Growth of cashless: SumUp takes market share in Poland
Why has Poland's card usage grown in the last years? We analyse the recent developments in electronic payments that led to SumUp's growth in Poland.
Overview of payment solutions in Isle of Man, Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories
Which card machines and payment solutions work in British Overseas Territories, Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man? Our overview compares options.
The battle of payments in Denmark: is Dankort losing traction?
How is Denmark's national debit card faring against international competition and mobile payments? Statistics tell a complicated story of change.
Ingenico vs. Verifone: who will be global leader in the payments market?
Verifone and Ingenico dominate the payments sector globally, but how are they adjusting to market changes? We look at the numbers.
Contactless payments continue to grow in the UK
Will 2019 be a golden year for contactless payments? UK leads the way, with contactless cards more popular than chip and PIN. Here are the developments.
The battle of Brazil’s card payment market
The Brazilian market of card readers is one of the most exciting at the moment. Companies are fighting for a slice of the sector, estimated to have released over 300 models so far and paved the way for two successful IPOs this year. Yet not so long ago, local [...]
Small, cash-loving businesses in Italy may finally be ready for card payments
There’s an odd relationship going on between the Italian people, the past and the future. In a country where entrepreneurs and merchants are still reluctant to accept card payments (and customers to pay by card), what we may call a passion for smartphones could finally soothe this conservative attitude. [...]
Getting paid on the go in Norway: Nets and iZettle compete for mPOS market
On average each Norwegian citizen paid by card 417 times in 2016, beaten only by Iceland in the worldwide ranking. With fewer Norwegians carrying cash, even the smallest of vendors find that not accepting card payments is hurting the bottom line – badly. But before we look at the [...]
SumUp offers the first mobile POS system in Switzerland
Small and mobile businesses in Switzerland got a new option for accepting card payments: the SumUp app installed on their smartphone or tablet. Combined with the PIN+ card reader, small businesses can accept debit and credit cards using the latest Bluetooth connectivity and a Wifi or 3G/4G connection to process the transaction. [...]
Mobile payments in the Netherlands: alternatives for small businesses
Holland's mobile payment market just got “agglomerated” in the fall of 2014, when Swedish iZettle stepped in as the fourth mobile payment service provider, joining Payleven, SumUp, and Adyen Shuttle. For small business owners, sole traders, non-profits or individuals who want to accept debit and credit cards without the [...]
The mobile payment race in France: mobile card readers
Europeans are becoming more and more used to using plastic cards for everyday items. In some countries it’s now quite possible to get through a day and even week without using cash at all. According to Euromonitor International’s recent consumer payments study, card payments are expected to be more popular [...]
Germany’s mobile card readers: iZettle and SumUp in the lead
A late-bloomer in credit card payments, Germany is now embracing mobile card readers. It is one of the leading countries in the world in technological innovation, yet when it comes to payments, Germany has been among the most conservative in Europe, holding on to the cash economy. True, the [...]
Mobile banking, the new and easier way to bank in Pakistan
Since 1947, Pakistan’s banking sector has come a long way. The current estimated population of Pakistan exceeds 182 million out of which roughly only 7% use banking services. With a network of 12,000 branches across Pakistan the banking footprint is well established, but has also been deemed insufficient. Taking [...]
M-Pesa: Yet to make an impact in India
M-Pesa has established itself globally as one of the most successful mobile micro-finance and money transfer services. Its network consists of the following countries and regions: Afghanistan, South Africa, parts of Eastern Europe, Kenya, and India. Vodafone, India’s second largest mobile operator introduced M-Pesa in India in 2011. It has [...]
Pakistan’s Easypaisa makes banking popular and accessible
Pakistan’s first mobile based branchless banking service, Easypaisa, is the creation of Tameer Microfinance Bank and the international telecommunication giant, Telenor. Established in 2009, the service is now accessible in more than 800 cities and towns throughout Pakistan. It has an average of six million users per month. In [...]
Ufone joins mobile banking with Upaisa and Ubank
Ufone was the fourth telecommunication company to join Pakistan's mobile banking party with Upaisa. As the saying goes, it’s better late than never. It has given existing Ufone customers something to rave about. With mobile banking services being in the market a few years before Ufone’s introduction of [...]
mPOS in Hong Kong – which were the first providers?
New mobile payment systems give merchants and small business owners in Hong Kong a chance to accept credit cards easily on the go. mPOS terminals allow local businesses to accept international payment cards such as Visa, MasterCard and JCB wherever they are. An external card reader is connected to [...]
Norway embracing NFC, BLE and QR payments?
Norwegians love payment cards. People hardly carry cash anymore when they can pay for anything from a coffee to daily groceries with their debit or credit cards. So why bother with a mobile wallet when payment cards are easy to carry? While Norwegians are usually ahead of the curve [...]
M-PESA: how Kenya took the lead in mobile money
By Janet Kamana, Nairobi M-PESA is a mobile money transfer service supported by Safaricom, Kenya's largest mobile network operator. It is arguably the most developed mobile money transfer system in the world, and has transformed the lives of many Kenyans. With over 18.2 million subscribers in a country [...]
Predicted growth in mobile payments in South and Central America
South and Central America will see a huge growth in the use of mobile phones as a means to provide access to banking services, person to person payments and remittances. This part of the world is hugely under-served by banks and it is here that mobile phone payments can make [...]