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Mass deployment of biometric payment cards is coming globally
Approximately 3 billion payment cards are issued every year globally[1] – but this was not achieved overnight. When Chip & PIN was introduced in 1985, it took 18 years before 1... read more
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Some say payment cards are yesterday. But they could be key to the future…
Amid all the hype about a digital future in which consumers transact instantly between their accounts using digital wallets, it can be easy to lose sight of the present –... read more
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Report: Cash and cards still king, trust an issue with wallets
A new study from leading European payment specialists Transact Payments reveals Brits overwhelmingly prefer to carry cash and use cards. Although digital wallets and other “alt” payments are making inroads, trust... read more
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Is 2022 the year that payment cards pass their expiry date?
As reported in Payments Cards & Mobile, Amazon announced in November that it would stop taking payments from Visa credit cards issued in the UK, because of sky-high fees. Interchange... read more
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Biometrics: securing a future for contactless cards
Digital wallets and account-to-account payments are growing fast – but contactless cards are currently Europe’s most popular way to pay, and will remain central to the payments mix. By now,... read more
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