Contactless

02 Jun 17 @ 12:23

FIME has completed its EMV Level 1 testing portfolio with the launch of EMVeriPOS. The new tool ensures that the communication between payment terminals and contact EMV chip cards is in... read more

02 Jun 17 @ 12:05

So, contactless card fraud hit £7m in the UK in 2016, up from £153k in 2014. Cue click-bait headlines about fraud soaring by almost 4,500%. When you dig a bit... read more

25 May 17 @ 10:26

Rapid growth in the use of contactless cards means cash will be overtaken as Britain’s most frequently used payment method by the end of 2018, according to a new report.... read more

16 May 17 @ 13:29

Samsung Pay has launched in the UK. Visa account holders can now use their compatible Samsung smartphones for purchases worldwide. Visa’s tokenisation service enables cardholders to add their Visa credit and... read more

08 May 17 @ 14:00

In a new omni-channel retailing report – it is noted that online technologies, mobile devices and new consumer demands are rapidly transforming the retail sector and the payments industry. They offer... read more

26 Apr 17 @ 16:34

Money has taken on many forms over millennia; our relationship with currency often alters along with it. Lately, a key theme has been technological change to a cashless society: notes... read more

26 Apr 17 @ 12:01

Australian merchants have reported that cash receivables plummeted by 46% between 2010 and 2016, new research from market analysts East & Partners has found. Should this trend continue, cash payments... read more

20 Apr 17 @ 15:49

Mastercard has unveiled its next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to conveniently and safely identify cardholders for in-store purchases. South Africa is the first market to test the evolved... read more

19 Apr 17 @ 11:39

Samsung has announced the launch of the Contactless Companion Platform (CCP) together with its ecosystem partners, Smartlink and Ingenico, built with its dual interface smart card chip for Digital Cash... read more

18 Apr 17 @ 13:48

Android Pay has linked its mobile wallet service to a handful of mobile banking apps, giving consumers the ability add their cards more quickly to the mobile wallet. Customers of Bank of... read more

03 Apr 17 @ 13:08

The UK’s FCA has set out measures to tackle contactless card fraud on contactless cards which have been reported lost or stolen. In a letter to the Treasury select committee, the... read more

31 Mar 17 @ 18:34

Apple Pay has won a major regulatory battle with Australian banks that will see it retain control of its contactless mobile payment technology. Four banks had wanted to negotiate with Apple... read more