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.

April 25, 2012 - China's mobile payments market is forecast to be the largest in the world by 2015, comprising $80 billion in payments from 441 million active users, according to figures from research house Kapronasia.

April 19, 2012 - The global banking industry could regain a significant proportion of the profitability lost during the financial crisis by adopting modern banking platforms, according to new research by Temenos and Deloitte, the business advisory firm.

April 16, 2012 - International banking and securities regulators have set out new and more demanding standards for operators of payments, clearing and settlement systems as part of an international effort to boost the resiliency of the financial markets.

April 5, 2012 - Global m-payment transactions are expected to grow 97% per year, over the next three years, reaching a value of £591 billion by 2015, according to forecasts by KPMG. According to the report, growth will be fuelled by consumer demand for NFC-enabled devices that are 'always on, always fast and always accessible'.