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Why do we need a CBDC, and what does it look like

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 11 Dec 2023

Payments expert Piet Mallekoote continues The Paypers CBDC series with a focus on the digital euro: what are its objectives, potential risks, work done so far, and future outcomes.


European Commission, digital euro, CBDC, cash, online payments, banks, EPI, digital identity

The US debit card spending – higher and more efficient than ever

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 25 Oct 2023

In a market where credit cards have been the norm for decades, debit cards have become the norm in the US. Christian Johnson, Senior Manager – Global Advocacy at CMSPI, discusses their impact and how merchants can win the debit competition. 

payments , payment methods, ecommerce, merchants, debit card, NFC

Payment habits and ecommerce obstacles retailers must keep an eye on 2023

Interviews | Online Payments | 13 Apr 2023

Ahead of the Retail Technology Show, we interviewed Moshe Winegarten, CRO at Ecommpay, about the problems and opportunities for retailers in the ecommerce sector, and the trending payment habits retailers must be aware of.


payments orchestration, ecommerce, ecommerce platform, merchant, online payments, BNPL, API, checkout optimisation , Open Banking, Open Banking payments, local payment method, SMEs, interchange fee, Interchange Fee Regulation, acquisition, banking license, MPI licence, EMI licence, Brexit

UK government reviews regulations for payment services and card interchange fees

News | Online Payments | 24 Jan 2023

HM Treasury has published a call for evidence on Payment Services Regulations 2017 (PSRs 2017) and a post-implementation review of Payment Card Interchange Fee Regulations 2015.

regulation, Interchange Fee Regulation, payments , payment processing

What's next for crypto and ecommerce

Interviews | Cryptocurrencies | 14 Dec 2022

Basant Singh of ACI Worldwide describes how bringing blockchain into the ecommerce ecosystem can unlock new payment rails for millions of digital currency owners while driving revenue and opening new channels for merchants.

merchants, ecommerce, online payments, blockchain, cryptocurrency, retail, metaverse

CMSPI's Retail Payments Conference: 5 takeaways from Europe's leading retailers

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 14 Nov 2022

On Tuesday, 8 November, we saw the return of the Retail Payments Conference from global payments advisors CMSPI. The event brought together the largest merchants and payments providers from across Europe. Here’s our five key takeaways from the day.

CMSPI, retail, merchants, online payments

France's Lyra introduces transfer initiation across Europe

News | Online Payments | 12 Sep 2022

French fintech Lyra Network has launched transfer initiation in all French banks, as well as in an assortment of banks from across the continent.

product launch, online payments, payments infrastructure, credit card

Visa and Mastercard reply on card fee increases

News | Cards | 29 Aug 2022

Visa and Mastercard have responded to the Treasury Committee on card fee increases on purchases made by UK consumers to European businesses.

Visa, MasterCard, credit card, debit card, regulation

The impact of the immediate inflationary pressures on European merchants

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 10 Jun 2022

Martha Southall, Senior Economist at CMSPI, talks about inflationary pressures and rising card costs as European retailers feel the heat from inflation.


CMSPI, merchants, scheme fee, card scheme, SCA, 3-D Secure, BNPL, payment methods

A light at the end of the tunnel… or not? Changes to Australian merchant fees in 2022

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 10 May 2022

Athena Zhang, Payments Analyst and Insights Specialist at CMSPI, elaborates on the changes to Australian merchant fees following the RBA’s new interchange regulation


CMSPI, interchange fee, merchants, scheme fee, Acquirer, least cost routing

Why card fee regulation is a political decision

Voice of the Industry | Cards | 28 Mar 2022

Robrecht Vandormael, Managing Director at FTI Consulting, shares his thoughts on the most recent EU approach on card fee regulations and the link to the current political context

Cross-border payment challenges for non-EU countries in Europe and future regulatory changes

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 22 Feb 2022

Ognjen Vlačina, Payment and Checkout Leader at IKEA South-East Europe, elaborates on the main cross-border payment challenges encountered in non-EU countries in Europe and future regulatory changes

cross-border payments, regulation, COVID-19, retail, ecommerce, FX , cross-border ecommerce, merchants

Why global merchants need to think local: the top 3 challenges of international payments

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 24 Jan 2022

Economist Martha Southall from CMSPI talks about the main challenges of handling international payments and how European merchants can face them 

ecommerce, cross-border payments, online payments, BNPL, merchants, CMSPI

Amazon drops Visa in the UK. Conclusions and forecasts for the future of credit card payments from top industry experts

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 26 Nov 2021

The Paypers gathered top voices in the payments industry to tackle the significance of the Amazon/Visa story for the future of ecommerce payments (from BNPL and A2A payments as contenders for future monopolies, to what this all means for regulating transaction fees for merchants in the UK)

Visa, Amazon, ecommerce, credit card, interchange fee, CMSPI, Interchange Fee Regulation

Buy Now, Pay Later – three key lessons from Australia

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 01 Oct 2021

Martha Southall, Economist at CMSPI, presents three key lessons from Australia that US and European merchants need to hear before navigating their own BNPL strategy

CMSPI, BNPL, merchants, retail, debit card, ecommerce

Ukraine adopts law for Open Banking, e-money, and non-bank cards

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 01 Jul 2021

The Verkhovna Rada (the Ukraine-based parliament) has approved a bill on payment services aimed at consumers to improve the quality of payment services, according to finance.ua.

Open Banking, regulation

Are European merchants paying more than ever to accept card payments?

Voice of the Industry | Cards | 21 May 2021

Martha Southall, Economist at CMSPI, explores the main factors influencing the rising tide of acceptance costs for European merchants

CMSPI, merchants, COVID-19, regulation, ecommerce, Interchange Fee Regulation, retail

The impact of Brexit on cross-border ecommerce between the UK and EU

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 13 May 2021

Frida Polyak, Research Analyst at Euromonitor International, elaborates on the challenges and opportunities that the post-Brexit context holds for retailers in the UK and the EU

Brexit, cross-border ecommerce, retail, regulation, COVID-19, ecommerce

The A-Z of the Interchange Fee Regulation and how it shifts the industry – Interview with Payments Europe

Interviews | Online Payments | 24 Jul 2020

Robrecht Vandormael, Secretary General from Payments Europe, explains the impact of the European Interchange Fee Regulation on merchants, card issuers, and payment providers and what we can expect from the future.

Robrecht Vandormael, Payments Europe, Interchange Fee Regulation, Regulation on Interchange Fees for Card-based payment transactions, European Commission, EY, Copenhagen Economics, interchange fees, cards, credit cards, card issuers, Belgian Minister of Economy, PSD2, SCA, payments , POS, merchants, retail, ecommerce

Covid-19 will spur EU payments dirigisme and protectionism

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 01 May 2020

Eric Grover, Principal at Intrepid Ventures, analyses how the Covid-19 pandemic fuels EU’s dirigisme in payments by highlighting the main changes that were made

Eric Grover, Intrepid Ventures, COVID-19, payments , cards, fees, acquirers, banking, credit card interchange, US, EU, Visa, MasterCard, PEPSI