06 Oct 20 @ 09:44

Artificial Intelligence driven technology is gaining momentum in the digital payments market, both in backend operations and customer-facing payment systems. Over the past few years, the digital payments market has... read more

24 Sep 20 @ 15:53

In a new report by CMSPI it calculates that €108 billion worth of online sales are at risk across Europe in 2021, as a direct result of the Strong Customer... read more

23 Sep 20 @ 12:43

In July the European Central Bank welcomed the decision brought forward by 16 European banks to launch The European Payments Initiative, a pan-European payment scheme. Although the solution aims to... read more

14 Sep 20 @ 09:50

The Latin American e-payments market is in full development. We are seeing high rates of growth in alternative payment methods and processing solutions, especially after countries such as Chile and... read more

26 Aug 20 @ 12:26

If you mentioned that Amazon was trying to take a foothold in the financial services and payments market, not many would be surprised. But what if you explained how deep... read more

24 Aug 20 @ 09:00

The break-up of Wirecard has begun as it agreed to sell what is left of the UK business to Railsbank, a UK FinTech backed by Visa. The UK deal, which... read more

20 Aug 20 @ 13:03

The contactless payment market size exceeded $40 billion in 2019 and is estimated to grow at 15% CAGR from 2020 to 2026. The global industry shipments are projected to reach... read more

04 Aug 20 @ 12:33

A new study has found that the total value of B2B cross-border payments will reach $35 trillion in 2022 from a COVID-related low of $27 trillion in 2020; representing 30%... read more

15 Jul 20 @ 10:34

With COVID-19 increasingly being used as a hook to commit fraud, threatening consumers and businesses of all sizes, a recent industry discussion was held to discuss ‘the rise of financial... read more

09 Jul 20 @ 13:10

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

06 Jul 20 @ 11:08

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

03 Jul 20 @ 13:08

To remain competitive and optimise customer satisfaction, application leaders responsible for digital commerce must anticipate the future of consumer payments. Payments have the potential to be entirely cashless, but may... read more

02 Jul 20 @ 14:23

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

24 Jun 20 @ 11:19

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... read more

19 Jun 20 @ 10:50

With the deadline extension to PSD2’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) well underway, and the European regulators declining to extend further, there are steps that merchants must take so they can... read more

18 Jun 20 @ 09:00

Planet has agreed to acquire 3C Payment. 3C Payment’s gateway, integration and terminal capabilities, when combined with Planet’s value added payment services, will create a unique platform in the payments... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 11:19

WhatsApp have announced that they are bringing digital payments to WhatsApp users in Brazil. People will be able to send money securely or make a purchase from a local business without... read more

05 Jun 20 @ 10:40

A new report, The state of European checkouts in 2020, offers a detailed review of the top 450 e-commerce websites in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and... read more

01 Jun 20 @ 11:20

US card issuers have surpassed the 1 billion EMV chip cards mark to take second place in total EMV cards deployed, behind the global leader, Asia Pacific. Now the shift... read more

27 May 20 @ 10:47

A new study has analysed Europe’s leading cashless economies. The study highlights the countries where citizens are most likely to go completely cashless and who uses contactless payments the most.... read more