A revolution on the cards: are the likes of Visa and MasterCard doomed?

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The payments industry has hardly changed for some 50 years. But now, a revolution is brewing that could sweep away the "middlemen"

When the internet first boomed in popularity, there were a number of industries and activities that analysts and others speculated would soon be “disintermediated”: estate agents (hopefully), tradi...

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