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 @ 09:36

Fraud has been a problem since coins were introduced more than two thousand years ago. In today’s digital age, the problem won’t go away – indeed, it’s getting worse despite... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:08

From Egypt and Jordan through to the Gulf, the Middle East has seen a lot of progress in payments. Yet some significant roadblocks remain, including rising fraud, enabling cards 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

13 Feb 20 @ 06:56

The use of passive wearable devices for payment is taking off in Europe, as consumers rapidly integrate this new payment method into their daily lives. This year’s figures showed an... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:45

On the face of it, all’s well in payments. Big firms are posting huge profits and experts forecast growth aplenty in the next decade. But growing numbers of companies complain... 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

18 Dec 19 @ 15:23

The world’s biggest card networks — including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover Financial Services — have joined forces to create a new one-click payments button, using the EMVCo’s EMV... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:36

Since being shown the door by eBay in 2018, PayPal, once one of the most innovative digital payments companies in the world, has continued to perform well and dominate the... read more

14 Oct 19 @ 08:33

Seven independent mobile payment systems in Europe have come together to form the European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA). The EMPSA will have its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, the association... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 21:42

Researchers have discovered flaws that allow hackers to bypass the payment limits on Visa contactless cards, according to a blog by Positive Technologies. Researchers Leigh-Anne Galloway and Tim Yunusov tested... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 21:32

Three FinTech mega-deals totalling $87 billion set the scene for a record-breaking $120 billion in disclosed fintech transaction value during a ‘white-hot’ first half of 2019, the latest global FinTech... read more