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Did contactless transactions exceed cash payments? The use of contactless payments has been increasing since the beginning of the COVID pandemic because of the convenience and security they provide. Their number is expected to increase by more than 80% worldwide by 2025, and 3 times by the end of 2030.   What are the mostRead more

We are just a few days away from Halloween, which means that you have a small amount of time left to prepare for everyone’s favourite autumn holiday. Both children and adults are impatient to dress in original costumes, to put makeup on their faces, to make a pumpkin lantern and to prepare candies, and sweets.Read more

Today (the 28th of January) is the international answer to your cat’s questions day. Our iCard team associates this specific date with you – our customer, who contacts our contact centre with a certain question, need or just to check how well your favourite digital wallet is going. For us, every single inquiry is taking intoRead more

When was the last time when you asked yourself “How was a certain item discovered?” or “What are the steps that this invention went through to be in the form it is today?“ In our daily routine, we use many items that make our life simpler and easier. For example, it no longer takes 14Read more

Payments with NFC wearables are gaining huge momentum and will continue to do so in 2021.  Do you want to find out how the market is evolving?  We will explore how rings, smartwatches, fitness trackers, bracelets, wristbands and keyfobs aim at getting a market share from cash and debit card payments.  We will see whoRead more

Have you ever thought SWIFT bank transfers will become instant? A new generation of fintech companies and international initiatives make payments faster, more secure and available via a mobile device. To further boost innovation by unifying the payment environment and promoting healthy competition, government initiatives such as PSD2 and payment standards like ISO 20022 areRead more

iCard takes good care for the money of Europeans in over 30 countries and this time we wanted to share something a bit different – how to create your own revenue streams on the side. Why would you want to start a side hustle? Do you want to more quickly pay off a debt? AreRead more

Today I’m going to share with you more than just how to create and use proper passwords. You will learn how to easily remember them, yet make them complicated enough to protect your accounts to the max with top-notch, uncrackable secret words.  Beyond that, I will give you my personal system for those top-notch passwordsRead more

Are you getting dizzy with all the fintech and personal finance terms and abbreviations out there? We totally understand!  New technology could seem a bit intimidating, even a bit overwhelming. That’s the reason we wanted to make things clear for you, which is also a part of our mission to constantly innovate payments making themRead more

It was so recent when we – the world – immersed in our mobile phones, sidetracking from others more and more. Now, the new social distancing reality made us stay further away from people … and objects.  This resulted in an increase in online payments and deliveries that do not require exchanging anything, except forRead more