Digital inclusion will change India’s financial landscape in 2015
Cash is very much still king in the world’s second most populous state, with just 2% of people using alternative payment methods. This year, that trend will change.
Insights & Analysis
Could the databox be the answer to online security fears?
Cyber fraud is on the rise, and public concern over the safety of their data is one of the biggest factors holding back the tide of digital payments. One team of researchers may have a solution.
Card companies bolstered by $2 billion investment – in competitors
Venture Capitalists invested $2 billion in emerging payment technologies between January 2013 and July 2014 – but for card companies, this is a good thing.
Retailers still unprepared for EMV deadline, survey shows
With only nine months until the EMV migration deadline following a year of notable data breaches, retail and technology professionals are still unprepared for the switch, according to a recent survey by ACI Worldwide.
Paying suppliers early – a cure for corporate health? (Guest Post)
Neil Radley challenges the conventional wisdom of the combative buyer/supplier relationship. His article proposes a surprising solution that will create a significant revenue stream for the buyer, a three day settlement for the supplier and techniques to reduce negative cashflow.
Payment data will drive international retail, says senior Mastercard statistician
Macro-data accumulated through analysing global payment data creates patterns and predictions that “influence every part of our lives”, according to Anne Cairns, Mastercard’s president of International Markets.
Cryptoconomy: How will it be created?
Bitcoin can no longer be defined by its own reputation: it’s now evolved into a beast of its own - a “crypto-tech” driven economy with its own value creation - the cryptoconomy.
To be forward-thinking, banks must embrace Apple Pay
According to reports, Massachusetts banks are rushing to embrace the new Apple Pay electronic payment system.
Your guide to the expanding world of alternative finance (Infographic)
Non-traditional routes to business finance are becoming the norm so fast that the term “alternative finance” no longer seems appropriate. The banking industry's monopoly is well and truly over, but more and more funding sources keep popping up.
The path of payments in 2015 (Infographic)
The payments industry has seen some huge changes over the last year, and is expecting even more in 2015. This infographic from Verifone sets out this year's important payments trends.
