05 Apr 23 @ 09:22

Nexi and Banco de Sabadell have reached an agreement to establish a long-term acquiring partnership in the Spanish market. According to the terms of the transaction, Nexi will acquire 80... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 12:31

Ireland’s three largest retail banks are preparing to roll out a new person-to-person mobile payments service, Zippay, in early 2026 – a move aimed squarely at competing with digital challengers... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 14:19

Digital and mobile infrastructure continue to pave the way for some compelling growth metrics across the E33, as e-commerce and Bulgarian payments soar. PCM’s exclusive annual comprehensive review of the... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:17

Digital and mobile payment methods have matured globally amid heightened fraud threats, abounding technology advancement and a raft of complex compliance. With this in mind, what can we expect from... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:51

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

14 Aug 24 @ 08:46

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn’t exist. So said Keyser Söze (Usual Suspects), paraphrased from Baudelaire and others. Synthetic fraud is the... read more

02 May 24 @ 09:27

In 2023, Nexi recorded an 88 percent increase in the value of in-store mobile payments transactions via smartphone and smartwatch in Italy, new data reveals. According to further data released... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 10:40

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

21 Feb 24 @ 09:56

Under intense pressure from the EU regulator and facing the prospect of a hefty fine, Apple has agreed to let third-party mobile wallet and payment services in Europe enjoy free... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:02

Jeffries recently made a deep-dive analysis of the Nilson Report’s annual Top Merchant Acquiring ranking to compare top players, annual changes and track evolution of payments companies vs. banks. Post... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 15:56

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

24 Oct 23 @ 09:50

The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation challenges in Europe had a massive effect on customer behaviour in 2022. That is old news by now. Of more interest... 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

05 Apr 23 @ 10:13

In our ongoing quest to get behind the hype, we consider Data Analytics and how much of a benefit this gives banks, service providers and retailers when it comes to... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:56

Recent weeks have seen a slew of bad news about the ongoing scandal of rising payments fraud – especially in the online environment. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Oxford... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:49

UK financial services organisations are collectively spending £34.2 billion each year on financial crime compliance (FCC), according to the latest True Cost of Compliance report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. This... 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

16 Feb 23 @ 16:13

New research shows 43 percent of financial services organisations expect the cost-of-living crisis to increase the risk of financial crime and fraud over the next 12 months, as scammers target... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 03:56

Across major economies everywhere, the current rapid rise in the cost of living is having a profound effect on the way people pay, save and bank, with many segments of... read more

25 Aug 22 @ 11:29

While the latest study of online spending by European consumers continues to show very healthy growth, there’s evidence of a slight slippage that suggests growth may be slowing in certain... read more