25 Nov 15 @ 13:48

In  a new report from Worldpay it is predicted that the alternative payment market will leave its growing pains behind in 2016. 2016 will herald “the third age of digital payments” now that... read more

04 Nov 15 @ 08:53

Technology industry leaders Amazon, Apple, Google, Intuit and PayPal announced the formation of Financial Innovation Now, a coalition that will promote policies to help foster greater innovation in financial services.... read more

29 Sep 15 @ 14:09

and a whole raft of others. There has been plenty of talk about mobile wallets, but now, as the “Pays” begin to roll out we take a brief look at... read more

25 Sep 15 @ 13:20

A survey of more than 900 cybersecurity experts shows that an overwhelming majority (87%) expect to see an increase in mobile payment data breaches over the next 12 months, yet... read more

27 Aug 15 @ 14:04

Payment innovation in the retail industry is rapidly changing, driven by consumer adoption of mobile smart devices.  Because of recent well-publicized data breaches and payment card fraud, retailers have turned their... read more

27 Aug 15 @ 13:14

You might wander why an AI story is appearing in a payments blog, but AI payments may well be here sooner than you think. Facebook has created a virtual assistant... read more

25 Aug 15 @ 15:54

Visa says that online shoppers using its Visa Checkout payment service are 17% more likely to complete their purchases than those using PayPal. Visa Checkout, which allows shoppers to store their payment information... read more

20 Aug 15 @ 15:49

PCM in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Co. and American Express unveil the findings of the latest Advanced Payments Survey. The annual Advanced Payments Survey, which this year has been... read more

15 Jul 15 @ 10:40

Shortly after online banking customers in the UK were warned of a major phishing campaign using the notorious Dyre malware designed to steal financial data, the malware has resurfaced in a new iteration... read more

14 Jul 15 @ 16:20

Despite the fact that PCM readers have known for weeks that Apple Pay was to launch in the UK on the 14th of July – it did launch. However, depending... read more

08 Jul 15 @ 16:06

Apple Pay is missing an essential feature that it needs to stop people using other mobile payments apps: P2P. But, according to media reports, it looks like Apple is planning to change... read more

02 Jul 15 @ 18:00

Having trialled the Facebook Messenger payment service, Facebook announced that the payment feature is now available for Facebook Messenger users in the US. Now you can make person-to-person payments by adding your... read more

11 Jun 15 @ 14:34

Miura Systems has closed a $16m fundraising round, led by London-based investmend syndicate, DFJ Esprit Secondaries (DFJES). The company has sold off a minority stake to speed-up growth in a... read more

10 Jun 15 @ 09:08

Smartphones are changing the way people make daily decisions. They are used not only to communicate or entertain. Mobile applications make different services accessible to customers regardless the place, time... read more

08 Jun 15 @ 16:45

Electronic person-to-person (P2P) payments have been on a roller coaster of interest over the last decade.  PayPal launched the first successful, widespread service in the late 1990s and has enjoyed... read more

05 Jun 15 @ 12:34

At the Wearable World Congress in San Francisco, executives from Capital One, MasterCard and PayPal participated in an animated discussion about the future of mobile payments and explained why wearable... read more

05 Jun 15 @ 12:21

According to Bloomberg, Samsung delayed the start of its mobile payment service until September, further hindering its ability to gain ground against competing services from Apple and Google. Samsung Pay... read more

29 May 15 @ 10:32

The Facebook Messenger payments service has been tweaked to make it easier for friends to send money within conversations. Although launched in March, the P2P payments feature has so far... read more

02 Apr 15 @ 11:25

The Payment Systems Regulator, which launched on Wednesday, will open up access of the infrastructure underpinning financial transactions, from mobile payments to house purchases. The largest lenders, such as Lloyds,... read more

11 Mar 15 @ 17:36

The rush to implement new digital technologies has overtaken regulatory worries as the highest priority for global bank executives, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The... read more