14 May 25 @ 10:46

A new global fraud report from Revolut has cast a stark spotlight on the persistent role of social media platforms – particularly those owned by Meta – as enablers of... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:47

Just days after announcing that it is at the “finish line” of winning a UK banking licence and posting its first annual profit, Revolut could be in serious trouble. Revolut’s... read more

09 Jun 21 @ 04:06

In recent issues, PCM has given readers overviews of payments markets in both Western Europe and Eurasia. Now we focus on Russia – a market characterised by rapid growth and... read more

18 Feb 21 @ 09:47

Revolut has applied to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK regulators, for a full banking license to fuel expansion beyond its FinTech roots.... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:35

Retail has increasingly become a mobile function to meet the needs of a constantly on-the-go consumer base, especially with the rise in popularity of mobile e-wallets. The introduction of 5G... read more

11 Oct 19 @ 09:32

Ahead of Money 2020 USA, James Wood asks to what extent are new payment technologies like voice and face mere hype – or a vision of the future? And what’s... read more

24 Nov 17 @ 15:06

Robots have long been in our factories. Now they are on our roads, in our skies, homes and mobile devices in the form of self-driving vehicles, drones and virtual assistants.... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 08:35

As the US payments industry migrates to EMV to deter counterfeit card fraud, many stakeholders are looking to bring their payment terminals, mobile point- of-sale (mPOS) and kernel products to... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:14

The CEO of online payment giant PayPal, David Marcus, has long been a skeptic about the prospects for NFC mobile payments, opining as recently as 2012 that tapping phones on... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

With the explosion in smartphone usage, the number of payments done via mobile devices has significantly increased over recent years. As e-commerce becomes m-commerce, the industry has to focus on... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:25

The financial services industry is on the cusp of a technological transformation. Quantum computing, long the preserve of theoretical physics and laboratory prototypes, is edging closer to practical application.  Its... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 12:31

Ireland’s three largest retail banks are preparing to roll out a new person-to-person mobile payments service, Zippay, in early 2026 – a move aimed squarely at competing with digital challengers... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:15

European fintech M&A is surging in 2025, with disclosed deal value for $100 million-plus transactions reaching $3.9 billion in H1 2025, almost double the total recorded for all of 2024.... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:13

The digital economy continues to evolve and banks face a moment of reckoning. No longer can financial institutions afford to operate as mere destinations for transactional services. The future –... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:12

Once a niche feature of the crypto fringes, stablecoins are fast becoming a core component of the global financial system. These digital tokens—typically pegged one-to-one with fiat currencies such as... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:06

When computers first entered mainstream use, languages like COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal defined programming. They were precise but inaccessible to most, requiring deep technical knowledge to manipulate even simple tasks.... read more

14 May 25 @ 11:00

Cross-border payments, once a byword for inefficiency and opacity, are undergoing a structural transformation. The convergence of regulatory momentum, technological innovation, and geopolitical necessity is creating a watershed moment for... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:48

A landmark shift in digital identity security is underway, with phishing-resistant passkeys set to surpass passwords and traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA) by 2027. That’s the key finding from HYPR’s newly... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:13

The 10th edition of the Worldpay Global Payments Report (GPR) reveals a global transformation in payments. In just a decade, innovation such as digital wallets, buy now pay later (BNPL)... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:06

Southeast Asia (SEA) is rapidly cementing its position as a global leader in digital commerce, with its e-commerce market projected to skyrocket to $325 billion by 2028. This surge is... read more