28 Sep 17 @ 12:03

B2B FinTechs are attracting an increasing proportion of total European FinTech funding, according to a recent research presentation from Innovate Finance and Pitchbook. There has been a growing number of... read more

20 Sep 17 @ 14:28

From virtual mobile wallets to peer-to-peer money transfer apps, there are an increasingly diverse number of ways to pay, beyond the old medium of cash. And the geographic scope of... read more

15 Sep 17 @ 09:14

Technical body EMVCo launched version two of its EMV Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework in September. The market has evolved rapidly since v1.0 was launched in 2014 to address... read more

11 Sep 17 @ 16:28

55% of retailers and merchants in the EMEA region are planning to increase their investment into new payments capabilities in the next 18 to 24 months, according to the  2017... read more

04 Sep 17 @ 11:10

Consumers will soon be able to forget about PINs and frustratingly long 16-digit card numbers when shopping online and in the real world, as Visa moves to make Australian banks... read more

31 Aug 17 @ 13:48

Mastercard unveiled a pilot project in Poland, turning smartphones into payment terminals for accepting contactless payments. The solution is aimed at small and micro merchants that have traditionally taken cash payments,... read more

30 Aug 17 @ 13:55

Samsung Pay has driven its home advantage and processed 10 trillion won ($8.8 billion) in accumulated transaction volume in South Korea, the company has announced. The service was launched in... read more

17 Aug 17 @ 16:46

Mobile contactless transactions topped £370 million in the first six months of 2017, a 336% year on year rise in spending, according to the latest transaction data from payments processor... read more

17 Aug 17 @ 15:02

Barclaycard is rumoured to begin a pilot that enables merchants in the UK to accept Alipay transactions at POS in-store. The pilot will commence on 14 August 2017 in eight retail stores across... read more

17 Aug 17 @ 14:51

Mobile wallet launches by issuers, “The Pays” (Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay), telcos and retailers have become increasingly commonplace – if not fashionable – in recent years. But most... read more

16 Aug 17 @ 11:11

The ongoing power struggle between security and usability represents one of most pertinent challenges in mobile wallet today. While it is possible to build a nearly fraud-proof payment mechanism, it... read more

01 Aug 17 @ 12:52

Before we get into the smart token bit, let’s recap. Tokenization is the security process that most recently unlocked the mobile payments market. All the major ‘OEM Pays’ (Apple Pay,... read more

31 Jul 17 @ 15:30

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we examine payments in the world’s largest country. How do Russians pay today? And given the state bank dynamic, a new domestic card... read more

28 Jul 17 @ 13:49

Bank of America and PayPal announced a strategic partnership that will enable Bank of America customers to transact with PayPal in stores and seamlessly link their Bank of America cards... read more

08 Jun 17 @ 09:23

A new study released  by Visa entitled “How We Will Pay 2017,” found that more than 80% of Americans have a strong interest in using IoT and connected devices to make... read more

02 Jun 17 @ 12:05

So, contactless card fraud hit £7m in the UK in 2016, up from £153k in 2014. Cue click-bait headlines about fraud soaring by almost 4,500%. When you dig a bit... read more

01 Jun 17 @ 16:36

Concerns about identify theft and credit card fraud aren’t stopping most Americans from storing their credit and debit card information online, a new report reveals. Two out of every three... read more

16 May 17 @ 13:29

Samsung Pay has launched in the UK. Visa account holders can now use their compatible Samsung smartphones for purchases worldwide. Visa’s tokenisation service enables cardholders to add their Visa credit and... read more

16 May 17 @ 10:17

Visa has launched its online payment method, Visa Checkout in the UK, with travel company lastminute.com, the first domestic merchant to offer the payments platform. According to Visa, Visa Checkout allows... read more

08 May 17 @ 14:00

In a new omni-channel retailing report – it is noted that online technologies, mobile devices and new consumer demands are rapidly transforming the retail sector and the payments industry. They offer... read more