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Card Payments To Make Way For More 'Seamless' Payment Formats, Study Finds

Credit card and debit card payments are set to account for 19% of overall online transactions by 2028, down from 31% in 2023, as emerging payment formats g...

Amazon Not Adding Cryptocurrency As Payment Option Anytime Soon, CEO Says

Amazon.com Inc chief executive officer Andy Jassy said the e-commerce giant is not close to adding cryptocurrency as a payment option to its retail busines...

UK Card Spending Rises To Highest Since Christmas

British households' spending on credit and debit cards rose strongly to 88% of its pre-pandemic average in the week to 1 April, its highest since the week...

Self-Checkout Market To Be Worth $6bn By 2026, Study Finds

The global market for self-checkout systems is on track to be worth around $6 billion (€4.96 billion) by 2026, according to a new study by Global Mark...

Contactless Payments Were Surging Prior To COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds

A new study has found that contactless payment technology has seen a surge in use during the pandemic, having already experienced increased demand prior to...

UK Payments Watchdog To Review Competition In Card Services

Britain's payments watchdog will review banks who process card transactions on behalf of merchants such as retailers following concerns that customers may...

PayPal Gets Boost From Stores Looking to Compete With Amazon

PayPal Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman’s campaign to expand the digital-payments service beyond websites is getting a boost as mor...

Coop Liguria To Enable Smartphone Payments

Italian regional retailer Coop Liguria will make it possible for customers to pay with smartphones, eliminating the need for cash, debit or credit car...