24 Mar 25 @ 09:24

Worldpay has announced its acquisition of Ravelin, an AI-native fraud prevention platform based in London. This strategic move will expand Worldpay’s portfolio of value-added services, equipping merchants with advanced fraud... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:59

When technology, particularly AI technologies, advances at rates unprecedented in financial services and indeed the history of humanity, it can be prudent and helpful to take a sense check once... read more

10 Dec 24 @ 10:55

It’s fair to say that instant payments in the US is a complex playground given the hugely diverse and expansive network of regional, national and international institutions. When the RTP... read more

10 Dec 24 @ 10:23

AI technologies are manifesting in many different ways, solving many different problems and creating many new opportunities in payments and financial services. Anna Milne gets the low down from two... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 14:10

Open banking in the UK and Europe was introduced in 2018, with regulations mandated by the EU’s Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2). Six years later, has it caught on in... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 14:04

In the labyrinth of news about AI, payments transformation and regulation, much of it can feel generic. When it comes to payments, where are payment providers and banks directing their... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:58

APIs and Automation are the operative words for tier 2 and 3 banks navigating the narrowest of grounds between legacy and scalability. Anna Milne writes. In graduating from the legacy... 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 @ 08:10

ACI Worldwide and RS2, a global payments processor and technology provider, have joined forces to offer a one-stop solution for acquirers and issuers in Brazil. The new offering combines the... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:05

Mastercard and Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, are advancing their partnership to deliver payments and core banking (critical back-end technology for product and account management and the customer... read more

31 May 24 @ 14:06

Retail banking is in various degrees of flux yet it is becoming clear that payments have fast become the differentiating factor for success. While much of the noise around modern... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:34

Over the past 20 years, FIs have been threatened with obsolescence and plummeting market share for failing to embrace the power and flexibility of modern technology platforms with their many... 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

21 Feb 24 @ 10:27

Despite being more than 60 years old, it is thought that around 70 percent of large corporations – including those in the government, banking, finance, insurance and automotive industries –... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 09:48

Salesforce has released its latest State of Commerce report with insights from 2,700 e-commerce practitioners across 15 countries, including 200 from the UK, as well as a global analysis of... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 09:44

Global Payments and Commerzbank have announced a joint venture to offer digital payment solutions to small and medium size business customers across Germany. The new entity, Commerz Globalpay GmbH, is... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:37

As we turn our attention to 2024, James Wood says the advent of generative AI is going to create major security headaches for payments companies – amid other problems. In... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 15:58

A new white paper from RS2 says soft POS solutions installed on mobile phones, tablets and bespoke devices will become increasingly significant in the global acquiring market. As more merchants... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 11:35

Despite a long-standing focus on increasing the banked population, PCM Managing Editor James Wood argues African governments need to do more to enable fintechs and banks, especially when it comes... read more

14 Aug 23 @ 16:16

The last eighteen months have seen fintechs and blockchain companies take a hammering. As the dust settles, Managing Editor James Wood asks what comes next. First, the stark facts. Last... read more