24 Sep 14 @ 15:52

PayPal says it will partner with three major Bitcoin payment processors in this space – BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin. Although PayPal has stopped short of integrating bitcoin into its digital wallet... read more

18 Sep 14 @ 09:44

Regulators in the Asia-pacific region are looking at rolling out a SEPA-style single payment area, but what will be the challenges of such a project in one of the most... read more

18 Sep 14 @ 09:28

The global payments and transaction-banking businesses continue to represent vital elements of the banking industry and the global financial-services landscape. The importance of these businesses both as critical sources of... read more

17 Sep 14 @ 12:44

The Point of Sale systems in use in many retail businesses nowadays are not only some sort of fancy cash register. Gone are the days of manual encoding and punching... read more

16 Sep 14 @ 13:55

The launch of RuPay in India and plans for a Russian payment network indicate a resurgence in domestic schemes, but at what cost to the international players? While Europe’s banks... read more

16 Sep 14 @ 11:21

The global market for smart cards  will see steady growth due to the increasing emphasis on the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standard in the payment and banking vertical. In... read more

12 Sep 14 @ 11:16

Citigroup has claimed to be the first global bank to introduce its own branded digital wallet in the US. However, questions are being asked as to how many of Citi’s... read more

11 Sep 14 @ 11:15

Worldpay has hit more than 100 million contactless payments, marking a major milestone for UK businesses as increasing numbers of consumers continue to reject cash in favour of cards. With... read more

10 Sep 14 @ 09:38

The concept of mobile payments, mobile money, and mobile wallets has been around for some time and many major companies have had a go at it. Some progress has been... read more

09 Sep 14 @ 12:58

A top executive at American Express has acknowledged that the firm’s efforts to engage consumers with mobile payments have so far been a failure – however, as PCM notes, they... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 12:48

Vodafone, in partnership with Visa, is developing a new mobile payments system that will allow users to complete contactless payment via NFC enabled SIM cards. Vodafone and Visa have previously... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 10:22

Alcatel-Lucent has released new report on malware and mobile malware showing that security threats to mobile and residential devices jumped sharply during the first half of 2014, putting device owners... read more

05 Sep 14 @ 14:53

Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6 next week, tech giant Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several US issuers to give Apple back a portion of card-present interchange... read more

04 Sep 14 @ 12:24

US mobile commerce joint venture Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), which is backed by several major US merchants, has unveiled its CurrentC mobile commerce payment network, with plans for a commercial... read more

03 Sep 14 @ 13:40

Troubled US mobile wallet platform Isis is rebranding itself as Softcard, in an effort to distance itself from the Islamic militant group of the same name. In a statement on... read more

01 Sep 14 @ 12:09

Australia’s tax commissioner has indicated that the bitcoin digital currency could be considered legal tender in the country. Several countries around the world are struggling over whether to classify bitcoin... read more

28 Aug 14 @ 12:16

With tech giant Apple positioning itself to enter the mobile payment space, interest has been piqued by a recent digital wallet patent application that has just been made public. The... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 11:05

A survey from the American Bankers Association (ABA) shows that the internet continues to be the most popular banking channel, although mobile, ATMs and even branches are gaining popularity. A... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 10:59

New Zealand’s Westpac Bank will integrate its online banking platform with start-up Moven’s mobile money management tool to enable customers manage their money through their smartphones, tablets or desktop. Moven,... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 10:50

The Target data breach, which compromised the data of 40 million cardholders continues to have ramifications across the industry. Following a class-action lawsuit against Target for the data breach, MasterCard... read more