31 Aug 22 @ 12:02

If you are betting big on BNPL, please make sure you read this and try to understand that the winds of the economy are turning…losses at Klarna quadrupled in a... read more

30 Aug 22 @ 18:10

A new report has found that the UK public strongly supports government plans to create the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), with 87% stating it was a... read more

30 Aug 22 @ 15:21

Citibank has been forced to shut down its consumer and local commercial banking operations in Russia after it proved impossible to find a buyer for the businesses. The bank announced... read more

26 Aug 22 @ 15:23

Just days after posting stellar results, BLIK, the Polish mobile payment system operator, has signed a 100% purchase agreement of shares in the Slovak company VIAMO – a provider of... read more

24 Aug 22 @ 13:17

In the last couple of years the global Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have led to significant changes in patterns of the UK payments market. Lockdowns resulted in large sections... read more

23 Aug 22 @ 15:31

Request to Pay (R2P) is a hot industry buzzword. While still in its infancy, Request to Pay promises greater control and faster settlement for consumers and businesses alike. Payments Cards... read more

22 Aug 22 @ 13:53

2022 has been a tumultuous year for cryptocurrency markets, with significant price declines across all currencies in May and June. While there’s no telling if we’ve reached the bottom, as... read more

22 Aug 22 @ 12:30

In August 2020, Citibank mistakenly used its own money to repay a $900 million term loan it administered on behalf of Revlon that was held by multiple asset management groups.... read more

22 Aug 22 @ 10:58

The discipline of fraud prevention has changed dramatically over the past five years and continues to evolve rapidly. Consequently, former truths about fraud prevention are increasingly becoming outdated myths. In... read more

19 Aug 22 @ 14:08

Cybercriminal gangs launch ransomware attacks to encrypt businesses’ sensitive data and get paid a significant ransom. Sometimes hackers even use a method called double extortion. They threaten the organization to... read more

19 Aug 22 @ 13:16

Earlier this year Viva Technology unveiled its predictions for Europe’s top 100 scale-ups: ​​the “futurecorn” companies on track to become unicorns in the near future, with the UK having more... read more

16 Aug 22 @ 16:34

A year ago, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published a white paper, Going digital: payments in the post-Covid world, that showed how digital channels were replacing traditional modes of payments... read more

16 Aug 22 @ 13:25

Customers around the world made 69 billion cash withdrawals in 2021. This marks a small increase on 2020, a year with particularly low demand for cash as COVID-19 lockdowns kept... read more

16 Aug 22 @ 12:03

A new white paper from Tietoevry explains how categories of merchants traditionally reliant on cash are now adapting to a cashless world. After COVID-19, Europe’s long and slow decline in... read more

11 Aug 22 @ 13:48

Since Merchant Machine’s analysis of the countries most reliant on cash in 2021, countries around the world have seen further changes in their payment methods. In light of this, the research... read more

10 Aug 22 @ 12:32

The metaverse is the growing digital realm that uses augmented reality, virtual reality, blockchain, social media, and a host of other technologies to create a vast virtual world. Companies looking... read more

10 Aug 22 @ 11:58

New research from Shieldpay and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has found that almost 900,000 (882,900) UK businesses are currently selling on online marketplaces, generating an estimated £282... read more

05 Aug 22 @ 10:28

Cybersecurity firm SonicWall has released new data that shows that hackers are increasingly targeting financial firms such as banks and trading houses with cryptojacking attacks designed to use their computer... read more

03 Aug 22 @ 14:59

A new white paper from Ondato argues the massive changes we’re seeing in the way people pay need to be matched by changes in the way we authenticate, onboard and verify... read more

26 Jul 22 @ 09:31

Those aged over 65 are set to form an increasingly important part of Europe’s population in the decades to come. However, older users have to date been largely excluded from... read more