20 Feb 17 @ 16:45

National Payments Corporation of India which owns Rupay and Visa and Mastercard have launched the BharatQR – an app-based ‘scan and pay’ solution for small shops. This is the first time in the... read more

09 Feb 17 @ 09:53

Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent of consumer payments worldwide. So, is a cashless society a... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:33

In Latin America, overall banked levels as reported by governments are reaching surprising levels. Colombia, considered one of the most cash-dependent economies in the region, claims that 75% of its... read more

25 Jan 17 @ 15:14

With the rise of biometrics within financial services, could you become your own password? Bill Gates claimed the password could not meet the challenge of keeping information secure and predicted... read more

12 Jan 17 @ 15:24

The mobile payments market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 33.4% from 2016 to 2022 and reach $3,388 billion by 2022. Mobile payment refers to the payment for... read more

09 Jan 17 @ 12:58

A federal appeals court has rejected the US government’s AmEx antitrust case request that it reconsider its decision allowing American Express to stop merchants from encouraging customers to use rival cards... read more

05 Jan 17 @ 14:19

Prepaid cards are witnessing a fast rise in popularity, with the global market expected to grow to $535bn by 2020[1]. What was once seen predominantly as a tool for promoting... read more

14 Dec 16 @ 15:53

The value of non-cash payments in the US and UK will reach $46 trillion and £1.44 trillion respectively by 2026, new research from global law firm Paul Hastings shows. In... read more

08 Dec 16 @ 15:02

That the big markets in Latin America, despite the issues surrounding general growth in those markets, are experiencing an explosion of growth in LatAm e-commerce is not big news. However,... read more

28 Nov 16 @ 16:52

In a very good blog, originally posted on Withoutfire.com, John Elliott, a payments / privacy / cyber security / risk specialist has some very interesting views and theories on the Tesco... read more

15 Nov 16 @ 14:45

According to new research from Berg Insight, the market for NFC-ready POS terminals continues to show strong momentum in 2016 with annual shipments anticipated to reach an estimated 16.1 million... read more

11 Nov 16 @ 11:32

Credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards issued in the US initiated 104.41 billion purchase transactions in 2015, up 8.0%, according to The Nilson Report, the top trade journal covering... read more

07 Nov 16 @ 11:33

US fraud levels are rising across all payment card products, according to First Annapolis’ semi-annual survey of major card issuers, but changes in fraud write-offs vary by product. Survey results1... read more

25 Oct 16 @ 09:43

Mastercard says it has reached agreements with Microsoft, Google and Samsung to bring online payments capabilities to US-based users of their digital wallets via Masterpass. Starting early next year, Mastercard... read more

20 Oct 16 @ 10:14

Banks in India have been hit by a massive ATM breach and have ask users to either replace or  change the security codes of as many as 3.2 million debit... read more

11 Oct 16 @ 09:33

Vodafone and PayPal have agreed to allow UK customers to make contactless mobile wallet payments in shops, restaurants and on transport services with their Android smartphones, funded from their PayPal... read more

05 Oct 16 @ 13:21

The European roll out of Identity Check Mobile, a new biometric payment technology application that uses biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition to verify a cardholder’s identity, simplifying online shopping.... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 13:41

The Mastercard Impact of Innovation study explores the attitudes to technology among 23,000 consumers in 23 different countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Although the UK is one of... read more

27 Sep 16 @ 15:05

ACI Worldwide and VocaLink have announced a partnership to offer a complete end-to-end immediate payments solution to launch a domestic or regional immediate payments network. It is the first global... read more

26 Sep 16 @ 13:04

Discover is now the most widely accepted card scheme worldwide ahead of Visa and Mastercard, largely due to rapid growth in the number of outlets accepting Discover cards in China.... read more