18 Aug 20 @ 11:54

A group of 16 major European banks from five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) paved the way for the future launch of the European Payments Initiative (EPI). ... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 11:35

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have announced they are each beginning technical preparations for global expansion of the Click to Pay online checkout – based on the EMV Secure... read more

17 Aug 20 @ 15:30

Planet has agreed to acquire 3C Payment. 3C Payment’s gateway, integration and terminal capabilities, when combined with Planet’s value added payment services, will create a new platform in the payments... read more

17 Aug 20 @ 15:30

BitPay has launched the BitPay Card, the first Mastercard Prepaid card for crypto users in the US. The card enables customers to instantly convert cryptocurrency into fiat currency, which is... read more

17 Aug 20 @ 15:22

Just days after its much-hyped launch, Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment feature in the country, the app’s second-biggest market with more than 120 million users. The decision... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 05:24

EXCLUSIVE: Payments Cards and Mobile presents the first comprehensive overview of how the current crisis is affecting payments, from e-commerce to digital banking, cash use, fraud trends – and, above... 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 @ 03:15

Regulations and ongoing rollouts of contactless terminals at POS are boosting card acceptance networks, with cardholders throughout Europe increasingly using their cards for low-value payments, according to RBR. Regulatory factors... 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 @ 12:23

Visa is planning a complete overhaul of the interchange fees that merchants pay to accept its cards, hoping more people will abandon cheques, and adjusting its fees for new businesses... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:16

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing rapidly and taking a chunk out of card payments around the world as it goes. Apple Pay accounts for about 5 percent of global card... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:04

MIR, the Russian payment system launched in response to European and US sanctions, is reported to be preparing for launch in the European market. The reports say it will initially... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:03

New research shows Discover remained the most widely accepted card scheme worldwide at the end of 2018. A new report from RBR research, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 06:56

The use of passive wearable devices for payment is taking off in Europe, as consumers rapidly integrate this new payment method into their daily lives. This year’s figures showed an... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:45

On the face of it, all’s well in payments. Big firms are posting huge profits and experts forecast growth aplenty in the next decade. But growing numbers of companies complain... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:37

This year’s Money2020 USA in Las Vegas revealed an industry in transformation, with the digital revolution in full flight. Although new products and services were launched to support online transformation,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:33

New research from Global Card Payments Data shows that there were 16 billion payment cards in circulation at the end of 2018, up by 10 percent over the past year.... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:36

Since being shown the door by eBay in 2018, PayPal, once one of the most innovative digital payments companies in the world, has continued to perform well and dominate the... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 08:00

Launched just over a year ago in Europe, GDPR is being hailed as a success, with similar legislation either enacted or on its way in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Singapore.... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Analysts predict the world’s economy will pivot to Asia in the next few years, with industry commentators noting astronomical growth in Chinese digital P2P and P2B systems such as WeChat... read more