27 Nov 18 @ 06:46

Consumer desire for convenience is reshaping the retail sector, where retailers are scrambling to offer a seamless shopping experience with the latest technologies such as self-service checkout systems and contactless... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 13:48

Alternative payments methods such as mobile and digital wallets are steadily displacing traditional payment methods such as cards, bank transfers and cash or cheques in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) e-commerce market. ... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 08:04

The PPRO Group, will collaborate in Europe with Alipay to offer new payment options for online shoppers of AliExpress, a global online marketplace for consumers to buy directly from Chinese... read more

06 Jun 23 @ 11:46

Fabrick and its subsidiary Axerve have released a new whitepaper, “Alternative payment solutions: how they are changing the payment scene”. The paper explores the ways in which alternative payments are... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 03:53

With pressure on margins in payments growing, major banks are said to be looking at how they can capitalise on the wide range of smaller institutions and clients looking for... read more

26 May 22 @ 09:20

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-2022 will be remembered for many things, including the deepest recession since the 1930s and subsequent economic turmoil. Although Europe’s economies have largely recovered, turmoil remains... read more

26 May 22 @ 09:15

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is on a path similar to the rest of the world: declining cash use and increasingly sophisticated electronic payments. However, this simple... read more

17 Feb 22 @ 15:05

This year’s PCM’s Digital and Card Payment Yearbooks suggest payment card use may be starting to decline, to be replaced by digital wallets, direct-to-account payments and other methods. James Wood... read more

27 Oct 21 @ 12:13

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

24 Aug 21 @ 09:11

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. PCM examines the... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 11:54

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 Global... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:52

McKinsey’s Global Payments Report 2019 has reported double-digit growth for the global payments industry – but cautions that these growth rates should be no cause for complacency, especially for long-established... read more

03 Jun 19 @ 15:07

With Card Not Present (CNP) fraud on the rise across the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) in recent years, the payments industry has responded with a number of innovations designed... 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

08 Apr 19 @ 13:11

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

06 Feb 19 @ 06:03

MagnaCarta Communications has published its 2019 FinTech Disruptors study, “Removing Roadblocks: The New Road of FinTech” in partnership with Klarna. This study, which sought responses from 5,000 professionals across Europe,... read more

06 Feb 19 @ 06:02

A new report from SWIFT and the Boston Consulting Group, Global Payments 2018, has projected major shifts in emphasis and structure for the payments industry over the next decade. Whilst... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 11:39

The major card networks dominate the modern payments landscape, and have been a driver of global commerce over the last fifty years. The last few years’ statistics confirm this dominance... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 12:45

While the phrase ‘time is money’ may seem clichéd, it is becoming increasingly relevant as technology-savvy but busy consumers turn to the internet and alternative payments to make shopping faster... read more

09 Apr 18 @ 13:32

Now in its 11th year, the Merchant Payments Ecosystem event in Berlin in February brings together players from across the length and breadth of the payments value chain for a... read more