19 Jan 17 @ 10:37

The global smartphone installed base will grow from 4 billion in 2016 to more than 6 billion smartphones in use by 2020, according to new analysis released by IHS Markit. Messaging and... read more

12 Jan 17 @ 15:24

The mobile payments market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 33.4% from 2016 to 2022 and reach $3,388 billion by 2022. Mobile payment refers to the payment for... read more

04 Jan 17 @ 16:54

The mobile payments market ca be logically split into three major segments. Physical, mobile web browser or in-app mobile payments: Using a mobile phone as the physical form factor at... read more

14 Dec 16 @ 15:53

The value of non-cash payments in the US and UK will reach $46 trillion and £1.44 trillion respectively by 2026, new research from global law firm Paul Hastings shows. In... read more

09 Nov 16 @ 14:41

Despite double-digit growth this year and next, Americans’ use of proximity mobile payments wallets like Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, as well as branded apps that include mobile... read more

04 Nov 16 @ 12:30

It is no secret that millennials have been heralded as the generation which holds the key to the success or failure of digital payments innovation, often embracing new solutions en... read more

12 Oct 16 @ 17:09

According to Visa’s 2016 Digital Payments Study, the number of consumers regularly using a mobile device – smartphone, tablet or wearable – to make mobile payments has tripled in the... read more

04 Oct 16 @ 15:29

A comparison of the UK and the Czech Republic illustrates that contactless cards can be a strong catalyst for growth in a variety of market conditions. The UK and the... read more

04 Oct 16 @ 15:14

27 Spanish banks have teamed up to launch a new mobile payment platform called Bizum which, according to Spanish press reports, is now live. Bizum, an digital initiative of the... read more

03 Oct 16 @ 15:18

Once again, LG Electronics has been forced to delay the launch of LG Pay, its proprietary mobile wallet, until 2017. This is the second launch delay for the wallet, which... read more

06 Sep 16 @ 11:37

First Annapolis recently completed the third edition of its semi-annual Study of Mobile Banking & Payments tracking consumer adoption and use of mobile banking and payments products. Given the energy... read more

02 Sep 16 @ 09:32

For the first time on the Russian market, MDM Bank, one of the largest private banks in Russia, has launched single-tap Mastercard Contactless mobile payments with no additional passwords. Using... read more

31 Aug 16 @ 13:47

Only 5% of banks and other financial institutions are aware that the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will require open access to customer accounts, according to a UK law firm... read more

31 Aug 16 @ 12:02

Payworks has launched Pulse, a next generation payment gateway technology, simplifiying in-person card payments by making it quick, easy and cost-efficient for developers to integrate card readers into their Point... read more

15 Aug 16 @ 11:53

Even though studies are showing that an increasing number of users are giving the mobile wallet technology a try, only a few are reported to be using it on a continuous... read more

12 Aug 16 @ 10:58

CVS, which has yet to adopt Apple Pay and other NFC-based payment services, has launched a mobile payment solution of its own. It’s aptly called CVS Pay, and it shows... read more

10 Aug 16 @ 11:01

The 2016 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by PULSE, takes stock of the debit industry’s shift to chip (EMV) cards and mobile payments. As a result of the October 2015 liability... read more

20 Jul 16 @ 12:58

In the world of mobile payments, tokenization has gained notoriety as the underlying technology enabling banks to secure mobile NFC payments using host card emulation (HCE). There is no contesting... read more

19 Jul 16 @ 09:53

In what has started off as a bad week for the telco-led mobile wallet market both New Zealands Semble and Canada’s suretap have decided to remove themselves from the crowded... read more

12 Jul 16 @ 13:58

Over the past month we have observed a number of important mobile wallet developments. Announcements from Wells Fargo, Visa and Apple have highlighted the growing competition among FIs, merchants and... read more