Thursday’s bankruptcy filing on behalf of Wirecard marks a swift end to a company that had immense potential but was ultimately plagued by fraud and …
E-commerce is becoming the default shopping option July 7, 2020 GlobalData Financial Services Facebook’s renaming of Calibra to Novi won’t change its shortcomings
Facebook has renamed its Calibra wallet to Novi, aiming to reposition this floundering offering in the market, though this change of name and tweak to …
Fraud risks to grow as Covid-19 forces older consumers online
Fraud risks are set to rise dramatically as isolation measures under Covid-19 bring a wave of vulnerable consumers into online financial channels for the first …
The pushback on SCA in Europe due to COVID-19 is bad for consumers
The European Payment Institutions Federation’s (EPIF) request to the EBA to extend the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) will make customers more vulnerable to …
COVID-19 shows the different routes to cashlessness
The economy as a whole and specifically payments are seeing their organic move to a more digital space pushed up a notch due to COVID-19. …
Mobile wallets: The payments winners of COVID-19
Mobile payments at the point of sale (POS) had historically been held back in the West by a lack of push factors away from cards. …
Outlook cautiously optimistic for payments as COVID-19 cases slow in Europe
As this week’s markets opened, European companies caught a small breath of fresh air. On Tuesday, the pan-European STOXX 600 closed 1.7% above opening price …
Revised e-commerce growth shows COVID-19 is shaping consumer behaviour
As early economic data starts rolling in regarding the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear to everybody that one of the industries …
Buy Now, Pay Later facing hard times with the COVID-19 pandemic
The dramatic and sudden share price decline of Afterpay, Australia’s premier buy now, pay later (BNPL) brand, highlights the damaging impact of COVID-19 on the …
How many crises does it take for the European institutions to fall apart?
The Eurozone and the EU may have survived a sovereign debt crisis, a refugee crisis and Brexit most recently, but don’t be certain that the …
