15 Dec 23 @ 12:08

According to the 2023 version of The Global Payments Report by Worldpay, digital wallets are both the world’s dominant payment method, and its fastest-growing. While debit and credit cards continue... read more

13 Dec 23 @ 13:14

The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) in the UK has provisionally proposed a cap on cross-border interchange fees on retailers and other businesses charged by Mastercard and Visa on transactions made... read more

12 Dec 23 @ 17:35

The summer of 2023 saw a bumper crop of good news for CBDCs, including transactions using the digital Yuan hitting $250 billion, a new CBDC consortium announced by Mastercard and... read more

12 Dec 23 @ 15:43

The technology landscape has evolved significantly over the last year with the introduction of technologies such as ChatGPT and other generative AI tools taking the market by storm, while raising... read more

12 Dec 23 @ 13:27

A new white paper from payment technology specialists Giesecke+Devrient reveals that the combination of physical and digital experiences is now the number one consumer preference for payments and banking across... read more

06 Dec 23 @ 17:28

Amidst economic headwinds, Asia’s digital economies continue to post impressive gains, with cross-border initiatives and tools offering businesses new avenues to unlock unprecedented growth, according to the latest report by... read more

06 Dec 23 @ 11:18

APP fraud (Authorized Push Payment ) losses are on the rise and expected to climb to $6.8 billion — a combined compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% — by... read more

05 Dec 23 @ 17:37

While there were a total of 3,897 cases of online banking fraud in Denmark in the whole of 2022, that figure has grown to 5,212 cases in H1 2023 alone,... read more

29 Nov 23 @ 15:03

At a recent event in Seoul, CBDC & Future Monetary System, The Bank of Korea (BOK), Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced a plan to trial... read more

27 Nov 23 @ 13:25

It will come as no surprise that as money gets tight, consumers are shopping around more frequently. In the main they are looking for two things: consistency in terms of... read more

24 Nov 23 @ 13:47

The relentless storm of bad news about fraud won’t stop. Whether it’s a JD Power survey claiming 1 in 3 Americans suffered debit card fraud last year, news from Outpayce... read more

24 Nov 23 @ 09:53

Cash is the major form of payment across Europe, with its use being most common in Austria and Germany and lowest in Finland. Despite the significant differences in cash usage,... read more

23 Nov 23 @ 13:06

UK Finance and Oliver Wyman have release a report on the use of generative AI in financial services (FS), and the future opportunities and risks for the sector. It includes... read more

23 Nov 23 @ 12:43

A world leading payments environment is vital for a world leading economy and a healthy society. The economy cannot grow without a payments infrastructure to support it. With this in... read more

21 Nov 23 @ 18:24

With the decision of the ECB on the start of the preparation phase, Europe has come one step closer to the digital euro. However, there is still a number of... read more

17 Nov 23 @ 17:34

The financial services industry is experiencing volatility spurred by ongoing inflation, interest rate hikes and recovering stock markets. To address these market dynamics and maintain business growth financial firms are... read more

16 Nov 23 @ 12:40

Today, in a global first, cyber criminals have upped their game by filing a complaint to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reporting a company it claims to have... read more

15 Nov 23 @ 12:56

Globally, payments revenues have proved remarkably resilient, overcoming a variety of regional headwinds to grow at rates well above the established long-term trend. Payments revenues grew at 11% in 2022—a... read more

15 Nov 23 @ 09:54

Six banks have announced the launch of Contact Payments (Platby na kontakt), an initiative developed and supported by the Czech Banking Association, which hopes it will make it easier to... read more

14 Nov 23 @ 16:55

Central bank digital currencies like the digital euro still spark enthusiasm, at least among some central bankers, not least of all the European Central Bank. After two years of studying... read more