February 1, 2013 - It is now exactly one year to go until banks, businesses and every other organisation across Europe has to migrate to the single euro payments area (SEPA) harmonised payment standards, yet only 30% of credit transfers and 2% of direct debits are currently SEPA-compliant, says a new survey from Experian.

January 31, 2013 - The European Central Bank has outlined plans to improve the security of Internet payments, requiring firms to beef up their customer authentication processes.

December 13, 2012 - Every year Celent gathers its analysts from across the globe to summarize the top trends in retail banking. These trends are discussed in the new report, Top Trends in Retail Banking 2013, from Celent, an international financial research and consulting firm.

May 29, 2012 - The worldwide value of mobile payment transactions is set to jump 62%, from $105.9 billion in 2011 to $171.5 billion this year, according to Gartner.

May 22, 2012 - Nearly half of Americans would do all of their banking online if they could, according to a survey from interactive agency Rosetta.

May 16, 2012 - Finance ministers from across the European Union (EU) have finalised an agreement that will overhaul regulation in the region's banking industry.

May 3, 2012 - Americans overwhelming reject mobile payment systems that track their movements or share identification information with retailers, and legislators should considering tweaking credit card laws to address their concerns, say researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.