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QR code payments to hit $3 trillion globally by 2025
A new study has predicted that the global spend using QR code payments will reach over $3 trillion by 2025;...
Results of the 2021 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies
Nine out of 10 central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and more than half are now developing...
Sustainable payments – How green is my card?
As cash use drops around the world and micro-merchants go digital, card payments are using more electricity than ever, to...
Payments Cards & Mobile Jobs of the Week
New technologies are dramatically changing the banking landscape: thanks to digitalisation it’s now possible to bypass the high street banks...
Can Russian payments systems weather the sanctions storm
Alongside a host of other Western companies, PayPal, Mastercard, Apple and Visa have pulled out of the Russian market following...
Eurasian payments: Electronic payments moving fast
New data from Payments Cards & Mobile’s Digital and Card Payments yearbooks reveals strong growth in electronic payments across Russia...
Alternative Payments: Why are “Alt Pays” on the rise?
As both Visa and Mastercard announce higher charges for e-commerce transactions and almost two-thirds of Europeans now bank online, it...
Citi launches SEPA instant payments
Citi has announced it will launch SEPA Instant Payments in Europe, further increasing the bank’s global Instant Payments offering. The...