27 Nov 18 @ 11:26

Contactless payment card issuance is set to hit 1.5 billion units in 2018, accounting for over 50 percent of all payment card shipments delivered globally. Breaking the 50 percent barrier... 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 Aug 18 @ 14:34

The mobile POS terminal market is to reach $55 billion by 2024, according to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights. The... read more

01 Jun 18 @ 10:23

The doom-mongers have long been predicting an existential crisis in banking. Banks are being assailed on every side — by FinTech start-ups, Big Tech and regulators. They must maintain 24/7... read more

01 Jun 18 @ 10:13

Financial inclusion is on the rise globally, accelerated by mobile phones and the internet, but gains have been uneven across countries, a new World Bank report finds. 69 percent of... read more

01 Jun 18 @ 10:01

Nearly 2.1 billion consumers worldwide will use a mobile wallet to make a payment or send money in 2019, up nearly 30 percent from 1.6 billion recorded at the end of... read more

09 Apr 18 @ 13:50

Since the 2008 financial crisis, trust in banks has slumped. Ten years on, how do banks and financial institutions re-build and maintain trusted relationships? And how do they compete against... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 11:33

Cards and card payment at the point of sale and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2016. This was supported by the rollout of contactless technologies,... read more

11 Oct 17 @ 14:45

HSBC customers in China can now make payments with a selfie, thanks to the introduction of facial recognition technology in the bank’s mobile app. With the new system, the customer... read more

03 Aug 17 @ 06:48

Passwords are no longer passing muster as a security or authentication method. The problem is quantity as much as quality. The average number of passwords registered to a single e-mail... read more

03 Aug 17 @ 06:16

Apple and Visa have been hit with an Apple Pay patent infringement lawsuit by Universal Secure Registry (USR), a small US company, that alleges their mobile payment partnership infringes four... read more

03 Feb 17 @ 14:02

Cards and card payment at the point of sale and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2015. This was supported by the roll-out of new technologies,... read more

03 Feb 17 @ 13:01

First Annapolis recently estimated current in-app mobile payments volume at €60 billion and €125 billion in Europe and North America respectively. US consumers clearly set the trend for mobile usage,... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:37

Global digital payment volumes continue to increase, with annual growth projected to top ten percent for the first time to reach 426.3 billion transactions in 2015. This is well above... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:12

ONLY FIVE PERCENT of banks and other financial institutions are aware that the revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) will require open access to customer accounts, according to a UK law... read more

02 Aug 16 @ 16:19

Identification and verification (ID&V) has always been at the heart of banking and payments, particularly in the digital age. After all, “on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” read... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 15:21

With major smartphone brands Apple and Samsung making a big entrance into the mobile payment business, the total revenue of the worldwide mobile payment market in 2015 reached $450 billion,... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:44

Cards and card payment at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:16

The merchant payment landscape has changed a lot over the last few years. New Payment Service Providers (PSP) have entered the market, new payment schemes have been introduced, smart phones... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 08:23

First Internet Bank announced it is one of the first financial institutions to offer Eyeprint ID authentication technology in its personal mobile banking application. This biometric technology allows customers to... read more