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 @ 11:14

New research shows that spending on payment cards continues to grow strongly with expenditure rising by 13 percent to reach $35 trillion in 2019. There were a number of factors... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 11:14

In a recent statement, EuroCommerce – the European retailers’ association – has welcomed the EU’s retail payments strategy (RPS) and plans for European banks to collaborate in a European Payments... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 10:57

Although the digital wallet has existed for over 20 years, it’s only within the last decade that they have developed rapidly, revolutionising the way we search and pay for goods... 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 @ 03:42

Investors and intermediaries are flocking to Latin America, lured by high growth rates in everything from e-commerce to mobile wallets. But stubbornly high cash use, a low banked population and... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:24

Amidst all the hype about new payments methods and channels, it’s easy to ignore smaller, single-market players – but to do so would be a mistake. Domestic payment schemes accounted... read more

18 Aug 20 @ 12:14

With a young population and some of the highest economic growth rates in the world, investors are flocking to African payments in search of the same returns seen in Asia... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 05:20

Digital transactions are taking over. Contactless is booming. Meanwhile, small and medium retailers are under intense cost pressure after COVID and don’t want to upgrade their terminals – while some... read more

15 Jun 20 @ 04:25

Rumours abound that Google is developing a physical and virtual debit card to allow consumers the flexibility to make payments at places that aren’t equipped with POS terminals. The card... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 13:02

A new study from Worldpay has confirmed findings from PCM’s proprietary research and other sources that card use is now in slow decline in developed markets and is being replaced... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:17

According to new data, the entire mobile wallet market is set to become a $1 trillion industry in 2020, growing by a massive 36.5 percent year-on-year. This strong growth trend... read more

06 Apr 20 @ 12:16

Apple’s mobile wallet is growing rapidly and taking a chunk out of card payments around the world as it goes. Apple Pay accounts for about 5 percent of global card... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 10:18

The results of PCM’s exclusive 2019 study of payments in 43 markets across Europe and Central Asia are in. They show ATM numbers and usage continuing to decline across Europe,... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:08

From Egypt and Jordan through to the Gulf, the Middle East has seen a lot of progress in payments. Yet some significant roadblocks remain, including rising fraud, enabling cards for... read more

13 Feb 20 @ 07:02

The People’s Bank of China says it has accepted an application from an American Express business unit to start operations in China – clearing a major hurdle in its bid... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:40

From Latin America to Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia, PCM picks out the markets set for explosive growth in 2020 using inside information, industry data and our own exclusive,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:37

This year’s Money2020 USA in Las Vegas revealed an industry in transformation, with the digital revolution in full flight. Although new products and services were launched to support online transformation,... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:33

New research from Global Card Payments Data shows that there were 16 billion payment cards in circulation at the end of 2018, up by 10 percent over the past year.... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:09

PayPal has beaten off competition from payments giants Visa and Mastercard to become the first foreign company to acquire a payments licence in China. PayPal obtained the license through the... read more