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Global non-cash transaction volumes record highest growth of past decade
According to the World Payments Report, global non-cash transaction volumes grew 11.2% during 2014–2015 to reach 433.1 billion, the highest...
Mastercard launch Early Detection System to combat card fraud after data breaches
It can now take as little as 9 minutes for stolen card and account data to be used via the...
B2B FinTech investment in Europe reaches $948m in 2017
B2B FinTechs are attracting an increasing proportion of total European FinTech funding, according to a recent research presentation from Innovate...
The rise of alternative payments – and its impact on the card business
From virtual mobile wallets to peer-to-peer money transfer apps, there are an increasingly diverse number of ways to pay, beyond...
What EMV payment tokenization 2.0 means for the payments industry
Technical body EMVCo launched version two of its EMV Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework in September. The market has...
EMEA retailers set to increase investment in payments
55% of retailers and merchants in the EMEA region are planning to increase their investment into new payments capabilities in...
Australian banks to kill PINs by pushing towards biometric authentication
Consumers will soon be able to forget about PINs and frustratingly long 16-digit card numbers when shopping online and in...
Mastercard piloting turning smartphones into payment terminals
Mastercard unveiled a pilot project in Poland, turning smartphones into payment terminals for accepting contactless payments. The solution is aimed at...