21 May 25 @ 14:41
As financial pressures deepen across the UK, a new challenge is emerging for merchants – one that may prove just as costly as inflation or supply chain disruption. According to... read more
15 May 25 @ 10:46
A coalition of Europe’s largest retailers is calling on the European Commission to clamp down on Visa and Mastercard over what they describe as opaque, inflation-exceeding fees that hinder competition... read more
22 Apr 25 @ 11:26
Barclays has agreed a complex strategic transaction with Brookfield Asset Management that could see the Canadian private equity giant assume majority ownership of the British bank’s payments business over the... read more
17 Mar 25 @ 15:04
Italy’s mobile payments market experienced a substantial expansion in 2024, reflecting a broader consumer transition toward digital-first transaction methods. PayTech leader Nexi emerged as a key driver of this shift,... read more
18 Nov 24 @ 13:28
Barclays’ efforts to sell a stake in its UK merchant payments business are encountering significant challenges, with diverging valuation expectations emerging as a major stumbling block. Reports suggest that potential... read more
01 Nov 24 @ 13:33
The French payments scene, particularly in the acquiring space, is shoring up a very stable outlook indeed. In March Credit Agricole and Worldline announced their partnership in creating a new... read more
28 Oct 24 @ 18:23
A new report delves into the escalating problem of synthetic identity fraud, often termed the “Frankenstein” fraud due to its complex construction of identities from real and fabricated data. This... read more
15 Oct 24 @ 19:21
Card payments dominate the Nordic payment landscape, with 90% of shoppers using them for contactless payments either daily or once a week, according to new research conducted on by Nets.... read more
23 Sep 24 @ 10:47
The European merchant acquiring landscape is as competitive and diverse as ever, with major players like Worldpay, Adyen, and Nexi dominating a market that processes trillions of dollars in annual... read more
02 Sep 24 @ 09:04
Some of the world’s leading finance and tech firms have come together to form a new industry coalition in the UK to fight economic crime through digital verification, the Centre... read more
15 Aug 24 @ 14:45
The Italian payments market is undergoing a profound transformation driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer behaviours. As we move through 2024, the Italian market is seeing significant shifts towards... read more
03 Jul 24 @ 12:30
At EBAday 2024, Simone Del Guerra, Head of Central Institutions & International Sales at Nexi Group, discussed the burgeoning era of A2A payments (account-to-account) in Europe. Del Guerra highlighted the potential... read more
13 Jun 24 @ 12:44
According to new LexisNexis Risk Solutions data, there are almost 3 million synthetic identities, known as Frankenstein identities, in circulation in the UK, preparing to strike. Synthetic identities exploit stolen... read more
16 Apr 24 @ 17:00
With more than one in three UK adults now registered for some kind of mobile payments service according to UK finance, experts predict we’re going to see growing numbers of... read more
13 Mar 24 @ 17:45
In 2023, Nexi recorded an 88% increase in the value of in-store mobile payments transactions via smartphone and smartwatch in Italy, new data reveals. According to further data released by... 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
19 Jan 24 @ 17:52
Under intense pressure from the EU regulator and facing the potential of a hefty fine, Apple has agreed to let third-party mobile wallet and payment services in Europe use free... read more
14 Dec 23 @ 10:15
In a new white paper Nexi explains why Customer Value Management (CVM) goes far beyond any technique banks have tried before when it comes to deploying new ways to enhance... read more
11 Dec 23 @ 15:51
In a new white paper, Nexi explains why Customer Value Management (CVM) goes far beyond any technique banks have tried before when it comes to deploying new ways to enhance... read more
17 Nov 23 @ 16:29
Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to acquire myPOS as part of its latest push into the digital payments market. Advent will acquire the provider of payments services for... read more
02 Apr 26 @ 18:44
Visa is stepping up its effort to modernise one of the most cumbersome parts of the payments chain, launching a suite of artificial intelligence-powered dispute... more
02 Apr 26 @ 18:44
Swift is moving its blockchain-based shared ledger from design theory into practical deployment, marking a notable moment in the evolution of institutional cros... more
14 Apr 26 @ 20:03
Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven s... more