03 Mar 25 @ 17:11

The digital wallet landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, evolving far beyond its initial role as a tool for electronic payments. As technology, regulation and consumer expectations shift, digital wallets... read more

18 Feb 25 @ 17:21

Since its introduction in 2018 by the UK, European Union and Mexico, Open Banking has grown into a powerful force for financial innovation. Today, countries like Brazil, India and South... read more

04 Feb 25 @ 17:58

As has been noted in recent articles, the cross-border payments landscape is evolving rapidly, with digital transactions driving unprecedented growth in international commerce, travel and remittances. Now Visa is getting... read more

08 Jan 25 @ 16:51

Open Banking in the UK and Europe was introduced in 2018, with regulations mandated by the EU’s Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2). Six years later, has it caught on in... read more

20 Dec 24 @ 13:47

The landscape of instant payments in the US is undergoing significant transformation, with projections indicating substantial growth in adoption rates by 2028. According to Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the... read more

20 Dec 24 @ 13:01

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) have officially approved the acquisition of Transfeera, a fintech specialised in payment solutions for businesses, by... read more

02 Oct 24 @ 15:32

The Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is on the brink of revolutionising its financial landscape with the anticipated launch of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), Drex. Designed to... read more

20 Sep 24 @ 14:10

A collaborative and accessible ecosystem are crucial tenets for the success of real-time payments. Enough institutions need to be bought in – whether through mandates or market-driven demand – and... read more

12 Sep 24 @ 12:49

The Capgemini World Payments Report 2025, reveals an industry set to be reimagined with account-to-account and instant payments, predicting instant payments will account for 22% of all non-cash transaction volumes by 2028... read more

30 Aug 24 @ 13:28

We’ve heard it all before- it’s incredibly tough to differentiate and be successful in today’s PSP payments market. And yet there are boundless opportunities to cut through the noise and... read more

02 Aug 24 @ 14:24

Consistently ranked as the fastest-growing and most innovative globally, Latin American and African markets have attracted significant investor interest. There’s a comfortable, if misplaced, perception in the West that the... read more

26 Jul 24 @ 10:30

Are we on the brink of a revolution that displaces Visa and Mastercard from their pole position in payments? For decades, merchants have needed to accept these cards to capture... read more

23 Jul 24 @ 09:55

According to the 2024 report from the Payments Innovation Jury, many payments firms were over-valued prior to the pandemic, CBDCs have been overhyped and Asia remains the most promising region... read more

16 May 24 @ 13:24

New data from The Global Payments Report 2024 from Worldpay shows Account-to-Account (A2A) payments thriving in emerging markets – as well as some developed markets. Around the world, A2A payments are... read more

17 Apr 24 @ 15:22

Payment tokens offer massively improved security by turning sensitive personal information such as credit card and account numbers and turning them into a secure “token”, represented by a unique set... read more

28 Mar 24 @ 11:53

Boku has released a global research report entitled 2024 Global E-commerce Report: The Changing World of Payments – an in-depth analysis of payment preferences and purchasing behaviours of consumers across the globe. The... read more

22 Mar 24 @ 14:25

The continued rise of digital wallets is heralding a golden age in payments, marked by the swift adoption of new technologies and driven by consumer preference according to new research... read more

15 Mar 24 @ 11:16

Retail payments is a rich and promising industry, earning what Bain & Company estimates as $356 billion in global revenue in 2021, with projected annual growth of 6% to $480... read more

14 Mar 24 @ 14:54

Banco do Brasil (BB) will partner with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to test an offline payment solution within the CBDC pilot of the Brazilian Digital Real Electronic (DREX). This will allow the... 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