02 May 24 @ 10:02

A moment of drama, such as sometimes happens in payments, came during the recent MPE conference in Berlin. A UK retailer responded to Visa’s claim that payment networks add far... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:01

In a recent feature, we questioned Europe’s current approach to cross-border payments. Now the P20 consortium has published a white paper that confirms and amplifies our editorial position: as real-time... read more

02 May 24 @ 09:59

As the digital revolution continues in payments, observers will notice a shift from consumer payments to the B2B sector over the last couple of years. At one level, this is... read more

02 May 24 @ 09:27

In recent years, digital wallets have shot from the niche to the mainstream. Their use has taken off in every region of the world, the growth trajectory remains strong, and... read more

02 May 24 @ 09:14

Capital One has announced it will acquire its long term rival Discover Financial for $35.3 billion. The acquisition of Discover values the smaller rival’s stock 27 percent above its closing... 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 @ 10:53

Having survived the hype cycle, so-called “bank in a box” services will shift how banking and payments work over the next five years, creating new revenue streams for traditional banking... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 10:50

Fans of embedded payments say they’re the future: financial services working in the background, or “embedded” in other commercial functions. James Wood pulls back the covers to see what’s in... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 10:38

As second-generation mobile point of sale (mPOS) devices emerge and consumers continue to gravitate towards mobile as their main shopping channel, it won’t be long before traditional POS devices and... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 09:41

Transak announced it has partnered with Visa Direct, a service that simplifies cryptocurrency to fiat conversions. The integration leverages Visa’s network to provide a seamless experience for crypto asset holders.... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:34

As digital channels grow in importance, a new buzzword rears its head: “phygital” payments – a blend of the physical and digital. James Wood asks if phygital is really a... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:18

At Payments Cards & Mobile we have long been supporters of a role for cards in the overall payments mix, thanks to our own Payment Yearbooks which show card use... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 10:44

Payments Cards & Mobile Managing Editor James Wood says Elon Musk’s ambitions for Twitter face formidable obstacles. In 1999, a then-unknown Elon Musk purchased the web domain x.com and set... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 09:52

Back in September 2022, 1,668 retailers and more than 200 trade organisations urged the US Congress to pass the The Credit Card Competition Act, which gives merchants a choice in... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 15:12

Two separate studies from Visa and e-wallet solutions provider STICPAY show a surge in electronic payments, and specifically payments using e-wallets on mobile devices, across Africa. However, rising rates of... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 14:20

Enfuce has been chosen by Iceland’s Kvika Bank to modernise its payment services, including the launch of a Visa consumer credit card, integration with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 13:06

As cross-border payment volumes grow and technology becomes more sophisticated, we look at high-risk and lower-volume markets to find out what’s happening. Is now the time for major international players... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 12:59

With more than a third of online shoppers (35 percent) having been a target of fraud over the past year and more than 100,000 consumers in the UK alone falling... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 12:39

Mastercard has announced that the US Justice Department (DOJ) is conducting an antitrust investigation of its US debit program and competition with other payment networks. The company says it had... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 11:20

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Bank of America and several other large US banks are set to launch a mobile wallet later this year linked to debit and credit cards. Early Warning... read more