30 May 14 @ 08:51

In the wake of high-profile retailer breaches, how is the payment industry responding? by Victoria Conroy The year 2013 looks likely to be defined as the year of the data... read more

30 May 14 @ 08:49

While much of the debate around European card regulation focuses on Visa and MasterCard, how will three-party schemes fare under proposed legislation? by Victoria Conroy The July 2013 publication of... read more

30 May 14 @ 08:47

Cutting-edge Biometrics technology is heralding security initiatives that will bolster the fight against fraud. by Victoria Conroy With incidents of security breaches and fraud increases, the payment industry is paying... read more

28 Mar 14 @ 00:10

Online cash payments provider Ukash has launched a general purpose reloadable (GPR) prepaid card, supported by a mobile app available on Android and iOS platforms, which enables users to check... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:48

Adyen, a global provider of international and omnichannel payment solutions, processed more than $14 billion in payments transactions in 2013 – a 40% increase over 2012 – and achieved record... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 23:29

UK consumers are concerned that draft legislation currently being discussed by the EU over interchange will make it more expensive to pay by card, impacting upon the growing trend for... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 20:42

New figures released on UK fraud by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) show that levels of card and online banking fraud rose during 2013. Improved fraud detection and prevention... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 20:27

Host card emulation (HCE), the cloud-based mechanism for hosting NFC applications outside the secure element, effectively removes the need for bank reliance on telcos when launching mobile payments services.  HCE... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 20:14

The European Union’s antitrust regulator has accepted Visa Europe’s offer to cap its credit card multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) for cross-border credit card payments at 0.3% for retailers, two people... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 16:35

Cards and payments at the POS and on the internet continued to drive significant growth in many European countries. The roll-out of contactless cards has started while there is again higher use... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 16:24

With record levels of investment from venture capital groups being ploughed into payment start-ups, is there a risk of another dotcom-style boom and bust? by Victoria Conroy The halcyon days... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 16:19

Advances in payment technology are enabling innovators to roll out wearable tech such as wearable payment devices and other futuristic form factors. by Victoria Conroy The power of the microchip... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 00:42

A research paper written by Professor Steve Worthington, of the Department of Marketing at Monash University, has studied the impact of regulatory interventions in the Australian payment card market, over a... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 00:20

New fronts in the war on cash are being opened up worldwide through a range of innovative services and payments products. Is the dream of a cashless society far-fetched? While... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 11:03

There has been much made of Europe securing a third scheme for processing card transactions and creating a viable competitor to break the duopoly of Visa and MasterCard. However, despite... read more

14 Nov 13 @ 00:11

Canada has become a leader in the adoption of mobile payments by merchants and consumers. PCM looks at the factors driving the country’s m-payments success story and how a collaborative... 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 @ 13:20

Canadian banking giant RBC has launched its RBC Secure Cloud mobile payments service. This new technology, a first in Canada, will allow clients to more safely and securely pay for... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

Kalixa Group, DeviceFidelity and MasterCard have announced the UK launch of the moneto prepaid wallet. The wallet enables NFC functionality on an iPhone, allowing users to tap and pay for... read more

26 Sep 13 @ 13:20

M asterCard has announced that 16 Australian payment service providers (PSPs) will introduce MasterCard’s MasterPass e-commerce proposition across their respective merchant customer bases, giving consumers the ability to shop online.... read more