06 Apr 20 @ 13:29

Combining the rapid growth of emerging markets with Europe’s stable governance, the Balkan states represent a great opportunity for traditional card businesses and banks – as well as fast-emerging digital... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 06:58

The Mobile Finance Report 2019 has revealed the high-growth markets for banking apps and details the benchmarks and metrics marketers must aim for to acquire and retain high-value audiences. The... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:45

On the face of it, all’s well in payments. Big firms are posting huge profits and experts forecast growth aplenty in the next decade. But growing numbers of companies complain... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:40

From Latin America to Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia, PCM picks out the markets set for explosive growth in 2020 using inside information, industry data and our own exclusive,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:37

This year’s Money2020 USA in Las Vegas revealed an industry in transformation, with the digital revolution in full flight. Although new products and services were launched to support online transformation,... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:33

Seven independent mobile payment systems in Europe have come together to form the European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA). The EMPSA will have its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, the association... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:31

JP Morgan Chase has announced it will follow other major banks’ lead and shut down its mobile wallet app, Chase Pay. This represents the bank’s third reversal on its digital... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Senior executives, commentators and analysts all agree – a workable digital identity is key to next-generation payments. Without functioning digital ID, the payments revolution will stall. But as state-sponsored national... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:17

The rise of digital payments is one reason why some analysts predict heavy weather for the major card networks. Others include tighter regulation, possible disintermediation through open banking innovations, creaking... read more

08 Apr 19 @ 14:39

A new survey from PwC has identified opportunities and risks in Open Banking, with estimated revenue of £7.2bn up for grabs over the next three years. Meanwhile, a consumer study... read more

08 Apr 19 @ 14:22

Forecasts predict that by 2022, just 17 percent of global payments will be made by cash. Meanwhile, digital and mobile wallet usage will continue to rise, accounting for 28 percent... read more

08 Apr 19 @ 13:38

Yoyo says it has combined its in-store digital payments and loyalty experience with a unique e-commerce solution, enabling retailers to deliver integrated and rewarding omni-channel buying experience for customers, in-store... read more

08 Apr 19 @ 13:32

Société Générale, one of Europe’s largest banks with operations across the world, has selected HPS to improve payment processing activities for its ten African subsidiaries. By migrating to HPS’ technology,... read more

06 Feb 19 @ 06:01

The tenth anniversary edition of the EFMA report, Innovation in Retail Banking, reports that banks are increasing levels of investment in payments technologies and channels in an effort to keep... read more

06 Feb 19 @ 05:12

Blockchain has been called the most over-hyped innovation in the world today, with the hysteria surrounding it sometimes compared to the infamous “dot.com” bubble of 1999-2000. PCM Editor James Wood... read more

06 Feb 19 @ 05:07

A range of pressures are bearing down on acquiring and processing businesses, including the emergence of new technologies such as faster payments and blockchain solutions – not to mention increasing... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 11:42

The 2018 edition of FIS’s annual “Flavour of Fast” report has revealed a world in full migration towards faster payments. As part of this annual study, FIS produces a ranking... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 11:35

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are already the buzz-words of the next decade in almost every walk of life, from medicine to product design and financial services. But when... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 11:30

Born around the turn of the millennium, a new generation of consumers has entered adulthood in 2018. They have never known a world without mobile phones and tablet computers, have... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 13:43

Although the USA remains the world’s largest single payments market and the world’s largest economy, it is a complex market which has proven slower to move to new technologies such... read more