01 Oct 15 @ 08:16

The card acquiring industry is undergoing huge changes on its way to reposition for the digital age. Banks, PSPs and monoline acquirers are working on their modern acquiring strategies to... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 17:01

MasterCard says it is testing a smartphone app that uses facial biometrics to verify online purchases. Users in the trial can hold their phone up as though taking a selfie... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 17:14

A new study published by Experian reveals that a third of the UK population believes credit and debit cards will no longer be the preferred method of payment in 2020, as... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 16:34

Berlin is basking in its transformation, which, one feels, had been achieved through a good measure of unity, innovation and leadership. As hundreds returned to the German capital for Merchant... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 16:26

Apple Pay has breathed new life into tokenisation and the use of tokenisation has seen a revival due to new technology approaches that remove associated operational risks and complexities and... read more

30 Mar 15 @ 15:46

The Advanced Payments Report 2015 provides views and perspectives on the state of payments and is based on phone interviews and a survey among industry executives, observers, and analysts.  ... read more

30 Jan 15 @ 14:37

Square has announced that Square Cash, a service which enables users to make fund transfers, has incorporated the Touch ID feature in later versions of the iPhone so that users... read more

30 Jan 15 @ 13:37

In 2013, cards and payments at the POS and on the internet continued to drive growth in many European countries. The rollout of contactless cards and mPOS terminals gains momentum... read more

30 Jan 15 @ 13:07

Bold steps like the implementation of EMV chip and PIN, 3-D Secure and other stronger forms of authentication have contained fraud in Europe’s payment card business. Good news, one would... read more

30 Jan 15 @ 12:46

What a difference a day makes. Before 16 October last year many of us had written off much of the hype around mobile payments as just that. Especially after close... read more

03 Dec 14 @ 11:54

Card payments continue to be central to much human activity. However, new technologies, the internet, new legal frameworks, card fraud, and other competing payment services have challenged and transformed the... read more

03 Dec 14 @ 11:48

What will the world of payments look like in 20 years’ time? PCM dusted off its crystal ball to get a glimpse into the future. by Victoria Conroy We are... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:47

Google has acquired SlickLogin, an Israeli start-up which is aiming to use sound-based online authentication to replace passwords. Websites using SlickLogin’s technology send a unique, near-silent sound through the customer’s... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 20:21

Visa and MasterCard have been in court to fight the EMV patent litigation they face from SmartMetric, Inc. SmartMetric is the owner of an issued United States Patent & Trademark... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 00:31

PCM in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Co. and American Express unveil the findings of the latest Advanced Payments Survey by Victoria Conroy The annual Advanced Payments Survey, which this... read more

29 Jan 14 @ 23:53

How are proliferating numbers of ATMs worldwide impacting usage and volumes of cash? A September 2013 report from Retail Banking Research (RBR) details how rising numbers of ATMs worldwide are having a direct impact on demand for cash. RBR found that the installed base of ATMs across the world is forecast to grow by 44% between 2012 and 2018, taking the number of ATMs worldwide to 3.7 million by 2018. Correspondingly, global cash withdrawal volumes are predicted to increase by 65% over the forecast period, compared to growth of 44% in the number of ATMs.

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

European smartphone shoppers would be more confident engaging in mobile commerce if they could do so using services provided by their bank, according to research published by the Future Foundation... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 10:18

It’s only over the last few years that consumers worldwide have become familiar with using contactless technology and mobile phones to make payments – but could these methods find themselves... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 10:16

The UK Payments Council is predicting that UK consumers will turn their backs on cash over the next 10 years as cards and mobile payments continue their ascendancy. The number... read more

29 Jul 13 @ 05:25

How will the advent of interactive ATMs worldwide redefine these traditional touchpoints? by Victoria Conroy Amid the wave of technology innovation sweeping the payments industry, it is easy to forget... read more