03 Feb 17 @ 13:09

The European Payments Council published the SEPA instant credit transfer (SCT Inst) scheme rulebook at the end of November 2016, after a public consultation organised earlier in the year. It... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:07

In an era where geopolitical uncertainty increasingly influences the flow of money, the security and sovereignty of national payment infrastructures have never been more vital. As economic sanctions disrupt financial... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:57

In an era where geopolitical uncertainty increasingly influences the flow of money, the security and sovereignty of national payment infrastructures have never been more vital. As economic sanctions disrupt financial... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:16

A landmark stride in European payments infrastructure has been achieved as Italy’s Bancomat, Spain’s Bizum, and Portugal’s MB WAY initiate cross-border mobile transfers under the EuroPA (European Payments Alliance) umbrella.... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:17

Digital and mobile payment methods have matured globally amid heightened fraud threats, abounding technology advancement and a raft of complex compliance. With this in mind, what can we expect from... read more

10 Dec 24 @ 10:11

In a ground breaking move for the European payments landscape, previously reported on by Payments Cards & Mobile, Italy’s BANCOMAT, Spain and Andorra’s Bizum, and Portugal’s MB WAY have successfully... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 14:08

European payments are about to speed up. The new SEPA (Single European Payments Area) Credit Transfer mandate (SCT Inst) has taken root and deadlines for implementation are as soon as... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:09

Recently, we reported on the efficacy of the UKs Confirmation of Payee (CoP) programme reaching two billion checks. Now EBA CLEARING has announced it will provide its CoP service at... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 10:56

As Asian economic powerhouses join up their faster payment systems and Africa follows suit, Europe lags in confusion, directives, initiatives and strategies. James Wood asks why Europe can’t copy Asia’s... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 09:56

Bizum (Spain), BANCOMAT (Italy) and SIBS (Portugal), three leading mobile payment companies in their respective markets, have signed a Letter of Intent to implement interoperability between their systems. This agreement... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 04:08

The news that Venmo has been added by Amazon as a payment method feels like a watershed moment. For years, industry chat has talked about the potential for payments that... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 11:54

A group of 16 major European banks from five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) paved the way for the future launch of the European Payments Initiative (EPI). ... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 04:28

The Smart Payment Association (SPA), the global trade body for the smart payments industry, has published proposals for an Instant Payment Card that would extend SEPA instant Credit Transfer functionality... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 11:15

November 2017 saw the launch of instant payment systems in the US and Europe. PCM looks at the barriers and enablers to real-time payments, and how organisations can position themselves... read more