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Businesses are ditching card terminals for smart phones March 3, 2025 New data has revealed that the use of tap-to-phone technology—where businesses turn smartphones into point-of-sale devices (POS)—has boomed over the last year. In the UK, tap-to-phone adoption has exploded by 320 per cent in the last 12 months, compared to the global average growth rate of 200 per cent. Visa research showed that small businesses [...]
Regulator set to limit card fees after Visa and Mastercard price hikes December 13, 2024 The UK’s payments regulator has confirmed plans to introduce price caps on card fees paid by British merchants when European consumers make online purchases, after Visa and Mastercard hiked prices post-Brexit. After proposing some restrictions a year ago, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is moving ahead with a consultation to decide at what level they [...]
Heathrow: New £10 transit charge will make the UK ‘less competitive’ September 12, 2024 The government announced on Tuesday the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) would be rolled-out to all nationalities visiting the UK next year.
CAB Payments partners with Visa to boost emerging markets service August 29, 2024 Fintech CAB Payments has struck a deal with Visa designed to boost its services across emerging markets.
Etias: Why Brits heading to Europe will have to pay a £6 EU travel charge August 21, 2024 The European Union (EU) home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson announced on Tuesday the new Etias will be introduced in May 2025.
Visa guidelines must be reassessed to avoid ‘another blow’ to UK talent, tech founders warn August 14, 2024 What impact will the new visa guidelines have on business growth in the UK if not reassessed?
Paris 2024 adverts: The best and worst Olympics commercials July 24, 2024 As the sports advertising world attempts to catch its breath after the highs and lows of the Euros, the Olympics and Paralympics have other ideas, with Paris 2024 welcoming the world’s best athletes and the world’s biggest brands for a month of sporting excellence. Whilst every brand and his dog tried to tap into authentic [...]
Payments regulator slams Visa and Mastercard for merchant fee hikes but forgoes price caps May 21, 2024 The UK payments regulator has found "little evidence" that fee hikes by Visa and Mastercard on retailers have majorly improved the quality of service, adding that the card giants do not face effective competition.
Meet Volt, the London fintech taking on Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly April 29, 2024 For six decades, the global payments industry has been dominated by Visa and Mastercard. In the UK, the two firms had 99 per cent market share of UK debit and credit card payments in 2021.
HP, Visa, Aramco: Who are the main sponsors of each F1 team? April 27, 2024 The names of F1 teams are getting more and more difficult to remember given the endless number of sponsorship deals within the sport. Here City A.M. has broken down who partners with who, and what that has done to each of the team’s names. BWT Alpine F1 Team BWT is an Austrian manufacturing company. It [...]