02 Mar 22 @ 12:26

The mobile wallet industry has seen significant advances in the last decade, changing the way people manage and spend their money, and the tasks that these wallets can perform have... read more

21 Feb 22 @ 13:33

The Federal Reserve recently requested comment on a discussion paper describing the potential benefits and costs of issuing a CBDC. The paper is not the ringing endorsement of the concept... read more

25 Jan 22 @ 12:07

Thanks to the pandemic, consumers have become accustomed to doing almost everything online, accelerating digital transformation and embedding new behaviours. After a 5% in global payment revenues in 2021, the... read more

11 Nov 21 @ 11:39

Asia is the world’s consumption growth engine—miss Asia and you could miss half of the global picture, a $10 trillion consumption growth opportunity over the next decade. But Asia’s consumer markets... read more

18 Oct 21 @ 11:46

SumUp has acquired Fivestars, a marketing start-up, in a bid to expand its reach across the US and take on rivals like PayPal and Square. The company says it is buying Fivestars for... read more

11 Oct 21 @ 08:45

Global cross-border payment flows are expected to reach $156 trillion in 2022. This trillion-dollar cross-border payments market is being shaken up by a rush of new entrants that promise to... read more

04 Oct 21 @ 15:39

“Acceleration”, “investment” and “hypergrowth” have all been words associated with the global FinTech industry this year. After bubbling away beneath the surface, building momentum, global investment in the FinTech sector... read more

13 Sep 21 @ 10:15

A new report, which examines consumer behaviour post-pandemic, reveals stark differences in attitudes to payments between generations, and also sheds light on the potential economic contribution of trends such as... read more

31 Aug 21 @ 12:48

The pace of evolution in Europe’s payment market is evident in all areas – including processors. Sweeping changes in consumer payment behaviour, merchant acceptance and democratisation of services have produced... read more

23 Aug 21 @ 14:53

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

19 Aug 21 @ 11:06

Facebook has announced it will launch the Novi digital wallet tied to the Diem blockchain-based payment system, having received the necessary regulatory clearances. David Marcus, chief of Facebook’s financial services... read more

19 Aug 21 @ 10:44

As is widely known, PayPal and Square have announced they are accepting cryptocurrency at POS as a means of payment, while Visa and Mastercard have also recently confirmed they will... read more

13 Aug 21 @ 11:42

In the last eighteen months, even formerly “anti” gurus such as JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein have changed their tune on cryptocurrency. Having previously described the... read more

11 Aug 21 @ 09:29

Apple is reported to be working on a service that will let consumers pay for any Apple Pay purchase in instalments in direct competition to other BNPL offerings (Buy Now,... read more

09 Aug 21 @ 13:45

The COVID-19 pandemic, which took hold of the global consciousness a year ago, has shaped and revealed many things about the world of retail and e-commerce. With lockdowns came new... read more

22 Jun 21 @ 12:57

European e-commerce had a buoyant year in 2020. Not only did digital retailers see exceptional revenue growth, but they gained exposure to whole new markets and consumers. It was not... read more

14 May 21 @ 09:57

What a difference a year makes. Just 18 months ago, leading global bankers were describing cryptocurrencies as “a worse [bubble] than tulip bulbs” – and now Goldman Sachs has launched... read more

27 Apr 21 @ 12:44

POS Finance, which is composed of BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) and ePOS Credit, is set to exceed $760 billion e-commerce transaction value in 2025. BNPL alone will see $258... read more

09 Mar 21 @ 09:36

Diem has announced partnership with Fireblocks to launch a new payment solution for institutions, merchants and payment networks, across the global stablecoin and payments system formerly known as libra. The... read more

22 Feb 21 @ 15:16

Digital currencies, whether these are central-bank issued, price-stabilised cryptocurrencies (“stablecoins”), or non-stabilised cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, are poised to have an impact on the financial system. In recent months we... read more