08 Jun 16 @ 15:35

Proving just how hard it is to enter the payments space, even with backing and an obvious route to mas consumer usage, MCX, has announced that it is ending its... read more

26 May 16 @ 12:23

MasterCard has unveiled the first commerce application for SoftBank Robotics’ humanoid robot Pepper. The application will be powered by MasterPass, that connects consumers with merchants, enabling them to make fast digital... read more

19 May 16 @ 10:53

Advancements in digital technology continued to shape the payments industry in 2015 as mobile, online and other digital forms of digital payments moved into the mainstream. From mass transit to... read more

29 Apr 16 @ 15:00

Walmart has finally enabled Walmart Pay its mobile wallet in an update to the Walmart iOS app. The company first announced the mobile wallet in December. When iOS users update the app,... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 10:49

Alternative payments are gaining traction in South Africa, with banks and payment companies introducing new solutions. Recent initiatives include the launch of MasterPass, Zapper, FlickPay and SnapScan. The MasterPass digital... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 16:13

Global Security Report – Cybercrime is big business. We hear it so often that the words threaten to lose their impact. But the details still have the capacity to shock.... read more

12 Apr 16 @ 14:15

Payment cards at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The challenges for... read more

11 Mar 16 @ 11:14

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that 2015 would be the year of Apple Pay. As it turned out, 2015 was the year of mobile payments initiatives generally as technology... read more

08 Feb 16 @ 12:30

Stay one step ahead with deep industry information and a wealth of statistics from central banks, interbank companies and associations and individual banks. The Payment Cards Statistical Yearbooks give a market... read more

05 Jan 16 @ 13:21

Orange is reported to be making a bold move into mobile banking by entering exclusive negotiations with Groupama to buy up to 65% of the insurer’s banking unit. France’s biggest telecoms... read more

15 Dec 15 @ 09:32

Global POS printer manufacturer BIXOLON announced the launch of the SRP-380 POS receipt printer to the retail market. A compact, low maintenance, powerful three-inch direct thermal POS printer with an... read more

29 Oct 15 @ 09:42

Diebold is introducing two new banking concepts that harness emerging technology to create a vision of what the  might look like. Derived from the Responsive Banking Concept unveiled last year,... read more

14 Oct 15 @ 05:55

Worldpay has announced plans to raise as much as £2.5bn in the UK’s biggest initial public offering of the past two years. The payments processor priced its listing slightly below... read more

13 Oct 15 @ 08:54

In the immediate aftermath of the Target 2013 breach, Verizon consultants probed its network for weaknesses and came back with results that point to one overriding – lesson: be sure to... read more

09 Oct 15 @ 10:39

Despite significant developments, especially in developed markets, no clear model or winner has been established yet for mobile payment. Hence, all players are still in a position to participate, as... 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

29 Jul 15 @ 11:06

Over the past several years, instant payments have become an increasingly important part of the payments landscape. The Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Payments Council... read more

27 Jul 15 @ 14:54

Obviously, the consolidation within the European acquiring industry market is underway. The country profiles of the Payment Cards Statistical Yearbooks provide the individual background of the card acquirers by country,... read more

04 Jun 15 @ 12:47

The UK is becoming an increasingly “cash-last” society as one in four Brits expects to use their mobile phone to make mobile payments on a daily basis by 2020, growing... read more

01 May 15 @ 12:34

Apple, Starbucks and Disney are all strong brands with loyal followings, but they also have something else in common: They’re early leaders in the ever-evolving mobile payments market. Some analysts... read more