Payment Methods news and trends

Bank of England: CHAPS Payment System Service Restored After Outage
Payment Methods // July 18, 2024

The Bank of England said Thursday (July 18) that a global payments issue that was affecting CHAPS, the United Kingdom’s high-value payment system, is now resolved. “We are pleased to confirm that the third-party supplier has restored service following their earlier issues, and CHAPS payments are settling...

Cash App Exiting UK to Increase Focus on US
Payment Methods // July 18, 2024

Cash App says it will exit the British market as it focuses on the U.S. The mobile payments service announced Thursday (July 19) that it was shutting down Cash App UK on Sept. 15 after six years. “We do not make decisions like this lightly,...

Worldline Partners Selfly Store on Contactless Vending Offering
Partnerships // July 18, 2024

Worldline has formed a partnership with intelligent vending machine company Selfly Store. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 16), will see Worldline work with payment expert Antenor to integrate a contactless payment solution with Selfly’s machines, which are designed to provide an autonomous meal/snack solution for...

Physical Cards: The Unexpected Frontier in Digital Security
Authentication // July 18, 2024

Dr. Adam Lowe, chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure, hears it all the time from banking executives when the topic is securing payments: “We cannot introduce friction.” But the balancing act is a tough one. Challenge a user too much and they’ll switch to...

Interviews & Exclusives
Physical Cards: The Unexpected Frontier in Digital Security

July 18, 2024
Dr. Adam Lowe, chief product and innovation officer at CompoSecure, hears it all the time from banking executives when the topic is securing payments: “We cannot introduce friction.” But the balancing act is a tough one. Challenge a user too much and they’ll switch to a competitor. Challenge them too little, and the customer’s financial […]

Winning Top Of Wallet: How Financial Institutions Compete in the Embedded Finance Era

July 12, 2024
Past performance doesn’t always guarantee future results, but it can inform them. That’s particularly evident when it comes to the payments and commerce landscape, which has witnessed a sea of...

Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe

July 12, 2024
For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge...

How to Ride the B2B Payments Innovation Wave

July 02, 2024
B2B payments power trillions of dollars in annual payments flows. Much of those flows are handled via checks and other traditional processes that are riddled with pain points, redundancies and...

Quick Reads
Cash App Integrates With Google Play to Attract Gamers

July 18, 2024
Cash App has integrated with Google Play to offer more checkout options on Android devices. The partnership, announced Thursday (July 18), is designed to help the companies engage with a range of consumers, particularly in the gaming space. “We’re continuously expanding payment options on Google Play, and adding Cash App Pay is a significant step […]

Bank of England: CHAPS Payment System Service Restored After Outage

July 18, 2024
The Bank of England said Thursday (July 18) that a global payments issue that was affecting CHAPS, the United Kingdom’s high-value payment system, is now resolved. “We are pleased to confirm that...

Cash App Exiting UK to Increase Focus on US

July 18, 2024
Cash App says it will exit the British market as it focuses on the U.S. The mobile payments service announced Thursday (July 19) that it was shutting down Cash App...

Worldline Partners Selfly Store on Contactless Vending Offering

July 18, 2024
Worldline has formed a partnership with intelligent vending machine company Selfly Store. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 16), will see Worldline work with payment expert Antenor to integrate a contactless...