Transit systems around the world are moving away from cash and paper tickets. Instead, they are moving toward modernized payments tied to bank-issued contactless cards and digital payments that let riders tap and pay with what they already carry. Bank-issued contactless cards and digital devices...
Visa now enables its Visa Acceptance Platform clients to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone. The company introduced a software development kit (SDK) that allows payment service providers (PSPs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and direct merchant clients to adopt this technology, according to a Tuesday...
Card spending continued to climb in Mastercard’s fourth quarter, as the payments giant laid out a roadmap that reaches beyond plastic and taps agentic commerce and stablecoins as emerging rails for how people pay and get paid. Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach said during an earnings...
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said rule changes that will take effect in March 2026 will allow banks and payment service providers to set their own limits for contactless payments. The change may make it easier for people to pay using contactless, as...
February 23, 2026
Transit systems around the world are moving away from cash and paper tickets. Instead, they are moving toward modernized payments tied to bank-issued contactless cards and digital payments that let riders tap and pay with what they already carry. Bank-issued contactless cards and digital devices such as smartphones and wearables are becoming the way people […]
October 20, 2025
Digital wallets have reached a turning point. Weekly in-store usage has more than doubled year over year, and Apple Pay now moves an estimated $450 billion in annual sales. Yet...
September 16, 2025
Keeping Generation Z engaged is more than a marketing imperative; for credit unions, it’s fast becoming a survival strategy. Gen Z’s digital-first expectations and readiness to adopt new technologies are...
June 09, 2025
Payments optimization is a battleground for businesses aiming to maintain a competitive edge in the evolving digital landscape. Achieving peak performance in payment processes requires a focus on three key...
February 03, 2026
Visa now enables its Visa Acceptance Platform clients to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone. The company introduced a software development kit (SDK) that allows payment service providers (PSPs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and direct merchant clients to adopt this technology, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 3) press release emailed to PYMNTS. With Tap to […]
December 19, 2025
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said rule changes that will take effect in March 2026 will allow banks and payment service providers to set their own limits for...
January 22, 2025
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority may remove the 100-pound (about $123) contactless limit and “set new digital service standards” as part of its efforts to support the government’s growth mission....
January 15, 2025
Dutch FinTech Klearly raised 6 million euros (about $6.2 million) in a seed round to grow its software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) product for hospitality businesses, mobile vendors and other small businesses....
