13 Feb 24 @ 16:55

Inflation and the cost of living crisis are directly impacting what customers purchase. These issues are not going away anytime soon in 2024 – so it’s up to merchants to... read more

24 Jan 24 @ 14:21

As 2024 begins to pick up pace, we continue to look at invisible payments, digital currencies, wallets and AI, the major themes for 2024. To that end Payments Cards &... read more

17 Jan 24 @ 17:59

From consumer to business payments to cross-border transactions, cash is no longer king. Brought about by the rise of smartphones, e-commerce and technology, the convenience of completing everyday banking transactions... read more

11 Jan 24 @ 16:51

Salesforce has released its latest State of Commerce report with insights from 2,700 e-commerce practitioners across 15 countries, including 200 from the UK, as well as a global analysis of... read more

15 Dec 23 @ 12:08

According to the 2023 version of The Global Payments Report by Worldpay, digital wallets are both the world’s dominant payment method, and its fastest-growing. While debit and credit cards continue... read more

01 Dec 23 @ 12:01

Three in five Americans (58%) expect all payments to be digital payments in the near future, rising to two thirds among millennials (67%), according to a new survey “Cashing in... read more

23 Nov 23 @ 12:43

A world leading payments environment is vital for a world leading economy and a healthy society. The economy cannot grow without a payments infrastructure to support it. With this in... read more

03 Nov 23 @ 14:27

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

25 Oct 23 @ 11:34

Over the past decade, the casino industry’s profound transformation has seen online casinos emerge as the go-to choice for many players. Alongside this digital shift, payment methods have evolved to... read more

02 Oct 23 @ 16:21

Planet has announced the findings from its latest shopper sentiment poll of over 7,500 consumers across 19 nations. The report provides retailers with new insights into what their customers want... read more

29 Sep 23 @ 09:50

Its a good news, bad news week for Apple. Just days after it announced that it will soft launch a new feature for its iPhone Wallet app with an integration... read more

20 Sep 23 @ 08:26

Intesa Sanpaolo are launching a SoftPOS solution that allows merchants to use their smartphones and tablets to accept payments made by their customers using contactless cards from the main schemes... read more

14 Sep 23 @ 14:58

Consumer cash payments increased by 8% to 6.3 billion payments in 2022. This was the first-time cash transactions grew since 2012. Although cash payments are still more than 30% below... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 11:56

With the “wallet wars” being waged over recent months, there has been much talk of virtual wallets becoming a vital part of the payments system. Whether a digital wallet (which... read more

03 Jul 23 @ 13:11

Early Warning, the bank-owned operator of the peer-to-peer payments platform, Zelle, officially entered the digital payments gold rush earlier this year when it announced plans to create a new digital wallet... read more

12 Jun 23 @ 09:18

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

17 Apr 23 @ 09:58

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

16 Feb 23 @ 16:18

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; increasing from 28... read more

31 Jan 23 @ 12:42

Kaspersky says it has uncovered three new variants of Prilex malware, which can block contactless near-field communication (NFC) transactions on infected devices, forcing customers to use their physical credit 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