03 Dec 14 @ 11:54

Card payments continue to be central to much human activity. However, new technologies, the internet, new legal frameworks, card fraud, and other competing payment services have challenged and transformed the... read more

19 Nov 14 @ 10:00

How is SEPA faring now that migration deadlines have passed, and could banks be doing more? Finally, after a 15-year wait, and a delayed 1 August migration deadline, the Single Euro... read more

02 Oct 14 @ 10:39

How is SEPA faring now that migration deadlines have passed, and could banks be doing more? by Victoria Conroy Finally, after a 15-year wait, and a delayed 1 August migration deadline,... read more

18 Sep 14 @ 09:44

Regulators in the Asia-pacific region are looking at rolling out a SEPA-style single payment area, but what will be the challenges of such a project in one of the most... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 21:53

Regulators in the Asia-Pacific region are looking at rolling out a SEPA-style single payment area, but what will be the challenges of such a project in one of the most... read more

24 Jul 14 @ 15:25

It seems that no organisation, large or small is safe. The European Central Bank (ECB) has been hacked, with attackers stealing email addresses and contact data from the organisation’s public... read more

25 Feb 14 @ 11:07

Card fraud within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) increased in 2012 for the first time since 2008, driven mainly by higher internet fraud. The third report on card fraud,... read more

12 Feb 14 @ 11:23

Last year, PCM delved into the world of virtual currencies, looking at how emerging (and unregulated) methods like Bitcoin could impact the payments industry. In less than a year, the pace of... read more

04 Feb 14 @ 16:20

In an unsurprising piece of news, the European Parliament has extended the SEPA migration deadline, set for 1st February 2014, for processing SEPA-compliant payment transfers by six months, to August... read more

20 Jan 14 @ 16:32

New statistics released today by the European Central Bank (ECB) show that SEPA migration to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) gathered pace strongly in December. According to the latest figures... read more

10 Jan 14 @ 12:36

The European Commission says it will extend the SEPA migration deadline for the introduction of  new faster and cheaper intra-bank payments systems for six months following delays in some EU member... read more

20 Dec 13 @ 11:54

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the creation of the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB). This new entity, which replaces the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Council, will help... read more

25 Oct 13 @ 11:01

The European Central Bank has warned companies that are stalling on updating their systems that the SEPA deadline is fast approaching and that big-bang upgrades will cause significant problems to... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:10

Last year, PCM delved into the world of virtual currencies, looking at how emerging (and unregulated) methods like bitcoin could impact the payments industry. In less than a year, the... read more

29 Jul 13 @ 05:39

Card-not-present fraud levels are rising in many regions despite intense efforts to combat this pernicious threat. What is the industry doing to counter it? by Victoria Conroy It is a... read more

26 Jul 13 @ 01:30

Barclaycard announces that it has partnered with Sysnet Global Solutions to provide PCI DSS compliance validation services to its UK based merchant customers.  In the accompanying press release Internal Market... read more

26 Jul 13 @ 00:00

The European Commission (EC) published the long awaited proposal for a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and a proposal for the regulation of Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIF), on 24 July... read more

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The European Union (EU) is set to revise the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) governance arrangements by replacing the informal SEPA Council with the European Retail Payments Board (ERPB) and... read more