30 Mar 15 @ 07:16

MasterCard is reportedly set to invest an additional $20 million in cyber security measures this year, including biometric protection for mobile apps, and early warning alerts on potential threat vectors.... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 21:50

French domestic card scheme, Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB), is planning to introduce biometric payment based on fingerprints before the end of 2014. CB is working with the National Security... read more

30 May 14 @ 08:47

Cutting-edge Biometrics technology is heralding security initiatives that will bolster the fight against fraud. by Victoria Conroy With incidents of security breaches and fraud increases, the payment industry is paying... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 22:58

PayPal and Samsung have followed Apple’s lead by extending their collaboration with a new biometric feature that will allow users of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone to use fingerprint... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

With the explosion in smartphone usage, the number of payments done via mobile devices has significantly increased over recent years. As e-commerce becomes m-commerce, the industry has to focus on... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:43

Digital wallets, once a niche innovation, have now become a central component of global commerce. From London cafés to Lagos street markets, consumers increasingly pay not with notes or plastic... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:42

Financial fraud has always been a moving target. From cheque fraud to phishing, criminals consistently adapt their methods to exploit weaknesses in the financial system. Yet in 2025, the contest... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:05

The concept of verifying identity has underpinned human civilisation for millennia, from Mesopotamian seals to ink signatures and passports. Today, as the payments industry undergoes rapid transformation, digital identity (DI)... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 16:57

The global payments landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by the emergence of Fourth Generation Payment Networks (4GPN). A new whitepaper by Thunderbird School of Global Management and Wiseasy... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 09:19

As Money 20/20 Europe highlights, the global payments industry in 2025 is undergoing a fundamental shift. Consumers and businesses now expect payments to be as intuitive and instant as sending... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:48

A landmark shift in digital identity security is underway, with phishing-resistant passkeys set to surpass passwords and traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA) by 2027. That’s the key finding from HYPR’s newly... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:46

A new global fraud report from Revolut has cast a stark spotlight on the persistent role of social media platforms – particularly those owned by Meta – as enablers of... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 14:19

Digital and mobile infrastructure continue to pave the way for some compelling growth metrics across the E33, as e-commerce and Bulgarian payments soar. PCM’s exclusive annual comprehensive review of the... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 14:13

Merchants have accepted returns policy abuse as part and parcel of their enterprises for a long time. Online commerce has exacerbated the problem as much as it has brought new... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:17

Digital and mobile payment methods have matured globally amid heightened fraud threats, abounding technology advancement and a raft of complex compliance. With this in mind, what can we expect from... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:53

Open banking, open finance and embedded finance and how the digital wallet and super app are at the beating heart of the evolution of payments and banking services. When so... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:47

Amid ongoing and seemingly increasing incidences of fraud, it has been alarming to learn of a new wave of data theft of late. And it isn’t digital. I should be... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:46

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn’t exist. So said Keyser Söze (Usual Suspects), paraphrased from Baudelaire and others. Synthetic fraud is the... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:13

Consistently ranked as the fastest-growing and most innovative globally, Latin American and African markets have attracted significant investor interest. James Wood asks what’s next for these high growth, high return... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:09

As deepfaking and synthetic ID skyrocket, we ask if digital ID is as secure as claimed – and what else might provide transaction security if digital ID ends up being... read more