29 Jul 14 @ 21:56

The launch of RuPay in India and plans for a Russian payment network indicate a resurgence in domestic schemes, but at what cost to the international players? While Europe’s banks... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 21:36

On 7 July, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the US District Court for the Easter District of New York began hearing arguments in a case against American Express (Amex), which the... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:15

mPOS payment pioneer Square is facing increasing speculation that it may put itself up for sale amid rumours that it lost over $100 million in 2013 and is rapidly using... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:09

According to a study into the acceptance of new payment solutions published by Visa Europe, mPOS usage by small businesses (SMEs) in Europe will take off dramatically in 2014. This... read more

30 May 14 @ 08:49

While much of the debate around European card regulation focuses on Visa and MasterCard, how will three-party schemes fare under proposed legislation? by Victoria Conroy The July 2013 publication of... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:35

Roam, an Ingenico company and mobile commerce platform provider, has expanded its mPOS solutions to include chip and PIN acceptance with the RP750x mobile card reader. This new cloud-based solution... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:13

Throughout 2013 Visa cardholders used their contactless cards to make more than 94.3 million purchases in the UK compared to just under 25 million contactless purchases in 2012.  Contactless purchases... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:08

French telco Orange and Visa Europe have announced the commercial launch of Orange Cash in Caen and Strasbourg, two of the cities with the highest use of contactless payments in... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 20:27

Host card emulation (HCE), the cloud-based mechanism for hosting NFC applications outside the secure element, effectively removes the need for bank reliance on telcos when launching mobile payments services.  HCE... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 16:35

Cards and payments at the POS and on the internet continued to drive significant growth in many European countries. The roll-out of contactless cards has started while there is again higher use... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 13:29

UK telco O2 is to discontinue its mobile wallet just 18 months after it was officially launched. In a statement on its website, O2 cited changes in the marketplace as... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 00:42

A research paper written by Professor Steve Worthington, of the Department of Marketing at Monash University, has studied the impact of regulatory interventions in the Australian payment card market, over a... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 00:40

New research from consultancy Celent shows that EMV migration in the US has been painfully slow so far. According to Celent, fraud migrates to the weakest link in the system,... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 11:03

There has been much made of Europe securing a third scheme for processing card transactions and creating a viable competitor to break the duopoly of Visa and MasterCard. However, despite... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 00:11

Canada has become a leader in the adoption of mobile payments by merchants and consumers. PCM looks at the factors driving the country’s m-payments success story and how a collaborative... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 00:07

Recent interchange proposals in Europe and the revision of the Payment Services Directive will have a significant impact on business strategies for all stakeholders going forward. by Victoria Conroy In... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

European payment processor Equens has been selected by Finland’s OP-Pohjola Group as its new card processing partner under a long-term contract for card services. The first card transactions will be... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

Canadian banking giant RBC has launched its RBC Secure Cloud mobile payments service. This new technology, a first in Canada, will allow clients to more safely and securely pay for... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 12:14

Proposed caps on debit and credit interchange across the EU have drawn strong responses from players on all sides of the industry. Has the Commission fully understood what it is... read more

01 Aug 13 @ 20:39

Ixaris has launched Ixaris Payments Server, a cloud-based platform that enables banks to quickly and cost-effectively develop their own corporate prepaid programmes.  Ixaris Payments Server is an out-of-the box package... read more