More than 100 Visa partners across Europe have joined the Where You Shop Matters. The initiative is designed to help small business owners build digital capabilities and continue serving their communities....
Cash still dominates the payments landscape in India, accounting for 75.2% of overall payment transaction volume in 2020. However, as…
Austrian neobroker Bitpanda has teamed up with UK-based payments fintech Contis to issue a new multi-asset debit card. The Bitpanda Card combines Contis' ‘zero-balance’ Buffer…
OMV, an Austrian integrated oil and gas company, has tapped fintech firm WEX to manage its fuel card programme across ten European markets. The completion of…
Banco de Brasília (BRB) has partnered with augmented identity technology provider IDEMIA to introduce the Dux metal double interface card, targeted…
Egypt’s Bank of Alexandria (ALEXBANK) has joined forces with UnionPay International (UPI) and Network International with the aim of enhancing…
Net Protections Holdings, a pioneer in Japan’s post payment processing space, has implemented a capital increase via local credit card…
Banking as a Service (BaaS) firm Treasury Prime, which connects banks and fintechs via an API, has teamed up with…
In the UK, John Lewis, Tesco Bank, and M&S Bank are the best brands at retaining credit card customers beyond 12 months, due to their interest-free periods, competitive rewards, and…
The French and Italian credit card markets could expand if issuers provide additional store discounts. But mobile wallet providers in India and China should reconsider their discounts, as currently this…
HSBC is the first bank in the UK to take up Mastercard’s Pay with Rewards platform for its new HSBC Rewards card. One might be forgiven for suggesting: “And about…
The global economic growth in 2020 has been eclipsed since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak causing fears of looming unemployment and recession in a number of…
Revolution Payments has launched a Level III credit card processing solution that can effectively operate within NetSuite to improve work-flow, streamline payments, and reduce double…
South Korean credit card company Shinhan Card has reportedly received a patent for an indigenously developed blockchain payment system. The…
Indian consumers switch to credit cards in the wake of Covid-19
GlobalData’s Covid-19 Tracker Consumer Survey has shown that the preferences of Indian consumers are beginning to shift in relation to credit card versus cash usage since March 2020. Those who…