13 Oct 19 @ 14:09

Commerzbank has partnered with Daimler Trucks on a pilot to use a blockchain e-money wallet called the Daimler Truck Wallet to make payments with e-euros from Commerzbank. Once the e-euros... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 14:06

Mastercard has reported strong growth in its core business in Q2 2019, at a time when the network continues its push for contactless cards and development of the new Secure... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 08:00

Launched just over a year ago in Europe, GDPR is being hailed as a success, with similar legislation either enacted or on its way in Canada, Australia, Brazil and Singapore.... read more

12 Oct 19 @ 08:34

The EU’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations were meant to come in to full effect on 14 September. Required to enhance e-commerce security in the face of rising fraud, some... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Analysts predict the world’s economy will pivot to Asia in the next few years, with industry commentators noting astronomical growth in Chinese digital P2P and P2B systems such as WeChat... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:20

Senior executives, commentators and analysts all agree – a workable digital identity is key to next-generation payments. Without functioning digital ID, the payments revolution will stall. But as state-sponsored national... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 12:17

The rise of digital payments is one reason why some analysts predict heavy weather for the major card networks. Others include tighter regulation, possible disintermediation through open banking innovations, creaking... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:34

Facebook’s launch of a stablecoin named Libra, made with an array of blue-chip partners, has met with a tepid response from industry commentators. However, the announcement confirms blockchain’s real and... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:23

According to a new report by Yandex.Money, Russian customers are noticeably using contactless payment methods to pay for purchases: the number of payments made with smartphones has increased nearly threefold... read more

06 Aug 19 @ 11:22

Contactless cards will account for 57 percent of payment cards worldwide by 2023 as issuers increasingly offer them as standard, and acceptance grows to reflect customer demand. At the end... read more

04 Jun 19 @ 10:53

The ECB recently launched its new TIPS settlement system, aiming to enable instant payments across the continent and increase Europe’s competitiveness relative to US and Chinese payment systems. But will... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 15:12

A new report from Citibank GPS, “Bank X”, calls on major financial institutions to reinvent themselves and save their businesses from disintermediation by digital challenger banks. The authors expect competition... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 15:03

So, Facebook is creating its own cryptocurrency. This move is partly to counter the threat from up and coming messaging rivals Telegram and Signal, with Facebook’s effort to build its... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 15:03

In early April, Apple launched the world’s first digital credit card in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard. Industry opinion on the strategic and operational benefits of this move is... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 14:36

E-commerce payments in the Gulf states, which have grown rapidly in recent years, are set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.1 percent from AED 31.5... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 14:35

The German e-commerce market is predicted to increase by 9 percent this year, meaning the online retail industry could be worth €57.8 billion at the end of 2019. The latest... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 14:32

Last week it was reported that one of the major US retailers JCPenney has stopped support for Apple Pay. Was it due to low usage in-store? No – it was... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 14:31

Coinbase, a small cryptocurrency exchange, is launching Coinbase Card, a Visa bitcoin debit card in the UK. This card will let users pay with bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin. Coinbase says... read more

08 Apr 19 @ 14:38

New analysis from the FIDO Alliance and Javelin Research has shown that strong authentication, which uses multiple-factor, multiple-method authentication to verify identity, is rising around the world in response to... read more

08 Apr 19 @ 14:36

A new report from Visa subsidiary CyberSource, based on responses from 2,800 fraud management specialists around the world, has revealed the characteristics that make for great fraud management in payments... read more