05 Aug 25 @ 09:19

As Money 20/20 Europe highlights, the global payments industry in 2025 is undergoing a fundamental shift. Consumers and businesses now expect payments to be as intuitive and instant as sending... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 09:09

The global payments industry finds itself at an inflection point. Once a perennial outperformer, the sector is now facing the reality of slower growth, investor impatience, and mounting operational complexity.... 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 @ 10:44

The global payments industry finds itself at an inflection point. Once a perennial outperformer, the sector is now facing the reality of slower growth, investor impatience, and mounting operational complexity.... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:38

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a long-anticipated consultation paper proposing a suite of remedies aimed at improving transparency and accountability in the card fees –  scheme and... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 14:19

Digital and mobile infrastructure continue to pave the way for some compelling growth metrics across the E33, as e-commerce and Bulgarian payments soar. PCM’s exclusive annual comprehensive review of the... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 10:23

2025 will be the year cross-border payments come into their own. As instant payments become a household item, increased global commerce, initiatives and mandates spell great leaps for payments across... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 09:40

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

11 Feb 25 @ 11:54

Account to account (A2A) payments are making strides and 2025 looks to be the year they will truly take off. Between Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) and other A2A solutions, apps... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:03

The European mobile payments landscape is evolving, with Poland’s BLIK and Sweden’s Swish set to extend their NFC payment capabilities to iOS users. This shift follows Apple’s decision to open... read more

10 Dec 24 @ 10:25

Generative AI seems set to make an exponential mark on financial services the industry. Unlike other trends and technologies in the industry, however, confidence in its potential is high while... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 14:07

Figures vary as to the availability of crypto acceptance globally by merchants. In the sartorial style stakes, some bold moves have been made to advance the appeal and extol the... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 13:44

The Global Payments Report 2024 from Worldpay shows that transaction value on prepaid cards is set to surpass $1 trillion in 2024. Worldpay’s 2024 study explains that prepaid cards have... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 13:28

Ant Group says the number of international visitors who have used its mobile payment services in China quadrupled over the past six months, following the launch of the International Consumer... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:40

The $30 billion preliminary interchange fee settlement between Mastercard, Visa and retailers has been formally rejected by the US courts. The ruling means both Visa and Mastercard will have to... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:38

Reports coming out of Germany in recent months suggested that the German banks have lost patience with Giropay and its holding company Paydirekt GmbH. Shareholders of Giropay voted on the... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:50

Fresh off the press, Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of payments data covering the 33 European Economic Area (EEA) countries (27 member states plus UK, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland,... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:34

Weeks after reaching a landmark $30 billion settlement on interchange fees designed to provide relief to retail businesses, Mastercard appears to be planning to increase certain credit card fees beginning... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:05

New research by Bain Consulting presented at the recent MPE conference claims the number of payment cards in circulation will peak by 2029, followed by a decline in favour of... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:05

According to the 2024 report from the Payments Innovation Jury, many payments firms were over-valued prior to the pandemic, CBDCs have been overhyped and Asia remains the most promising region... read more