13 Sep 24 @ 10:09

A new report from Token ID, A Visa Solution, outlines in detail why Payment Account Tokenization (PAT) is essential to the future of payments. As the global economy digitises, the new report... read more

10 Sep 24 @ 16:53

Merchants can go all the way round the houses working out the magic ingredients for an offering to enhance loyalty and drive checkout volume and value. But do they overlook... read more

06 Sep 24 @ 11:35

The Swedish payments landscape, known for its innovation and progressive stance on digital payments, continues to lead the charge in cashless transactions. The country’s payment ecosystem in 2024 is characterised... read more

06 Sep 24 @ 10:10

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

03 Sep 24 @ 16:31

As regular readers will be aware, we do not normally report on revenues of fintech’s, however, this is interesting…Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), has announced its first... read more

15 Aug 24 @ 13:58

Apple has announced it will open its iPhone’s NFC chip to third-party developers in multiple countries, including the US, UK, and several others, as part of its iOS 18.1 update.... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 15:58

European banks have expressed “serious concerns” regarding the UK Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) plan to cap interchange fees on cross-border digital transactions. This proposal, which impacts fees levied by Visa... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 12:32

The Russian central bank has officially revoked the banking license of American Express’s Russian subsidiary following a voluntary liquidation request by the US lender’s unit. This decision comes after Russian... read more

09 Aug 24 @ 13:11

Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of payments data from the Digital & Card Payments Yearbooks, covering the 33 European Economic Area (EEA) countries (27 member states plus UK,... read more

09 Aug 24 @ 11:33

A new survey of fintech leaders reports 91% of them believe that fintech investment will grow again next year. The survey was completed at Money 20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, and... read more

08 Aug 24 @ 13:01

The Global Payments Report 2024 from Worldpay shows that transaction value on prepaid cards is set to surpass $1 trillion in 2024. As one of the most flexible payment forms... read more

26 Jul 24 @ 10:30

Are we on the brink of a revolution that displaces Visa and Mastercard from their pole position in payments? For decades, merchants have needed to accept these cards to capture... read more

23 Jul 24 @ 09:55

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

19 Jul 24 @ 10:00

As deepfaking and synthetic ID skyrocket, we ask if digital ID is as secure as claimed – and what else might provide transaction security if digital ID ends up being... read more

17 Jul 24 @ 11:15

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

11 Jul 24 @ 10:00

The Global Payments Report 2024 from Worldpay projects continuing strong growth for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) as a payment form over the next five years. Underneath this positive outlook, however,... read more

08 Jul 24 @ 11:56

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has released findings from a strategic review conducted by Accenture on the roll-out of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime, the country’s opt-in Open Banking... read more

05 Jul 24 @ 13:25

Chargebacks, where customers dispute a transaction and request a refund via their bank, have become a familiar challenge for online retailers. In the last few years, chargeback rates have steadily... read more

28 Jun 24 @ 12:33

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

25 Jun 24 @ 10:39

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its first progress report on the digital euro preparation phase, which was launched on 1 November 2023 with the aim of laying the foundations... read more