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How to cure cart abandonment in the APAC e-commerce market
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic e-commerce markets. The region contains 13 countries...
Feature: Can the humble card still pack a punch?
Some experts say cards are a legacy technology while digital wallets and alt-pays are the future. But more powerful cards...
Visa Token Service hits 4 billion – surpasses Visa cards issued
Visa says it has issued over 4 billion network tokens worldwide through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), outpacing...
BLIK seeks international expansion with VIAMO acquisition
Just days after posting stellar results, BLIK, the Polish mobile payment system operator, has signed a 100% purchase agreement of...
Report: An update on the UK payments market
In the last couple of years the global Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have led to significant changes in patterns...
BLIK Q2: 300 million transactions in one quarter
In Q2 2022, BLIK users completed 292 million transactions worth PLN 38.7 billion (€8.14 billion). At that time, the number...
Digital payments: mixed outlook for card payments and stagnation of ATM
A year ago, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published a white paper, Going digital: payments in the post-Covid world, that...
Which countries are most reliant on cash and which are least reliant
Since Merchant Machine’s analysis of the countries most reliant on cash in 2021, countries around the world have seen further changes...