24 May 16 @ 15:29

INDIA, RUSSIA AND now Turkey has launched its own domestic card payment brand. ‘Turkey’s payment method’ or TROY has been live in the market since the beginning of April. All... read more

24 Mar 25 @ 14:19

Digital and mobile infrastructure continue to pave the way for some compelling growth metrics across the E33, as e-commerce and Bulgarian payments soar. PCM’s exclusive annual comprehensive review of the... read more

31 May 24 @ 13:35

It all started in early 2024 when a fairly interesting news story sparked headlines: UPI selects Google to take digital wallet global. The basis of the deal was that The... read more

14 Dec 23 @ 16:03

Al Etihad Payments (AEP) a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced it will launch a 24/7 instant payments system and domestic card scheme. The central... read more

06 Apr 17 @ 16:14

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:10

MasterCard and Visa account for 69 percent of the 2.9 billion payment cards issued in the Americas, and this share continues to rise at the expense of private label cards,... 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

29 Jul 14 @ 21:56

The launch of RuPay in India and plans for a Russian payment network indicate a resurgence in domestic schemes, but at what cost to the international players? While Europe’s banks... read more

29 Jul 14 @ 21:50

French domestic card scheme, Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB), is planning to introduce biometric payment based on fingerprints before the end of 2014. CB is working with the National Security... read more