25 Jun 15 @ 10:31

The percentage of fraudulent transactions occurring outside the UK in 2014 on UK debit cards rose 25% in a massive sample of cards studied by analytic software firm FICO. Cross border... read more

15 Jun 15 @ 12:19

MasterCard has announced that Virgin Money has entered a long-term agreement to issue contactless-enabled MasterCard debit cards to the bank’s growing customer base. According to MasterCard, it has developed a strong... read more

05 Feb 15 @ 15:16

A new study published by Experian reveals that a third of the UK population (33%) believes credit and debit cards will no longer be the preferred method of payment in 2020,... read more

15 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Annual spend on Visa debit cards across Europe has exceeded €1trillion (€1.02 tn) for the first time. The figure represents an annual increase of 8.8%, reports payments technology company Visa... read more

13 Aug 26 @ 15:19

Debit cards are evolving beyond their traditional role as a simple alternative to cash, with younger consumers increasingly using them as a tool for managing everyday finances. ”The Incremental imperative:Why... read more

04 Jan 23 @ 09:00

A new forecast from UK Finance predicts that debit cards will be the overwhelming favourite way for UK consumers to pay in ten years’ time. It also forecasts the decline... read more

28 Apr 21 @ 08:43

American Express doesn’t issue debit cards in the US but it is gearing up to issue debit cards in China as it extends its position in the country. AmEx was... read more

02 Oct 19 @ 10:05

In an unusual trend for a developed market, the number of credit card transactions in Canada has exceeded the number of debit purchase transactions for the first time since 1997,... read more

25 May 17 @ 10:26

Rapid growth in the use of contactless cards means cash will be overtaken as Britain’s most frequently used payment method by the end of 2018, according to a new report.... read more

11 Nov 16 @ 11:32

Credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards issued in the US initiated 104.41 billion purchase transactions in 2015, up 8.0%, according to The Nilson Report, the top trade journal covering... read more

12 Apr 16 @ 14:15

Payment cards 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 challenges for... read more

07 Sep 26 @ 20:20

Mobile wallet adoption continued to accelerate in the UK last year, with almost two-thirds of adults now registered for at least one service as digital payments become increasingly entrenched in... read more

20 Aug 26 @ 16:26

The UK payments market continued its shift towards digital and mobile channels in 2025, with consumers making almost 50 billion payments as mobile wallets and account-to-account transactions gained further ground.... read more

10 Feb 26 @ 17:30

Visa is pushing deeper into one of the world’s most strategically important payment corridors, announcing a partnership with UnionPay International to enable cross-border, real-time payments into mainland China. The agreement... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:30

Pay by Bank is once again being talked up as a potential disruptor to the entrenched dominance of card payments in the United States. Yet while consumer awareness and trial... read more

16 Dec 25 @ 14:29

As the European Union (EU)’s third largest economy and a world top ten economic force, Italy has experienced rapid modernisation of its payment systems in recent years, in parallel with... read more

09 Dec 25 @ 13:49

Sweden boasts a stable, highly sophisticated and digitalised modern economy, with one of the lowest percentages of cash usage anywhere in the world. Around one in ten in-store payments in... read more

02 Dec 25 @ 15:57

As Europe’s largest economy, what happens in Germany affects the rest of the continent. Perhaps conscious of this responsibility, Germans have historically taken a cautious attitude to how they pay,... read more

24 Nov 25 @ 09:50

Gamers today face a world of choices when it comes to paying for their games, subscriptions, and in-game items. Credit cards, debit cards, crypto, digital wallets, and other options all... read more

20 Nov 25 @ 11:12

Credit cards, and to a lesser extent, debit cards, have been used for online card payments for several years. But as technology is evolving, innovative new payment methods are emerging,... read more