping plus concerns about the environment are driving consumers away from using plastic and towards virtual cards. Virtual cards... read more

27 Jan 23 @ 11:22

Back in July last year, Apple was sued in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing Apple Pay of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart... read more

11 Jan 23 @ 10:34

A new white paper from Tribe Payments surveys 1,000 small and medium merchants (SMEs) in major European markets to find out what they need from acquirers. The results show merchant needs... read more

05 Jan 23 @ 12:00

The news that A2A payments provider Venmo has been added by Amazon as a payment method feels like a watershed moment. For years, industry chat has talked about the potential... read more