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10 Jan 24 @ 11:57
At the executive insight event held in Toronto on Wednesday 6th of March 2024, we discussed the factors affecting the Canadian payments market. The panel included: Marc Trudeau, Senior Managing Consultant, Mastercard Advisors, Hugh Gallagher,... read more
24 Oct 23 @ 09:52
Back in September 2022, 1,668 retailers and more than 200 trade organisations urged the US Congress to pass the The Credit Card Competition Act, which gives merchants a choice in... read more
27 Sep 23 @ 17:04
The payment industry is undergoing a surge in global regulations, initiatives, and innovations, resulting in new payment instruments and use cases. However, managing the volume, velocity, and variety of these... read more
21 Aug 23 @ 15:14
Open Banking services are taking off world-wide. But questions remain about how some players – especially banks – can make money out of this new era. As Variable Recurring Payments... read more
14 Aug 23 @ 14:27
The 2023 version of The Global Payments Report by Worldpay, has revealed that Account to Account payments are now worth $525 billion globally – and are projected to grow at... read more
17 Jul 23 @ 10:47
Back in September 2022, 1,668 retailers and more than 200 trade organisations urged the US Congress to pass the The Credit Card Competition Act, which gives merchants a choice in... read more
04 Jul 23 @ 12:00
Checkout.com has launched Intelligent Acceptance, its latest product to help merchants optimise acceptance rates and grow revenues. Intelligent Acceptance is an AI-powered optimisation engine, trained on billions of transactional data... read more
06 Jun 23 @ 13:27
Open Banking services are taking off world-wide. But questions remain about how some players – especially banks – can make money out of this new era. As Variable Recurring Payments... read more
06 Jun 23 @ 07:41
The 2023 version of The Global Payments Report by Worldpay, has revealed that Account to Account payments are now worth $525 billion globally – and are projected to grow at... read more
22 Mar 23 @ 19:42
Checkout.com has announced it will launch Checkout.com Issuing allowing customers to create payment cards for their own customers. The company has been testing Checkout.com Issuing for a while, and millions of... read more
17 Mar 23 @ 16:03
In a blow to the two biggest networks in payments, the $5.6 billion antitrust class-action settlement, in which more than 12 million retailers have accused Visa and Mastercard of improperly... read more
29 Dec 22 @ 04:23
From Open Banking and instant payments through the Next Big Thing in crypto, James Wood reads the cards to find out what’s coming next in the new year. Those who... read more
29 Dec 22 @ 03:53
With pressure on margins in payments growing, major banks are said to be looking at how they can capitalise on the wide range of smaller institutions and clients looking for... read more
01 Dec 22 @ 16:34
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) have published the outcome of its latest enforcement case into Barclays bank for failing to comply with the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR). The PSR found... read more
09 Nov 22 @ 17:23
The news that Amazon will now allow its US customers to make payments through Venmo alongside the card schemes at its checkout is momentous. While Amazon already offers many payment... read more
05 Oct 22 @ 09:00
The Federal Reserve Board has finalised updates to the its rule concerning debit card transactions. Pursuant to statute, the updates specify that debit card issuers should enable at least two... read more
23 Aug 22 @ 15:31
Request to Pay (R2P) is a hot industry buzzword. While still in its infancy, Request to Pay promises greater control and faster settlement for consumers and businesses alike. Payments Cards... read more
16 Jun 22 @ 16:06
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-2022 will be remembered for many things, including the deepest recession since the 1930s and subsequent economic turmoil. Although Europe’s economies have largely recovered, turmoil remains... read more
10 Jun 22 @ 10:46
I told you so! During Money 2020 I was asked many times about Apple Pay Later and how they would fund the loans. My response? “why would you use Goldman... read more
26 May 22 @ 09:43
Request to Pay (R2P) is a hot industry buzzword. While still in its infancy, R2P promises greater control and faster settlement for consumers and businesses alike. James Wood goes under... read more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:31
Wero is moving further beyond its origins as a peer-to-peer payment service, with Orange becoming the first merchant in France to offer subscription bill paymen... more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:32
The European Central Bank and Banco Central do Brasil are examining whether Europe’s TIPS instant-payment infrastructure could be connected with Brazil’s hu... more
10 Sep 26 @ 15:44
US Bank has completed a live cross-border transaction using its own dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming one of the latest major lenders to test whether blockchai... more
