14 Nov 13 @ 17:45

Seamless has continued its rapid rise in the mobile wallet space with its SEQR. A collaboration with bpost bank in Belgium has been announced that will enable consumers to connect... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 00:07

Recent interchange proposals in Europe and the revision of the Payment Services Directive will have a significant impact on business strategies for all stakeholders going forward. by Victoria Conroy In... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 12:14

Proposed caps on debit and credit interchange across the EU have drawn strong responses from players on all sides of the industry. Has the Commission fully understood what it is... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 10:17

A US judge has ruled that the Federal Reserve disregarded the intent of the US Congress by setting too high a cap on interchange fees for debit card transactions. The... read more

30 Jul 13 @ 15:13

Regulatory attention from the European Commission and national competition authorities is a major factor contributing to changes in the payments industry. Public authorities are convinced that the development of innovative... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 15:26

The European Commission is proposing to cap interchange on all consumer debit and credit card transactions, a move which would have a major impact on revenue streams for banks operating... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 15:21

A report commissioned by MasterCard from Europe Economics in conjunction with Professor Sheri Markose of the University of Essex has assessed the impacts of introducing interchange fee regulation in the UK... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 05:40

The latest twist in the ongoing battle over interchange between US merchants and Visa and MasterCard has seen a group of around 30 merchants, including giants such as Amazon and... read more

26 Jul 13 @ 01:30

Barclaycard announces that it has partnered with Sysnet Global Solutions to provide PCI DSS compliance validation services to its UK based merchant customers.  In the accompanying press release Internal Market... read more

26 Jul 13 @ 00:00

The European Commission (EC) published the long awaited proposal for a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), and a proposal for the regulation of Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIF), on 24 July... read more

24 Jul 13 @ 01:39

The European Union’s executive body proposed a strict cap on credit and debit card fees on Wednesday, in a move it said could save consumers billions of euros. The proposal,... read more

28 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Amazon.com and 7-Eleven sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over card fees after rejecting a multibillion-dollar settlement in an antitrust case. The retailers and about 30 others filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan... read more

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Visa Inc. sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in a bid to stop the world’s largest retailer from bringing price-fixing claims over merchant swipe fees. Wal-Mart is among more than 7,000 retailers that dropped out... read more

08 Apr 13 @ 00:00

While the financial crisis and conservative consumer spending has hindered growth across all card categories, the cards and payments industry in Spain is expected to recover by 2017, with prepaid... read more

12 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Thales and Miura Systems have announced an integrated mobile payment solution that enables merchants to adopt mobile point of sale (mPOS)  systems that fully support PIN based transactions, including the... read more