24 Aug 21 @ 08:49
The introduction of a digital euro would boost consumers’ privacy and protect the eurozone from the “threat” of competing cryptocurrencies that could undermine the bloc’s monetary sovereignty, according to the... read more
24 Mar 25 @ 14:11
Wallets and SoftPOS will dominate merchant headlines front-of-house, while AI will shore up back-of house. Anna Milne speaks to three payments players ahead of MPE, to ask what’s keeping them... read more
11 Feb 25 @ 11:17
Digital and mobile payment methods have matured globally amid heightened fraud threats, abounding technology advancement and a raft of complex compliance. With this in mind, what can we expect from... read more
14 Aug 24 @ 08:50
Europe’s banks and payment providers have plenty on their plate to manage when it comes to upcoming regulatory change, quite aside from their own reinvention and digital transformation strategies. A... read more
05 Apr 23 @ 10:07
Recent thinking published by HM Treasury and the European Central Bank show divergence between the UK and European Union (EU) visions for digital currency. At present, the UK seems to... read more
05 Apr 23 @ 09:46
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has announced that it will begin a pilot for its digital yen with commercial financial institutions commencing in April, the trials are expected to last... read more
16 Feb 23 @ 16:09
Cash is still the most frequently used means of payment at POS, but its share is declining according to the latest study on the payment attitudes of consumers in the... read more
18 Aug 20 @ 12:05
With trading volumes in crypto-currencies spiking around the world to reach $2.1 trillion in Q1 of this year, governments and regulators are renewing their interest in digital currencies – and... read more
16 Jun 26 @ 18:17
Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more
11 Jun 26 @ 16:00
A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more
23 Jun 26 @ 18:52
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more