20 Aug 15 @ 11:51

According to the inaugural MasterCard Safety and Security Index, consumers across Southeast Asia and Greater China cited identity theft and ATM-related fraud as the top two security concerns when it... read more

14 Aug 15 @ 15:41

Tech giant Samsung will launch its mobile payments service Samsung Pay in South Korea later this month, with Visa, MasterCard and major banks lining up for a US launch in... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 11:36

As the world mourns the loss of a former king of the handset manufacturing world and Microsoft licks its wounds in writing down about $7.6 billion on the Nokia division,... read more

29 Jul 15 @ 10:21

HKT Payment, a subsidiary of  Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) has launched a SIM-based NFC mobile payments service to let customers pay at more than 3 million locations worldwide which accept MasterCard PayPass,... read more

23 Jul 15 @ 10:32

Following the launch of Apple Pay in the UK last week, new MasterCard figures show that the British public are willing to embrace mobile payments despite some hesitation. 1 in... read more

14 Jul 15 @ 14:29

The Western Union Company and PKO Bank Polski, the largest Polish bank, have enabled Western Union Money Transfer transactions originated from nearly anywhere in the world to be paid out at more... read more

10 Jul 15 @ 11:37

Debit card transaction values increased from $274.9 billion in 2010 to $315.3 billion in 2014, at a CAGR of 4.90%; while, the credit card transaction values recorded a CAGR of... read more

08 Jul 15 @ 12:13

According to press reports, private documents belonging to one of the biggest retailers in the UK reveal that  Apple Pay will be coming to UK stores on the 14th July. The leaked... read more

07 Jul 15 @ 13:54

The card networks, Visa and MasterCard have grown significantly and altered their market approaches since their initial public offerings (Visa in 2008, MasterCard in 2006). While market headwinds, including the... read more

30 Jun 15 @ 10:25

European payments regulation, such as the original Payment Services Directive (PSD) of 2007 and Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA), have already caused significant change within the banking and payment industry.... read more

30 Jun 15 @ 10:24

With more Americans using credit, debit and prepaid goods to pay for goods and services, the merchant card processing fees to process those cards continues to rise. General purpose and private... read more

29 Jun 15 @ 13:05

Barclaycard is to roll out a range of wearable payment devices that can be used to make contactless payments across the UK, following a successful launch of its bPay band... read more

22 Jun 15 @ 15:40

After years of prohibiting merchants who accept its cards from steering customers to other brands, American Express is being forced to lift those restrictions. The change comes after a federal judge... read more

18 Jun 15 @ 15:44

Last year UK holidaymakers spent £26.4 billion using their cards overseas, making almost 14 transactions every second, according to figures from the UK Cards Association. For the first time annual... read more

12 Jun 15 @ 13:20

China UnionPay aims to become a global bank card company, Ge Huayong, chairman of China UnionPay and UnionPay International, said on Wednesday. Ge made the remarks after a speech at... read more

10 Jun 15 @ 12:11

At the risk of sounding like the new Weather Channel website, can we learn anything about EMV migration from Canada? After all, they have already upgraded or replaced more than 60,000... read more

10 Jun 15 @ 08:56

The  Bancorp  and  MeaWallet  have  agreed  to  a  strategic partnership  to  deliver  open  loop  mobile  prepaid  cards  to  The  Bancorp  card  issuers  in Europe, with  the goal  of  launching  the  first ... read more

09 Jun 15 @ 14:17

Apple Pay is coming to the UK in July, enabling millions of Apple device owners to use the tech giant’s mobile payments service. So far, MasterCard, Visa, eight UK banks... read more

08 Jun 15 @ 16:45

Electronic person-to-person (P2P) payments have been on a roller coaster of interest over the last decade.  PayPal launched the first successful, widespread service in the late 1990s and has enjoyed... read more

05 Jun 15 @ 12:34

At the Wearable World Congress in San Francisco, executives from Capital One, MasterCard and PayPal participated in an animated discussion about the future of mobile payments and explained why wearable... read more