Despite recent figures suggesting people expect to use less cash in the next decade, the ATM is still going strong. In fact, as Link’s figures showed last week, they are actually on the rise in the UK, and if one looks at the recent crop of machines, it becomes clear that they are doing all they can to stay relevant and convenient for consumers.

Payment processor Total-Apps has introduced Video Checkout, an interactive video platform that embeds a secure payment form into any video posted and shared on Facebook.

As Worldpay executives mull over a potential IPO, payments processor Ingenico looks to put a spanner in the works by offering well over £6 billion in a fresh takeover bid, with the French company including a break fee in case the deal falls through.

Chain, a San Francisco-based startup specialising in blockchain technology, has received $30m from a funding round that includes some of the world’s largest financial corporations, including Visa, Citi Ventures and Nasdaq.

With a recent report saying that wearables will represent 20 per cent of all mobile transactions by 2020, PaymentEye spoke to two industry experts, Paul Pike, director at Intelligent Venue Solutions and Steve Daly, head of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) at ID & C, about the rise of the devices and their potential.

The US is famous for having one of the worst track records when it comes to dealing with certain types of payment fraud. Data from 2013 revealed that America lost more money from credit card fraud than the rest of the world combined. But how is it dealing with mobile payment fraud?