03 Oct 18 @ 13:32

In recent years, interchange rates have come under increasing pressure from a variety of judicial reviews by the US Federal Reserve, the European Union and individual countries such as Canada,... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:50

Barclays says it will embrace the Open Banking revolution by updating its core mobile banking app allowing customers to view accounts from rival banks in one place. This change has... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:47

Instead of counting notes and coins or entering a PIN, mobile payments on smartphones have the potential to become a popular method of payment in Germany. Google Pay is already... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:42

UK contactless payments continue to flourish, with almost one in two transactions now tap and pay, according to Mastercard figures. There has been a 95 percent increase in contactless transaction... read more

01 Jun 18 @ 10:25

Previously existing only on the fringes of finance or computer science, cryptocurrencies are now being discussed more widely. In the future, banks may not be the only ones making money... read more

01 Jun 18 @ 10:23

The doom-mongers have long been predicting an existential crisis in banking. Banks are being assailed on every side — by FinTech start-ups, Big Tech and regulators. They must maintain 24/7... read more

09 Apr 18 @ 13:32

Now in its 11th year, the Merchant Payments Ecosystem event in Berlin in February brings together players from across the length and breadth of the payments value chain for a... read more

09 Apr 18 @ 13:00

The electronic commerce revolution that is shifting sales from stores to laptops and smartphones could be on the verge of an evolution. Voice commerce, where shoppers ask Alexa, Siri, chatbots... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 09:59

What are bank branches for? How many are needed and what should they look like? How do banks improve the customer experience while enhancing efficiency and balance the digital with... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 14:17

Digital payments are growing rapidly in Asia, fuelled by increasing smartphone ownership and growing access to the internet. An increasing array of solutions such as digital wallets, mobile payment apps... read more

03 Aug 17 @ 06:09

A new study from Ovum, has attempted for the first time to quantify the detrimental effect instant payments and PSD2 will have on traditional credit and debit card payments. The... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 13:03

Codes and ciphers have been around since the time of the Greeks. As cryptography underpins much of the security behind financial systems, we examine its evolving uses, plus the possible... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 12:46

The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company (C&CCC), the organisation which manages the cheque clearing process in the UK, has announced details of a industry-wide cheque imaging system. The new system... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 12:25

Six of the major Dutch banks – ABN Amro, ASN Bank, ING, Rabobank, Regiobank and SNS – are to launch Payconiq, a mobile payment app this summer. Payconiq will allow... read more

06 Apr 17 @ 16:14

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more

03 Feb 17 @ 13:08

Mobile, online and social media channels have revolutionised consumers’ shopping behaviour, and sparked demand for new payment solutions that support multichannel commerce, Big Data, loyalty and targeted advertising. A new... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:12

ONLY FIVE PERCENT of banks and other financial institutions are aware that the revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) will require open access to customer accounts, according to a UK law... read more

03 Aug 16 @ 07:33

 IF YOU DON’T already bank, shop or make mobile payments using your mobile device, there’s a good chance that you’ll start within the coming year. At least, that’s what the... read more

25 May 16 @ 08:20

Source: FIME, 2016 MOBILE POINT-OF-SALE (MPOS) is revolutionising the POS terminal industry. Taxi drivers, plumbers and hairdressers can now accept payments on the move, armed with their smartphones. And larger... read more

24 May 16 @ 15:17

Andrew Churchill explores the impact of emerging regulations and security standards on the card and mobile payments industries worldwide. SOMETIMES IT IS difficult enough for the industry to keep up... read more