03 Aug 18 @ 10:58

A new study has found that blockchain deployments will enable banks to realise savings on cross-border settlement transactions of more than $27 billion by the end of 2030, reducing costs by... read more

02 Aug 18 @ 16:26

It’s no secret, e-commerce has grown exponentially in popularity over the past decade. However, all markets have matured at different rates, with influence from socioeconomic factors. According to recent research... read more

01 Aug 18 @ 14:09

The UK’s Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has launched an investigation into card acquiring services and whether Britain’s big banks and payments specialists such as Worldpay and Wirecard have taken advantage... read more

01 Aug 18 @ 08:36

As reported earlier by PCM, Biometric payments are poised for significant growth, but substantial consumer security concerns could put its future at risk according to a new report from Transaction... read more

27 Jul 18 @ 10:41

By 2020, nearly all smart devices including mobile phones, tablets and wearables will have some form of biometrics security enablement. By the same time, personal banking through mobile apps will... read more

26 Jul 18 @ 11:54

A Chinese hacking and cybercrime group nicknamed “Red Apollo” last year launched one of the largest ever sustained global cyber espionage campaigns. Rather than attacking companies directly, it targeted cloud... read more

26 Jul 18 @ 11:43

Mistertango, a “crypto-friendly payment company”, has released a study highlighting that contrary to perception, 88% of crypto exchanges want industry regulation. Respondents believe regulation is needed for the industry to... read more

17 Jul 18 @ 09:23

There are four things that should now be crystal clear to everyone involved in Open Banking. Open Banking has arrived. It was the #1 topic at Money 20/20 Europe. Open... read more

16 Jul 18 @ 09:05

Since last year the bitcoin hash rate — the amount of computing power used by bitcoin’s network of computers to create new coins — has soared as it rushes to catch... read more

13 Jul 18 @ 10:27

With new EU regulations coming into place next September, Mastercard is predicting a significant increase in the use of biometric technology to authenticate who is paying. With regards to card... read more

04 Jul 18 @ 17:25

Clearing up the mess left behind by fraudsters is a serious challenge and sees financial institutions having to absorb the monetary and logistical damage of card payment fraud daily. Meanwhile,... read more

04 Jul 18 @ 13:56

In a new and very interesting piece of PwC research on Open Banking, they state that new regulation aimed at opening up the UK’s current account market could lead to... read more

28 Jun 18 @ 14:12

UK shoppers are returning £7 billion of purchases every year, leading to a ‘phantom economy’ of lost revenue for retailers, with sales coming in that they ultimately can’t recognise. New... read more

26 Jun 18 @ 11:10

The evolution of unattended terminals has continued at pace in recent years and the number of these accepting credit and debit card payments has expanded significantly. Convenience, ease of use... read more

26 Jun 18 @ 10:56

In today’s on-demand world, we expect to be able to spend, move and receive money instantly. For this reason, real-time payments (RTP), also known as ‘faster payments’ or ‘instant payments’,... read more

19 Jun 18 @ 13:38

India (27%)[1], Philippines (51%), Colombia (45%) the UAE (33%) and China (27%) are some of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in terms of percentage growth, according to the latest worldwide... read more

19 Jun 18 @ 11:59

Square has recieved the go-ahead from regulators allowing New Yorkers to trade cryptocurrency on the its rapidly growing Cash app. While Square launched crypto trading through its payments app in... read more

18 Jun 18 @ 16:21

WhatsApp is lready the largest messaging app in the India with over 200 million active monthly users, WhatsApp has over the past few months quietly rolled out its payments feature (WhatsApp... read more

18 Jun 18 @ 13:47

Global adoption of real-time payments systems has soared in recent years, enabling consumers to transfer money between accounts instantly, but also irrevocably. In November 2017 the Eurozone launched its cross-border,... read more

15 Jun 18 @ 10:32

A new Whitepaper states that the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will undoubtedly facilitate innovation, competition, and efficiency among banks and other payment institutions, especially around Strong Customer Authentication. While... read more