11 Sep 15 @ 12:10

Square is reported to have plans to hold its initial public offering in Q4 2015, according to sources. Square is continuing with plans for its IPO even as Twitter’s board... read more

25 Aug 15 @ 15:43

In a move which will assist EMV payment terminal, mobile point of sale (mPOS) and kernel developers to bring their products to market more efficiently, quickly and cost effectively, FIME has... read more

20 Aug 15 @ 15:49

PCM in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Co. and American Express unveil the findings of the latest Advanced Payments Survey. The annual Advanced Payments Survey, which this year has been... 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

14 Aug 15 @ 15:38

PayPal is now selling NFC-enabled card readers on its website aimed at small businesses, enabling them to accept contactless payments. The PayPal Here card reader costs £79.95 and is followed... read more

31 Jul 15 @ 16:12

MasterCard and Samsung Electronics have announced they are extending their global partnership leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES) to deliver the mobile payment service Samsung Pay in Europe. Samsung... read more

31 Jul 15 @ 09:00

Mobile point of sale (mPOS) growth continues as the technology deepens its reach across vertical industries, merchant tiers and geographies. 451 Research projects the global mPOS installed base will grow... read more

29 Jul 15 @ 10:02

Stripe has won a new round of funding from investors that include Visa, Sequoia Capital and American Express, the funding values the company at $5 billion. The actual value of the funding has not... read more

27 Jul 15 @ 11:59

Square is rumoured to have filed an IPO, a person familiar with the matter said. Square filed its prospectus under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which permits companies with under... read more

20 Jul 15 @ 10:17

The explosion of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) technology has seen a host of new players enter the market, each seeking to carve out a place in a global market predicted to... read more

21 May 26 @ 07:19

The partnership between Adyen and Starling Bank marks another significant step in the evolution of embedded finance for small businesses, as the two firms prepare to roll out tap to... read more

16 Jun 25 @ 16:56

In 2025, Sweden stands as a global exemplar of cashless transformation. According to the Payments Yearbooks’ Sweden 2025 profile, the Swedish payments market has undergone near‑complete digitalisation, with consumers and... read more

09 Dec 24 @ 11:27

Digital payments in Hungary have just become easier, cheaper and faster with the ‘qvik’ instant payment service, which was launched by the central bank in September 2024. Consumers are now... read more

23 Sep 24 @ 10:26

Consumer trends, such as demand for Embedded Finance (EF), and rise in use of non-banking provider financial services illustrate a change in the way products are perceived and consumed: customers... read more

30 Aug 24 @ 13:28

We’ve heard it all before- it’s incredibly tough to differentiate and be successful in today’s PSP payments market. And yet there are boundless opportunities to cut through the noise and... read more

11 Jul 24 @ 16:51

The European Commission has made commitments offered by Apple with regards NFC on iPhones legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The commitments address the Commission’s competition concerns relating to Apple’s refusal to grant... read more

03 Nov 23 @ 14:27

Nordic countries continue to lead the world in their adoption of cashless payment methods, according to a new Nordic Payments Report. Cash use in the Nordics is the lowest in... read more

04 May 23 @ 09:18

According to polling company Gallup’s annual “Confidence in Institutions” survey, last year, prior to SVB, only 27% of Americans reported to have a “great deal or quite a lot” of... read more