02 Nov 23 @ 17:59

Visa, HSBC and Hang Seng Bank say they have concluded participation in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) e-HKD tokenised deposits pilot for a CBDC. The program, which is part... read more

12 Oct 23 @ 16:36

Mastercard says it has successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new solution that enables a CBDC to be tokenised (or “wrapped”) onto different blockchains, providing consumers with a new option to... read more

31 Aug 23 @ 11:33

Swift has released results from a new series of experiments that show its infrastructure can seamlessly facilitate the transfer of tokenised value across multiple public and private blockchains. The findings... read more

17 Aug 23 @ 11:05

Visa is in hot water again following news that it is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) over its charges to merchants for tokenization technology it uses to... read more

04 Jul 23 @ 12:50

Today, the monetary system stands at the cusp of another major leap. Following dematerialisation and digitalisation, the key development is tokenisation – the process of representing claims digitally on a programmable platform. This can... read more

16 May 23 @ 16:53

Visa is introducing a new program called Digital Authentication Framework (DAF) which seeks to improve security and enhance the frictionless capabilities of 3DSecure Transactions. How Digital Authentication Framework works When... read more

26 Apr 23 @ 08:51

With the world’s economy going digital, merchants and banks are looking to maximise the benefits of existing e-commerce security systems to cut fraud and grow conversions. As Visa publish a... read more

12 Apr 23 @ 17:48

In a white paper launched today, leading global payments company Visa sets out its vision for delivering a frictionless checkout experience and greater security in online shopping. By combining existing security... read more

22 Mar 23 @ 19:42

Checkout.com has announced it will launch Checkout.com Issuing allowing customers to create payment cards for their own customers. The company has been testing Checkout.com Issuing for a while, and millions of... read more

09 Mar 23 @ 09:51

Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. Mercedes bought PayCash Europe back in 2017 with the intent on launching in-car payments. With... read more

16 Feb 23 @ 16:18

A new study has found the number of virtual card transactions, randomly generated card numbers linked to a payment account, will exceed 121 billion globally by 2027; increasing from 28... read more

06 Feb 23 @ 18:24

Payments Cards & Mobile’s exclusive annual review of European payments data from 33 European countries confirms the growth of online payments versus in-person, as well as the dominance of debit... read more

01 Feb 23 @ 10:54

In an earlier blog, we explained how the shift to online shopping plus concerns about the environment are driving consumers away from using plastic and towards virtual cards. Virtual cards... read more

15 Dec 22 @ 09:30

A new study has found that the total number of unique contactless mobile payment users will reach 1 billion globally by 2024; rising from 782 million in 2022, representing a... read more

25 Nov 22 @ 12:37

“I personally think that bitcoin is worthless,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, said in 2022, reiterating a past remark. But the banking giant will offer its clients exposure... read more

16 Nov 22 @ 17:54

Members of the US banking community have launched a proof of concept (PoC) project that will explore the feasibility of an interoperable digital money platform known as the regulated liability... read more

03 Nov 22 @ 18:20

The reshaping of the payments ecosystem over the last two decades can broadly be divided into two symbiotic movements driven by technology; the evolution of how people pay, and the... read more

07 Oct 22 @ 09:17

Visa has shared an updated look at how fraud has evolved since the height of the pandemic, with criminals simultaneously targeting online and offline vulnerabilities as our daily lives return... read more

02 Sep 22 @ 13:29

Some experts say cards are a legacy technology while digital wallets and alt-pays are the future. But more powerful cards with multiple functions and better security are fighting back. So... read more

26 Aug 22 @ 15:54

Visa says it has issued over 4 billion network tokens worldwide through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), outpacing the total number of its physical cards in circulation. Visa... read more