Number of Card Payments Worldwide Set to Increase 55% to 417bn by 2021

Rising card acceptance and contactless adoption fuel strong growth According to RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021, the total number of card payments worldwide increased by 15% in 2015 to 270 billion, almost double the 8% rise in card numbers. The research indicates that consumers around the world are increasingly turning to

Orange Sets up the Orange Money Compliance Expertise Centre

Orange has further strengthened its position as a major player in the mobile financial services segment in Africa. This change of status is accompanied by the creation of a new organization, CECOM, which provides mutualized risk and compliance management for its mobile money activities in these countries. A favourable environment In 2015, noting the significant growth

Masterpass Adoption Delivers Simple and Secure Digital Payment Experiences for Consumers, Issuers and Merchants Around the World

Mastercard to an even more digital company continues to be driven by the rapid growth, support and success of Masterpass, the company’s digital payment service. As part of this momentum, Mastercard announced issuers and merchants around the globe that are making Masterpass available to their customers, enabling fast, simple and secure digital payment experiences across

PayPal and Mastercard Expand Partnership to Benefit Consumers, Merchants and Financial Institutions

Delivering Optimal Choice and an Enhanced User Experience for Cardholders: To advance the PayPal and Mastercard shared vision to offer consumers greater choice and flexibility to manage and move their money: Mastercard will be presented as a clear and equal payment option within the PayPal Wallet, making Mastercard and their issuers easily identifiable to the

Wirecard Develops New App for Alipay Acceptance on Mobile Devices Without POS Integration

Europe can accept and process Alipay payments through a simple scanning procedure. The solution is targeted at high street retailers in Europe who wish to offer Chinese tourists China’s leading mobile payment method, Alipay. Retailers will soon be able to download the ‘Scan Alipay’ iOS app from the app store – integration with POS systems

Wirecard Cooperates with Otelz.com to Ensure a Frictionless Customer Journey

Bertan Aner, Founder and CEO of Otelz.com. Having been launched in 2013, Otelz.com instantly became a brand that is preferred by worldwide hoteliers and Turkish users for its unique business approach to online hotel booking. More than 5,000 accommodation options from luxury hotels to budget hostels are in its database and promises its customers a