24 Oct 25 @ 14:13

For years, industry pundits predicted the death of the point-of-sale (POS) terminal, replaced by a future of frictionless payments and invisible checkout. Yet for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the... read more

03 Oct 25 @ 13:46

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are rewriting the rules of software adoption. Once content to rely on management tools for accounting, payroll and inventory control, many now see financial capabilities... read more

24 Sep 25 @ 17:15

The UK payments landscape is undergoing a shift as both consumers and small businesses demand smarter, more strategic financial tools. According to Marqeta’s sixth annual State of Payments Report, UK... read more

17 Jan 25 @ 11:34

The B2B payments landscape has long been overshadowed by consumer payment innovations, despite representing a vastly larger and faster-growing market. The global B2B payments market is experiencing significant growth and... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 10:00

A new global survey reveals surging demand for cloud-based embedded finance services with more than 80% of SMBs looking to switch away from traditional banks for their payment needs. The... read more

21 Apr 20 @ 19:10

In a global first, all the major UK acquirers have come together to show collective support for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and share their views on what businesses... read more

09 Jan 15 @ 15:44

MasterCard, Comdata and Behalf have teamed up to enable small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to have a more flexible and convenient way to pay their vendors. The initiative helps improve... read more

11 Jun 26 @ 15:57

Japan’s three largest banking groups have taken a significant step towards the mainstream adoption of stablecoins, unveiling plans to jointly develop and issue a yen-backed digital currency that could enter... read more

19 Nov 24 @ 15:33

New research from Visa reveals that over 41% of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK have fallen victim to fraud, incurring an average loss of £3,808 in the... read more

11 Jan 19 @ 09:43

HP has announced a new all-in-one POS system partnership, expanding its SMB offerings, with PayPal to utilise its payment processing services. The company has not targeted the SMB market in the... read more

25 Feb 26 @ 17:51

Payoneer has taken a decisive step into the regulated heart of the American financial system, filing an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish... read more

04 Feb 26 @ 17:17

For decades, the POS terminal was a steadfast but unremarkable fixture of retail life — the small, grey box whose sole purpose was to approve or decline a card transaction.... read more

13 Jan 26 @ 13:47

Global Payments has completed a long-anticipated strategic reset, finalising the acquisition of Worldpay while divesting its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. Together, the transactions reshape the competitive landscape of global... read more

02 Dec 25 @ 14:14

Corporate B2B payment flows will more than double to 2030, while the proportion of those payments run on instant rails is set to grow by a third. Despite progress, significant... read more

05 Sep 25 @ 09:54

To date, our series on SME digitalization has considered opportunities in this segment, the challenges of serving SMEs in emerging markets, and the role of banks and fintechs in SME... read more

09 Jun 25 @ 17:42

Santander UK has unveiled a strategic partnership with global payments provider Worldpay, signalling a significant expansion of its merchant services for business, corporate and commercial banking customers. The collaboration will... read more

20 May 25 @ 13:47

Cash use in Peru has declined at a rate similar to that of other comparable markets thanks to a surge in the popularity of bank-owned e-wallets. However, adoption of Peru’s... read more

03 Mar 25 @ 16:11

Visa says that Tap to Phone – a technology that turns a smartphone into a point-of-sale (POS) device – has experienced a 200% increase globally over the past year, supporting... read more

14 Feb 25 @ 12:04

As we all know, the payments landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as new technologies, regulatory shifts and evolving consumer preferences redefine how transactions occur. That does not mean that... read more

28 Jan 25 @ 17:58

More than any other transaction form, real-time payments (RTPs) will dominate the next five years. By 2030, around one-third of global payments will be real-time.[1] Within this growth, corporate payments... read more