Contactless

25 Apr 16 @ 17:01

Powa Technologies’ insolvency specialists Deloitte have released its insolvency report into exactly what went wrong at the London payment company that folded spectacularly in February. The company autopsy reveals Powa’s ultimate controlling... read more

21 Apr 16 @ 15:21

The SIMalliance, which represents approximately 88% of the global SIM market, has reported  SIM shipments volume equalling 4.7 billion in 2015, reflecting a 0.3% increase on 2014 shipments. The estimated... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 14:13

Contactless cards continue to grow with increasing appetite from all stakeholders including consumers, who find it convenient, and merchants who like its speed – particularly where there is a requirement... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 14:00

Verifone and Samsung have teamed up to accelerate merchant adoption of Samsung Pay. As the most widely accepted mobile payment system in the US, Samsung Pay works almost anywhere users... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 13:54

First Investment Bank AD (Fibank) of Bulgaria is the first bank in the region launch a mobile HCE payment card product, the mobile payment service is based on Host Card Emulation (HCE)... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 14:40

Nets and JCB International (JCB), have entered into a partnership agreement which allows Nets to use J/Speedy, JCB’s contactless technology, for Dankort payments with smart phones. Nets believes that in... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 16:20

Gemalto has provided a secure element based applet for smart wearables launched by China UnionPay,  one of the world’s major payment associations with total transactions reaching $1.9 trillion in the... read more

15 Apr 16 @ 14:10

With contactless payments increasing in popularity, MWR InfoSecurity has warned consumers to be aware of the dangers from a contactless card. It also issued a reminder to retailers and banks... read more

12 Apr 16 @ 14:15

Payment cards at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The challenges for... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 09:59

Barclaycard and Barclays customers can now use Apple Pay to pay at the hundreds of thousands of locations across the UK that accept contactless payments. The introduction of Apple Pay for... read more

24 Mar 16 @ 12:50

American Express Global Corporate Payments UK says its UK Corporate Card members can now use Apple Pay to tap and pay with compatible Apple devices. Karen Penney, Vice President and General... read more

24 Mar 16 @ 12:32

Huawei Technologies, the leading Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has partnered with China UnionPay to introduce Huawei Pay – an NFC mobile payment service. As far as bank card payments are concerned, UnionPay holds... read more