21 Apr 20 @ 19:10

In a global first, all the major UK acquirers have come together to show collective support for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and share their views on what businesses... read more

05 Mar 20 @ 17:00

It’s one of the largest and most diverse regions on the planet. Nearly 2,000 native languages are spoken. Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is a designation that eludes simple... read more

04 Mar 20 @ 16:48

North America has traditionally been a global innovator, consistently at the forefront of payment technology as well as retail and financial services. The region has relied heavily on the stability... read more

03 Mar 20 @ 14:44

FIS has launched its annual Global Payments Report. Over the next few days PCM will bring you highlights broken down into regions with the most interesting analysis and statistics presented... read more

25 Feb 20 @ 12:45

Intuit, which already owns TurboTax and QuickBooks, has agreed to buy credit report provider Credit Karma for $7.1 billion as consolidation sweeps the financial technology industry. The deal highlights the... read more

11 Nov 19 @ 09:40

Smartphones are central to our daily lives. We manage our personal and business affairs, watch movies, track our health and, increasingly, make payments. Adoption of mobile payments is rising considerably... read more

20 Aug 19 @ 11:44

Three FinTech mega-deals totalling $87 billion set the scene for a record-breaking $120 billion in disclosed transaction value for the sector in a ‘white-hot’ first half of 2019, reveals the... read more

26 Jul 19 @ 11:56

Visa is reported to be among the companies looking at the acquisition of Nordic payment firm Nets, according to people familiar with the discussions. If agreed, a deal for the... read more

03 May 19 @ 09:38

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is launching a merchant acquiring service, NatWest Tyl, for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), heading back into the payments business, putting it in direct competition... read more

30 Apr 19 @ 10:43

The UK’s competition regulator, which had been looking into the merger, has dropped its opposition to PayPal’s $2.2 billion takeover of iZettle, after finding that the enlarged payments group would... read more

05 Apr 19 @ 12:20

Citigroup recently announced that it is developing a consumer-payments platform (B2C payments), in a move to enter the rapidly growing digital payments industry. Citi’s new service will offer merchants a... read more

02 Apr 19 @ 10:27

65% of merchants want to accept instant payments. That’s because they know the customer experience (CX) benefits will drive growth for their business, and they recognise that this payment type... read more

19 Feb 19 @ 07:52

As a leading payments market, credit and debit card payments account for the vast majority of the UK’s online purchases, particularly with the introduction of contactless. However, this doesn’t ring... read more

07 Jan 19 @ 11:47

According to figures from Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud reporting service, contactless card fraud is surging. A total of £1.8 million was stolen by fraudsters from contactless users in 2018.... read more

19 Nov 18 @ 16:26

FinTech M&A is at record levels. The competition is fierce as incumbents battle to stay ahead of the curve as the financial services sector is undergoes a technology-driven metamorphosis. Highly-publicised... read more

14 Nov 18 @ 16:15

UK consumers are on an endless mission for convenience as mobile continues its ascent to dominance as the most popular shopping channel. Growing at a rate of 16% annually in... read more

12 Nov 18 @ 12:27

Ingenico has appointed a new chief executive as it aims to arrest a slide in its share price. The company announced that long-serving boss Philippe Lazare would step down as... read more

11 Oct 18 @ 09:18

The French bank Natixis is reported to be reviewing a potential deal with Ingenico as the companies look to expand in the rapidly consolidating payments sector. In a statement today,... read more

31 Aug 18 @ 15:11

Deploying AI in the payments sector – With the global volume of online payments set to increase by almost 11% a year between 2015 and 2020 (and by as much... read more

23 Aug 18 @ 12:08

While the phrase ‘time is money’ may seem clichéd, it is becoming increasingly relevant as technology-savvy but busy consumers turn to the Internet and alternative payments to make shopping faster... read more