25 Nov 15 @ 13:48

In  a new report from Worldpay it is predicted that the alternative payment market will leave its growing pains behind in 2016. 2016 will herald “the third age of digital payments” now that... read more

06 Jul 26 @ 20:31

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled proposals that could significantly reshape the mobile payments landscape by requiring Apple and Google to give app developers greater freedom to... read more

24 Nov 25 @ 09:50

Gamers today face a world of choices when it comes to paying for their games, subscriptions, and in-game items. Credit cards, debit cards, crypto, digital wallets, and other options all... read more

01 Oct 25 @ 09:26

Credit cards are tightening their grip on Canada’s consumer payments market, with their share of personal expenditure set to climb sharply over the next five years. According to The Canadian... read more

01 Jul 25 @ 09:02

In an interesting development for Germany’s regulated igaming market, DIMOCO has secured authorisation to offer carrier billing as a payment option, with NEO.bet confirmed as the first operator to adopt... read more

15 Mar 24 @ 11:16

Retail payments is a rich and promising industry, earning what Bain & Company estimates as $356 billion in global revenue in 2021, with projected annual growth of 6% to $480... read more

27 Jun 22 @ 09:46

Bottomline has revealed that the shift to hybrid working has left businesses seriously exposed to insider fraud[1], with over half of businesses (52% in GB and 63% in the US)... read more

26 Apr 22 @ 17:16

First it was Visa and Mastercard, then American Express and Discover followed suit, noting that Discover and Diners Club International do not have any active partners in Belarus and Russia.... read more

12 Apr 22 @ 10:36

RS2 has announced the launch of its own acquiring business in Germany offering a one stop payment solution to merchants and payment service providers (PSPs). The launch in Germany kick-starts... read more

12 Jan 22 @ 16:41

For years, payments investors focused on consumers’ switch to digital and mobile payments. More recently, investors have shifted to business to business (B2B) payments, where analysts see huge opportunities for... read more

10 Jan 22 @ 10:53

Small and micro-merchants are switching to electronic payments across Europe – banks and payments companies must consider the specific needs of this segment. As a new year dawns, commentators are... read more

06 Dec 21 @ 14:06

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the majority of online businesses (61%) accelerate their plans to upgrade the checkout as a direct result of them seeing consumer payments preferences changing (65%) and... read more

30 Nov 21 @ 16:59

Amid hype about alternative payments and digital currencies, prepaid cards are booming – with growth projected to run faster than e-commerce world-wide over the next ten years. Payments Cards &... read more

26 May 20 @ 13:43

Payment cards and other cashless payment methods may well be reducing the demand for ATMs and cash, but many countries and sectors remain heavily cash dependent. This is according to... read more

05 Aug 19 @ 16:43

Successive waves of Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals are “sunsetting” – no longer receiving software updates – leading to significant upgrade or replacement costs for retailers. Meanwhile, non-POS methods of payment are... read more

13 Apr 18 @ 15:29

It’s an exciting time for payments in the Middle East and Africa. Often considered one of the world’s smaller banking and payments markets in terms of available services, the growth... read more

13 Apr 18 @ 09:44

Acquiring gambling merchants is high risk. Or at least this always used to be the case. But in a regulated industry quick to adopt new technology, where the house always... read more

03 Jan 18 @ 16:26

Authentication tipping point – will PSD2 change we way we pay? Talking about 2018 is hardly possible without mentioning PSD2. So here it is, on top of my list. On... read more

02 Oct 17 @ 12:50

China, boasted over $811.96 billion in e-commerce sales in 2016, 122 million outbound travellers, and a record number of students studying abroad. This has created a booming opportunity for global marketplaces, marketplace sellers, e-commerce... read more

24 Feb 17 @ 10:35

İşbank, the biggest private bank in Turkey and provider of PSP services, is partnering with PPRO Group to enable İşbank to offer e-commerce merchants 13 local alternative payment methods worldwide. İşbank... read more