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Can ATMs save Apple Pay? That’s the question of the day as reports are coming out of the US about JP Morgan Chase planning to release ATMs that would work with NFC-enabled smartphones. Elsewhere, blockchain technology has received another boost as Blockstream just secured $55m in fresh funding to help accelerate the deployment and exploration of blockchain and bitcoin technology across different industries. Back in Europe, new research highlights Visa Europe’s dominance over the contactless market in Europe whilst in Canada cash transactions have dropped over the past year.

From security to user experience, one surprising piece of tech could help payment providers address 2016’s biggest bugbears.

Apple hasn’t exactly had a great start to the year, but could the introduction of smartphone-compatible ATMs kickstart its lagging mobile payment service?

New research highlights Visa Europe’s dominance over the contactless market in Europe, but with MasterCard not too far behind and growing countries adopting the tech, that dominance may very well change in the next five years.

Many Canadians are moving towards modern payment methods such as credit and debit cards and leaving cash behind, according to a new survey from marketing company GfK, which found that the amount of cash transactions has decreased in 2015 compared to the previous year.

Momentum continues to build in the blockchain space with news that Blockstream just secured $55m in fresh funding to help accelerate the deployment and exploration of blockchain and bitcoin technology across different industries.