Future vision of European payments under discussion at #EBAday2016
by Kylene Casanova
EBAday 2016 has kicked off this morning in Milan, bringing together payments professionals from across the EU.
Collecting Payments via Mobile
Background
There are already some 6.8 billion mobile phone subscriptions in the world (as of February 2014) and 2.6 billion are smart phones. It's a very fast-growing market: the number of smart phones…
Read moreKey trends that are changing the payments industry
by Kylene Casanova
The Paypers has published a guide to payments, supply chain finance and e-invoicing, outlining the trends, developments and disrupters in that space.
EPC white paper on harmonising mobile payments in Europe
by Kylene Casanova
The European Payments Council has published a white paper on mobile payments, together with a public consultation on the development of mobile payments in the EU.
UK: debit cards to overtake cash payments by 2021
by Kylene Casanova
Cash - coins and notes - decline accelerating: expected to drop to 27% share by 2025. But cheques still popular: 546m in 2015
Payment cards numbers world-wide up 8.2% in 2015 whilst usage grew 16%
by Kylene Casanova
Visa purchase transaction volumes outpaced rest and UnionPay card numbers grew most at 47%
Fighting fraud in your mobile channel
by Kylene Casanova
Mobile payments are becoming an integral part of receivables for many companies but few have struck the right balance between online security and a sleek customer experience. Fingerprints could be the answer.
5 ways treasury can support business in the digital economy
by Kylene Casanova
Research by McKinsey looks at the economic impact of the shift towards the globalisation of big data and what this means for multinational companies.
Mobile sales soar but few companies monitor mobile fraud risk
by Kylene Casanova
The share of retailers now selling through a mobile channel is rising steadily but as many as two-fifths of merchants don't know how much fraud comes from their mobile sales.
More corporates need to plan their omni-channel payments programme - survey
by Kylene Casanova
Only one-fifth of merchants surveyed have completed an omni-channel payments programme.
eMerchantPay add SEPA Direct Debit service to their e-commerce offering
by Kylene Casanova
New opportunity for reducing your collection costs as Payment Service Provider’s integrate SDD service into their offerings, banks are not the only place to go
UK’s Faster Payments keeps on growing at 14%/year while cheques decline continues
by Kylene Casanova
Single immediate payments on Faster Payments are growing at 20%/annum AND the new Access Model will enable corporates world-wide easier access and usage
Payments UK expands horizons as The Access Bank UK signs up
by Kylene Casanova
The UK's payments industry trade association has announced that The Access Bank UK has signed up to become a full member. What are the implications of this, in particular for corporate treasury?
fastacash - the ultimate omni-channel social payment platform breakthrough?
by Kylene Casanova
New business opportunities open up with a global platform which enables secure transfer of any type of payment, across any social and messaging channel, from or to any part of the world
Banking and payments “under threat” from fintech - PwC
by Kylene Casanova
More than four-fifths of executives surveyed by PwC said that some part of their business is at risk of being lost to standalone fintech companies.
Bitcoin breaks - this week the network capacity maxed out
by Kylene Casanova
Average transaction time increased to 43 minutes as network overwhelmed by continued growth of Bitcoin transactions and charges also rose. Are the rivalries and brinkmanship showing the limits of the Bitcoin dream?
Is Europe ready to eliminate cash?
by Kylene Casanova
The European Parliament is supporting No Cash Day on 5 April but, despite impressive uptake of contactless and other e-payment methods in northern Europe, cash's allure is enduring.
Mobile market hotting up for payments and money transfer
by Kylene Casanova
Mobile payments, including m-commerce, person-to-person (P2P) mobile money transfers, and mobile proximity payments, are set to grow exponentially in the next three years.
Why 150% growth in contactless payments in 2015 is good news for corporates
by Kylene Casanova
MasterCard announced 150 per cent year-on-year growth for MasterCard and Maestro contactless transactions in Europe. But what's in it for corporates and banks?
Payment systems innovation is being driven by improvements in mobile payments
by Kylene Casanova
Although, cash is alive and growing in some countries, in developed countries the decline is slow and continuous with some countries possibly seeing the end of cash
On the fifth day of Christmas my adviser sent me tips on how to:
by Kylene Casanova
Optimise our payments and collections by first accepting that a payment or collection is only part of a business transaction, and .....
Will Bitcoin catch on with corporates?
by Kylene Casanova
Bitcoin may be the largest and most well-known digital currency but how many corporate treasurers seriously consider using it? More than you might imagine.
By 2019, 55% of consumer e-commerce payments will use alternative payment methods
by Kylene Casanova
Are you ready for eWallets - ApplePay, Google, etc. - becoming the most popular e-commerce payment method, overtaking credit cards, and 23% of all e-commerce being exclusively from mobile?
Version 7.1 of the Sepa cards standardisation volume published
by Kylene Casanova
The European Payments Council has published an updated version of the Sepa cards standardisation volume, calling it “a step towards an enhanced security of remote card payments in Europe”.
Why central banks need to keep an eye on digital currencies
by Kylene Casanova
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has published a report on digital currencies, outlining the impact new payment systems will have on financial and economic policy.