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More telco based mobile wallets crash out of market

19 Jul 16 @ 09:53

In what has started off as a bad week for the telco-led mobile wallet market both New Zealands Semble and Canada’s suretap have decided to remove themselves from the crowded... read more

Mastercard removes digital payment barriers and re-brands

15 Jul 16 @ 09:02

In an important industry milestone, Mastercard unveiled what is calls “the foundation for the future of commerce” with the new Masterpass global digital payment service. This enhanced solution enables consumers... read more

Samsung Pay challenging Apple Pay user dominance

13 Jul 16 @ 10:24

For over a year after its introduction, Apple Pay was the only real option for consumers who wanted to pay with their smartphone. That changed towards the end of 2015,... read more

Seamless acquires MeaWallet for contactless payments technology

13 Jul 16 @ 09:54

Seamless Distribution AB (Seamless) has acquired the Norwegian contactless payments technology company MeaWallet AS (MeaWallet). The purchase price amounts to approximately SEK 42.8  (£3.78) million and payment is made through... read more

NFC Vs iBeacon – digital retail marketing spend to double

11 Jul 16 @ 13:01

New data has found that spend on digital retail marketing is set to increase from $174 billion in 2015, to $362.1 billion by 2020. The research found that whilst the digital... read more

Walmart Pay now available in all Walmart stores

07 Jul 16 @ 12:48

Walmart announced that Walmart Pay is now available in the more than 4,600 Walmart stores nationwide. Available through the Walmart app, Walmart Pay works with any iOS or Android device,... read more

UAE mobile wallet payments to exceed $13bn in 5 years

05 Jul 16 @ 09:41

UAE banks have agreed to move forward with a mobile wallet project which will all devices to accept mWallets payments. The Mobile Wallet Project is expected to see AED50 billion... read more

UK debit cards reach 100 million for first time

30 Jun 16 @ 12:00

There are now more than 100 million debit cards in circulation in the UK for the first time.The milestone was passed in April, the latest figures from The UK Cards... read more

60 Danish banks launch NFC mobile wallet

30 Jun 16 @ 10:09

Nets has been selected by Danish banking collective, the BOKIS partnership, to launch a new NFC mobile wallet solution powered by its HCE and tokenisation platform. The BOKIS partnership includes... read more

The Internet of Things and NFC

29 Jun 16 @ 18:11

By connecting billions of familiar devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to improve how we live, work, and play by turning our homes, cars, offices, and cities into smart,... read more

Apple Pay POS ads increases Apple Pay transactions by 26%

27 Jun 16 @ 12:23

USA Technologies announced the results of a study testing whether targeted POS advertising of Apple Pay acceptance would increase usage of mobile payments by consumers. According to early results, USAT believes that... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more