02 Aug 19 @ 09:44

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

01 Aug 19 @ 10:01

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

19 Jul 19 @ 09:21

LG Electronics has reportedly launched its mobile payment app in the US. The LG Pay app will be available for download across select LG phones. Reports cite, LG also recently... read more

04 Jul 19 @ 11:24

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

19 Jun 19 @ 17:04

Their has been immediate regulatory scrutiny on Facebook’s plans to launch Libra Coin a new global digital currency as the announcement drew an immediate response from regulators from the Group... read more

18 Jun 19 @ 11:28

Facebook has officially revealed plans for its much anticipated global cryptocurrency LibraCoin, with the backing of a number of major companies ranging from Visa and Mastercard to Lyft and Spotify.... read more

18 Jun 19 @ 11:00

Contactless cards will account for 57% of payment cards worldwide by 2023 as issuers increasingly offer them as standard, and acceptance grows to reflect customer demand. Research from RBR shows that... read more

29 May 19 @ 15:18

Spanish bank BBVA has developed a new platform to enable secure mobile payments in all countries it operates. Using token technology, the bank has developed a platform that connects to Visa... read more

23 May 19 @ 10:57

Recent reports have announced that several large global banks are in the process of investing around $50 million to create Fnality, a digital cash system using blockchain technology to settle... read more

07 May 19 @ 13:59

Facebook is reported to be recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency-based payments system, dubed Project Libra, on the back of its gigantic social... read more

07 May 19 @ 13:10

An article in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) Bulletin of December 2018, accurately and comprehensively describes the history of the regulation of payment card surcharging in Australia. The RBA... read more

30 Apr 19 @ 12:10

Trustwave has released the 2019 Trustwave Global Security Report, which reveals the top cybersecurity threats, breaches by industry and cybercrime trends from 2018. The report is based on the analysis... read more

30 Apr 19 @ 11:37

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

29 Apr 19 @ 12:10

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

18 Apr 19 @ 10:26

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

16 Apr 19 @ 16:15

The UK Court of Appeals has overturned a formerly favourable Mastercard interchange fee ruling. The £14 billion lawsuit against Mastercard for imposing charges on UK consumers looks set to proceed... read more

15 Apr 19 @ 13:47

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

11 Mar 19 @ 08:49

Mastercard dropped out of the competitive bidding with rival Visa for Earthport and announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a competitor account-to-account money transfer network. Transfast... read more

07 Mar 19 @ 09:47

For anyone attending Mobile World Congress last week, they have no doubt gone to bed dreaming of 5G networks and foldable smartphones. But dig a little deeper, and there was... read more

04 Mar 19 @ 12:42

Driven by contactless card payments and by increased card usage, in 2017 the number of card payments continued to grow across the 33 countries covered by our PCM’s Payment Card... read more