August 28, 2022
Swiss Watchdog Lifts Measures Against Mastercard
In 2021, Comco opened an investigation by taking provisional measures against Mastercard for a possible obstruction of SIX’s National Cash Scheme (NCS). The Competition Commission (Comco) lifts the provisional measures...
August 26, 2022
Can Cards Retain Dominance in the UK Payment Landscape?
Earlier this week, PYMNTS ran the headline that card is king in the landscape of U.K. payments, using data from a recent report by trade group UK Finance. Get the...
August 25, 2022
Deel, Paysend Partner on XBorder Contractor Payroll
Global payroll solution developer Deel announced Thursday (Aug. 25) that it is launching its Instant Card Transfer solution, giving contractors a more direct way to get paid. Get the Full...
August 24, 2022
Today in B2B Payments: B2B Service Providers Aim to Improve...
Today in B2B payments, shipping is in the spotlight as service providers discuss their solutions to different aspects of this supply chain challenge. X Delivery CEO Mark Lavelle suggested businesses...
August 24, 2022
Visa and Mastercard Blame Fraud for Increased Cross-Border Fees
Visa and Mastercard have blamed fraud and growing competition for the increase in their cross-border fees since the U.K. left the European Union, a post on the parliament.uk website stated....
August 24, 2022
EMEA Daily: Visa, Mastercard Blame Fraud for Increased Cross-Border Fees;...
Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K. Parliament’s Treasury Committee has published the responses of Visa and Mastercard after it questioned their decision to raise cross-border interchange...
August 24, 2022
Looking Backwards and Forwards: What Does 25 Years of Competition...
August 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of the draft Competition Bill in August 1997. Passing into law the following year, what became the Competition Act 1998 introduced...
August 23, 2022
Fraud Fears Hold Back Real-Time B2B Payments
Now, now, now — that’s the chorus coming from companies when it comes to payments, and that demand is fueling progress in real-time payments. It is not only one of...
August 23, 2022
Binance Offering One Month of Fee-Free ETH/BUSD Trading
Cryptocurrency trading platform Binance will begin offering a month of zero-fee trading for the ETH/BUSD spot trading pair, the company announced Tuesday (Aug. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the...
Embedded finance can help nonfinancial brands reach their full potential by allowing customers to transact seamlessly wherever they are, reducing the risk of cart abandonment online, says Mastercard’s Sherri Haymond. Read more in the “Embedded Finance Tracker®,” a collaboration with Galileo,
SMBs are signaling that they’re ready to modernize how they pay suppliers, but they need payment tools that fit real workflows. “Ready for Change: Why Nearly Half of SMBs Want to Ditch Cash and Checks,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Mastercard collaboration, shows where momentum is building for business credit cards and what could unlock faster adoption.