04 Apr 23 @ 16:35
Mobile commerce is set to comprise 70% of online transaction value by 2025 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Mobile remittance services have grown to encompass more value-added... read more
31 Mar 23 @ 16:34
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America and several other large US banks are set to launch a mobile wallet later this year that links to debit and credit cards. Early... read more
29 Mar 23 @ 16:04
Launched by former Chancellor and now Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the Kalifa Review into the future of the UK fintech sector outlined five core recommendations: policy and regulation; skills and... read more
22 Mar 23 @ 19:42
Checkout.com has announced it will launch Checkout.com Issuing allowing customers to create payment cards for their own customers. The company has been testing Checkout.com Issuing for a while, and millions of... read more
09 Mar 23 @ 09:51
Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. Mercedes bought PayCash Europe back in 2017 with the intent on launching in-car payments. With... read more
14 Feb 23 @ 18:56
The European Payments Initiative (EPI), launched to some fanfare in 2020, was supposed to offer a payments solution “catering and corresponding to European needs.” But as the EPI’s scope changes... read more
13 Feb 23 @ 12:00
Currently, traditional methods, such as cash, bank transfers and payment cards, dominate the payment landscape; however, crypto payments are gaining significant traction. According to Visa, Cryptocurrency transactions worth $2.5 billon... read more
06 Feb 23 @ 18:24
Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of European payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as the dominance of debit... read more
30 Jan 23 @ 18:20
Modern life virtually requires that each of us has our devices accessible at any time. So how is it that most Americans still find that using a credit card is... read more
27 Jan 23 @ 09:48
If you work in tech there’s no ignoring the current headlines surrounding mass layoffs at some of the biggest and most established names in the sector. January alone has seen... read more
15 Dec 22 @ 10:30
As one of the world’s most popular ways to pay, digital wallets have had a remarkable impact in the last decade. But as Waleed Khalid, CEO at NassWallet explains, their... read more
09 Nov 22 @ 17:23
The news that Amazon will now allow its US customers to make payments through Venmo alongside the card schemes at its checkout is momentous. While Amazon already offers many payment... read more
07 Nov 22 @ 11:27
Nearly $2 billion (£1.75 billion) has been spent in the Metaverse on virtual land in the past 12 months, as people and companies race to get a foothold in the... read more
31 Oct 22 @ 18:04
Its that time again…and its been another stellar quarter for most of the big payments companies even as the rival Big Tech sector has seen a sell off. Strong consumer... read more
30 Oct 22 @ 14:39
In the first blog in this series, we looked at how digital wallets are transforming consumer finance and banking relationships in emerging markets. This blog considers how digital financial services help... read more
25 Oct 22 @ 18:05
A draft European Union rule would demand that euro zone banks in would be required to provide instant payments in the single currency. The EU wants to modernise payments so... read more
20 Oct 22 @ 13:12
The use of cash around the world dropped by one-third last year according to the World Payments Report 2022. This huge reduction in cash use happened as growing numbers of... read more
07 Oct 22 @ 09:17
Visa has shared an updated look at how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily lives return... read more
26 Sep 22 @ 12:56
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a marked change in its position on Least Cost Routing (LCR) – how banks and credit card companies prioritise payments in the... read more
22 Sep 22 @ 16:25
Crypto enthusiasts believe, the switch by the Ethereum blockchain to a new system for validating transactions — a move known as “the merge” — is an historic moment for what... read more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:31
Wero is moving further beyond its origins as a peer-to-peer payment service, with Orange becoming the first merchant in France to offer subscription bill paymen... more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:32
The European Central Bank and Banco Central do Brasil are examining whether Europe’s TIPS instant-payment infrastructure could be connected with Brazil’s hu... more
10 Sep 26 @ 15:44
US Bank has completed a live cross-border transaction using its own dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming one of the latest major lenders to test whether blockchai... more