03 Dec 14 @ 12:03

Visa and MasterCard have bowed to pressure from Canadian regulators by agreeing to set a 1.5% cap on interchange rates in Canada for the next five years, a reduction of... read more

02 Oct 14 @ 15:35

MasterCard has laid out a six-year timescale for all European merchants to replace their existing POS terminals with contactless-enabled terminals by 2020.  MasterCard is planning a two-phase shift to contactless... read more

02 Oct 14 @ 15:10

MasterCard has lost a court challenge to a European Union (EU) antitrust lawsuit on cross-border interchange fees. The EU’s Court of Justice ruled that the fees set by MasterCard had... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:39

According to research from consultancy Frost & Sullivan, the global market for trusted service management (TSM) has not quite lived up to expectations with the low level of NFC commercial... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:25

One of the consequences of the ongoing Russia/Ukraine crisis has been the imposition of economic sanctions against Russia, something which has provoked a stringent response from the country’s president Vladimir... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:07

MasterCard has announced a collaboration between German telcos Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland, Vodafone and TREVICA to create a new mobile platform and accelerate the development of mobile payments in Germany.... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:01

MasterCard and cloud-based solution provider Syniverse have joined forces to deliver a number of mobile and payment services to mobile users when they are travelling abroad. The two companies are... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 20:21

Visa and MasterCard have been in court to fight the EMV patent litigation they face from SmartMetric, Inc. SmartMetric is the owner of an issued United States Patent & Trademark... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 11:11

MasterCard has unveiled a new global report, “The Cashless Journey,” that tracks how 33 major economies are progressing from cash-based to cashless societies. The report, produced by MasterCard Advisors, identifies... 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

13 Oct 25 @ 12:39

Visa is set to remain embroiled in years of interchange fees litigation after a US federal judge ruled that a 2019 multibillion-dollar settlement does not shield the payments giant from... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 16:58

Europe’s vast card payments market—processing trillions of euros annually—remains dominated by two American giants: Visa and Mastercard. Together, they handled over €7 trillion in European transactions in 2023, reinforcing concerns... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 09:09

The global payments industry finds itself at an inflection point. Once a perennial outperformer, the sector is now facing the reality of slower growth, investor impatience, and mounting operational complexity.... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 09:03

There is something in the air folks, first Amazon, then Mastercard and now Visa has unveiled a major strategic vision for the future of digital payments including agentic AI. The... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:53

In 2024, the mobile money industry crossed a historic threshold. According to the GSMA State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2025, the sector now boasts over 2.1 billion... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:44

The global payments industry finds itself at an inflection point. Once a perennial outperformer, the sector is now facing the reality of slower growth, investor impatience, and mounting operational complexity.... read more

14 May 25 @ 10:38

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a long-anticipated consultation paper proposing a suite of remedies aimed at improving transparency and accountability in the card fees –  scheme and... 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

24 Mar 25 @ 09:40

As we all know, the payments landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as new technologies, regulatory shifts and evolving consumer preferences redefine how transactions occur. That does not mean that... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:54

Account to account (A2A) payments are making strides and 2025 looks to be the year they will truly take off. Between Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) and other A2A solutions, apps... read more