09 May 23 @ 12:14

We may be in the middle of a crypto winter, and digital assets might have lost two-thirds of their value. But that’s not stopping regulators preparing for a future crypto... read more

21 Apr 23 @ 10:11

Fabrick and its subsidiary Axerve, have released a new whitepaper, “Alternative payment solutions: how they are changing the payment scene”. The paper explores the ways in which alternative payments are... read more

31 Mar 23 @ 16:34

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America and several other large US banks are set to launch a mobile wallet later this year that links to debit and credit cards. Early... read more

31 Mar 23 @ 09:40

For those who work in tech, the past couple of months have been unsettling to say the least—according to layoffs.fyi, more than 150,000 workers have been laid off in the... read more

13 Feb 23 @ 12:00

Currently, traditional methods, such as cash, bank transfers and payment cards, dominate the payment landscape; however, crypto payments are gaining significant traction. According to Visa, Cryptocurrency transactions worth $2.5 billon... read more

24 Jan 23 @ 14:57

That consumers are turning to digital wallets at an increasingly faster pace is no major headline. However, the losses that the move could cause banks is definitely a painful awakening... read more

13 Jan 23 @ 09:45

You might be well aware that January is a big month in sports transfers, with the football transfer window opening at the start of the month for clubs in England... read more

12 Jan 23 @ 17:38

The ground is being set for a massive clash of super app platforms vying to dominate consumers’ online life. Super apps are the Swiss Army Knives of consumer tech platforms.... read more

09 Nov 22 @ 18:01

Elon Musk has taken over as CEO of Twitter. There may be many reasons why the worlds nuttiest (richest) man paid $44 billion for the loss making enterprise including to... read more

09 Nov 22 @ 17:23

The news that Amazon will now allow its US customers to make payments through Venmo alongside the card schemes at its checkout is momentous. While Amazon already offers many payment... read more

26 Aug 22 @ 12:52

Faster Payments and mobile banking remain popular in the UK in 2021, with 86% of all UK adults using at least one form of remote banking during 2021 (online banking... read more

11 Aug 22 @ 13:48

Since Merchant Machine’s analysis of the countries most reliant on cash in 2021, countries around the world have seen further changes in their payment methods. In light of this, the research... read more

19 Jul 22 @ 13:01

A new study from leading European payment specialists Transact Payments reveals Brits overwhelmingly prefer to carry cash and use cards. Although digital wallets and other “alt” payments are making inroads, trust... read more

07 Jul 22 @ 17:57

Three in five (60%) UK adults have used embedded finance services as part of the checkout process when shopping online in the past 12 months, according to a new survey[1]... read more

20 Jun 22 @ 10:55

In mid-January 2021 the four of Irelands largest banks joined forces to launch an instant payments digital payment app, dubbed Synch, that they intended to promote to help fend off... read more

19 May 22 @ 12:55

The cryptocurrency and assets market has grown significantly and is now worth £1.6 trillion globally. In the UK, over 2.3 million consumers now hold some form of cryptoasset. With such... read more

11 May 22 @ 17:23

In part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of alternative payment methods have been on the rise in recent years – see Payments Cards & Mobile’s Why are “Alt... read more

26 Apr 22 @ 17:33

A new study has found the value of digital wallets transactions will exceed $12 trillion in 2026, from $7.5 trillion in 2022. To capitalise on this substantial growth, the research... read more

30 Mar 22 @ 16:22

The digital wallet market has been steadily growing until 2019 when the coronavirus pandemic began. A new report shows that between 2019 and 2020 the number of users has nearly... read more

18 Mar 22 @ 10:20

The 2021 State of Finance study from App Annie reveals just how fast the world of personal finance is going digital. Within this revolution, buy-now-pay-later and cryptocurrency services are growing... read more