05 Aug 25 @ 17:05

The concept of verifying identity has underpinned human civilisation for millennia, from Mesopotamian seals to ink signatures and passports. Today, as the payments industry undergoes rapid transformation, digital identity (DI)... 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

24 Oct 23 @ 10:44

Payments Cards & Mobile Managing Editor James Wood says Elon Musk’s ambitions for Twitter face formidable obstacles. In 1999, a then-unknown Elon Musk purchased the web domain x.com and set... read more

23 Dec 20 @ 11:57

As consumers demand faster, smoother digital transactions and fraud rockets, the hunt for a workable online Know Your Customer (KYC) solution is top of the industry’s agenda. James Wood looks... 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

06 Feb 19 @ 06:00

Different approaches to the regulation of new payments technologies is creating confusion and uncertainty for payments companies and consumers within different regions and between countries. This uncertainty risks impeding innovation... read more

24 May 16 @ 15:17

Andrew Churchill explores the impact of emerging regulations and security standards on the card and mobile payments industries worldwide. SOMETIMES IT IS difficult enough for the industry to keep up... read more