19 Oct 20 @ 03:24

Amidst all the hype about new payments methods and channels, it’s easy to ignore smaller, single-market players – but to do so would be a mistake. Domestic payment schemes accounted... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:06

The contactless payment market exceeded $40 billion in 2019 and will grow at 15 percent CAGR from 2020 to 2026. Global shipments of contactless-enabled equipment are projected to reach 15... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 12:14

With a young population and some of the highest economic growth rates in the world, investors are flocking to African payments in search of the same returns seen in Asia... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 12:05

With the recent news that both Mastercard and Visa are to enter the installment payments market (via a partnership with Splitit (Mastercard) and the acquisition of CyberSource (Visa), PCM offers... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 11:54

A group of 16 major European banks from five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) paved the way for the future launch of the European Payments Initiative (EPI). ... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 11:35

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have announced they are each beginning technical preparations for global expansion of the Click to Pay online checkout – based on the EMV Secure... read more

17 Aug 20 @ 15:22

Just days after its much-hyped launch, Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment feature in the country, the app’s second-biggest market with more than 120 million users. The decision... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 05:24

EXCLUSIVE: Payments Cards and Mobile presents the first comprehensive overview of how the current crisis is affecting payments, from e-commerce to digital banking, cash use, fraud trends – and, above... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 03:15

Regulations and ongoing rollouts of contactless terminals at POS are boosting card acceptance networks, with cardholders throughout Europe increasingly using their cards for low-value payments, according to RBR. Regulatory factors... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 13:31

Payments FinTech has been an investor focus for years. And while many FinTech payments ventures have seen big successes, we’ve only just begun. PCM’s James Wood presses the button for... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:16

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing rapidly and taking a chunk out of card payments around the world as it goes. Apple Pay accounts for about 5 percent of global card... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:09

Intuit, which already owns TurboTax and QuickBooks, has agreed to buy credit report provider Credit Karma for $7.1 billion. The deal highlights the growing appetite among financial services groups for... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:04

MIR, the Russian payment system launched in response to European and US sanctions, is reported to be preparing for launch in the European market. The reports say it will initially... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:03

New research shows Discover remained the most widely accepted card scheme worldwide at the end of 2018. A new report from RBR research, Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:02

The People’s Bank of China says it has accepted an application from an American Express business unit to start operations in China – clearing a major hurdle in its bid... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:40

From Latin America to Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia, PCM picks out the markets set for explosive growth in 2020 using inside information, industry data and our own exclusive,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:37

This year’s Money2020 USA in Las Vegas revealed an industry in transformation, with the digital revolution in full flight. Although new products and services were launched to support online transformation,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:33

New research from Global Card Payments Data shows that there were 16 billion payment cards in circulation at the end of 2018, up by 10 percent over the past year.... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:32

European and global card-based payment solution providers are coming together to strengthen the voice of the industry and form a new association: Payments Europe. The new body represents card issuers,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:30

Chinese payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay have announced they plan to open up their mobile wallet platforms to international card schemes as regulators ease restrictions. The apps, which dominate... read more