17 Feb 22 @ 14:30

Ceaseless creativity on the part of fraudsters, the rapid development of new payment options and increasingly stringent regulations are creating such a burden on financial instituions that almost half of... read more

16 Dec 21 @ 13:46

The trend for outsourcing banking and payments services shows no sign of abating. James Wood asks why providers are outsourcing so much, and what’s going to happen next. It seems... read more

16 Dec 21 @ 13:20

Gaming is big business – and it’s getting bigger, with payments for items in-game rocketing in popularity. James Wood surveys the latest trends in gaming payments, including reducing customer friction,... read more

16 Dec 21 @ 11:57

A new report, The European Payments Landscape in 2030: Implants, embedded ethics and a ‘post-payments’ world, examines the potential issues and innovations that may emerge in the next decade of... read more

27 Oct 21 @ 11:42

The global ATM market  is expected to reach $29.89 billion by 2028 and is projected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9 percent from 2021 to 2028,... read more

27 Oct 21 @ 11:28

New research figures predict that global contactless card transaction values will reach $2.5 trillion in 2021 from $1.7 trillion in 2020, with cards retaining the majority share of overall contactless... 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

09 Jun 21 @ 04:13

A new study has found e-commerce fraud losses will rise this year, from $17.5 billion in 2020 to over $20 billion by 2021 – growth of 18 percent in a single... read more

09 Jun 21 @ 03:55

A new study has found that the number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020.... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 13:52

Rapid growth in card issuance and usage, a fast-expanding POS network and growing economies. Eurasia holds exciting opportunities for all kinds of payments players – so why aren’t more international... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 13:11

Both consumers and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are unhappy with the service they receive from banks at a time when digitisation and automation are meant to be ushering in... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 11:54

Shoppers in Moscow will soon be able to ‘pay-with-a-glance’ at over 200 outlets of Russian supermarket chain X5, thanks to a joint initiative between Sberbank and Visa. Developed by X5... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 11:44

The Japanese payments market has long been something of a paradox between technological capabilities and the uptake of those technologies – and cashless payments are no different. On the one... read more

18 Feb 21 @ 11:27

As has been widely reported, contactless card payments are now the method of choice for the vast majority of consumers in developed markets. However, new research from Swedish biometrics firm... read more

18 Feb 21 @ 10:58

PCM EXCLUSIVE: Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 12:41

A new study from digital identity experts iProov shows that consumers in both the US and UK believe the threat of cybercrime is rising even as their ability to spot... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 11:57

As consumers demand faster, smoother digital transactions and fraud rockets, the hunt for a workable online Know Your Customer (KYC) solution is top of the industry’s agenda. James Wood looks... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:46

We’re now less than 90 days away from Brexit without much sign of a comprehensive trade deal. We look at what this means for payments in the short to medium... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:06

The contactless payment market exceeded $40 billion in 2019 and will grow at 15 percent CAGR from 2020 to 2026. Global shipments of contactless-enabled equipment are projected to reach 15... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 12:05

As mobile payments rocket in popularity due to the COVID crisis, payment companies are seeing corresponding increases in fraud attacks and consumer scams. The situation has become so acute that... read more