24 Mar 22 @ 13:35

There are rumours circulating that Apple has, or is in the process of, purchasing Credit Kudos with an eye to launching its Apple Card in the UK market. The company... read more

21 Mar 22 @ 14:48

They say timing is everything… One assumes, in a bid to cash in on the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) craze that was (prior to a monster sell off), New Yorkers interested in... read more

08 Feb 22 @ 12:25

New data on card payments and in-app card mobile payments in 2021 have been released by Nets. In the Nordics – a region renowned for being a digital payments pioneer... read more

07 Feb 22 @ 15:00

In 2019, mobile wallets overtook credit cards to become the most widely used payment type globally. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic became another accelerant of the continued digitization of the... read more

27 Jan 22 @ 12:39

Apple is rumoured to be launching a new SoftPOS service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware. The company has been working... read more

14 Sep 21 @ 12:06

Two new reports have been launched today, one with results of a national survey into the way UK consumers are choosing to pay as they reacquaint themselves with the new... read more

18 Aug 21 @ 13:14

The 2021 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by Discover Financial Services, portrays a debit market evolving with the rapid transformation of commerce. Response to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted US consumers to make... read more

27 May 21 @ 09:42

Using data from the World Bank and the largest debit and credit card providers, money.co.uk can reveal the most cashless economies in the world. The company indexed the following five... read more

24 May 21 @ 08:49

RS2, the global payments processing and technology provider, has announced that its German subsidiary RS2 Financial Services GmbH has been granted an E-Money Institution (EMI) license by the German regulator,... read more

04 Feb 21 @ 17:52

3.2 billion people worldwide used smartphones in 2019, and 3.5 billion in 2020. The move towards digital and mobile payment and commerce is so well document both by Payments Cards... read more

02 Feb 21 @ 15:50

A new study has found that biometrics will authenticate over $3 trillion of payment transactions in 2025, from just $404 billion in 2020. The report found that biometrics, including fingerprint,... read more

20 Jan 21 @ 16:31

Bitpanda is now taking pre-orders for their first physical product – the Bitpanda Card, facilitated by Visa. The card is linked to any asset in a user’s Bitpanda portfolio, allowing... read more

18 Nov 20 @ 16:56

Contactless payments have taken a leap forward during 2020, in part driven by concerns around the potential spread of COVID-19. In the Nordics, the contactless payment ratio has grown from... read more

09 Nov 20 @ 19:46

Although the digital wallet has existed for over 20 years now, it’s only within the last decade that they have rapidly evolved, revolutionising the way we search and pay for... read more

22 Sep 20 @ 09:01

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has begun offering Visa cards in Europe, the cards also allow users to earn up to 8% cashback. The exchange announced that cardholders will... read more

31 Jul 20 @ 12:10

A global payments report has confirmed findings from PCM’s proprietary research and other sources that card use is now in slow decline in developed markets and is being replaced by... read more

01 Jun 20 @ 09:23

Samsung has unveiled Samsung Money by SoFi, a new mobile-first money management experience that brings a cash management account and accompanying Mastercard debit card along with exclusive benefits to Samsung... read more

04 Sep 19 @ 07:45

As PCM has reported recently, 40% of European banks will not be compliant with the PSD2 regulatory technical standard (RTS) on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) by the 14th September deadline.... read more

05 Aug 19 @ 14:05

The global Real-Time Payments (RTP) market size was valued at 6.90 billion in 2018 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 29.3% from 2019 to 2025. RTPs are... read more

09 Apr 19 @ 10:00

GATE (Global Acceptance Transaction Engine) has released its Mobile Wallet Trends Annual Report, highlighting trends in both mobile wallet and mobile payment usage across global markets. Mobile wallets are still... read more