The launch of the Mir payment service in Russia managed to break Mastercard’s and Visa’s long-established duopoly in the debit card market. Mir’s government mandate-driven dominance will continue going forward…
Biometric cards represent the next generation of contactless card payments, but with the growing adoption…
Over the past year, the pandemic has seen the US market shake up its supermarket strategy, with retailer Walmart and…
GlobalData’s Covid-19 Tracker Consumer Survey has shown that the preferences of Indian consumers are beginning to shift in relation to…
In the UK, John Lewis, Tesco Bank, and M&S Bank are the best brands at retaining credit card customers beyond…
Each week Cards International’s independent editorial team focus their attention on key trends, markets and consumer cards strategy. With relationships developed over…
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…
So now we know-the Global Payments/TSYS rumours were true. Global Payments is to acquire TSYS for $21.5bn in an all-stock deal. We are not yet through May and already this…
When QR code payments first surfaced in the global payment arena, no one really paid much attention. Based on barcode technology developed in the 1990s, industry experts thought QR code…
A lack of unique features means Apple Card is unlikely to be a success in the US credit card market. The Apple Card is a credit card account for Apple…
With point-of-sale (POS) lending in growth, credit card providers risk losing a significant portion of their business unless steps are taken to offer more material benefits to consumers. There are…
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