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Mastercard Periodic Table of Payment Elements
The payments industry is ever-evolving and, with it, the terminology used to describe it. With the Mastercard PERIODIC TABLE OF...
Domestic payment schemes shifting focus to new digital payments services
The development of new payment services and the evolution of technology are currently the top priority of most domestic payment...
FinTech financing in Asia-Pacific doubles in 2016 to $11.2 billion
Global investment in FinTech ventures grew 10% in 2016, to $23.2 billion, driven primarily by a wave of blockbuster deals in...
Payments processing technology: Have Payment Gateways achieved parity with Processors?
It has been almost 20 years since the internet made a paradigm leap in transaction transport, and made simple payment...
Why IoT is the fastest growing retail trend of 2017
A recent Gartner survey estimated that by 2020, the number of connected objects will increase by 30 times current levels,...
The EBA relents on PSD2 authentication, but is it enough?
The European Banking Authority says it will relax its proposed (preposterous) PSD2 rules on a requirement for strong customer authentication for...
Top 10 e-commerce markets in the world – infograph
This infographic shows the top 10 e-commerce markets in the world , ranked by value. The top ten e-commerce markets are as...
Omni-Channel payments becoming a reality in Europe
First Annapolis recently completed a survey of 18 leading European PSPs and acquirers on the topic of omni-channel capabilities and...