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07 May 15 @ 09:51

The Danish government, as part of a pre-election package of economic measures put forward by the government, has proposed getting rid of the obligation for selected retailers to accept payment... read more

06 May 15 @ 14:39

O2 is rumoured to have acquired the Weve mobile commerce and advertising consortium saying the business will be run as a standalone subsidiary. In a statement, the former joint venture states: “We... read more

06 May 15 @ 14:35

Official figures for Q4 2014 released by the global technical body EMVCo show that significant advances are being made globally in the adoption of EMV chip technology. By the end... read more

06 May 15 @ 13:57

In August 2014, approximately 1 out of every 5 banked consumers in the U.S. said they would be comfortable using their smartphone to initiate all of their payments transactions, according... read more

01 May 15 @ 12:34

Apple, Starbucks and Disney are all strong brands with loyal followings, but they also have something else in common: They’re early leaders in the ever-evolving mobile payments market. Some analysts... read more

01 May 15 @ 12:19

Finally, some good news for CurrentC! As the new CEO, Brian Mooney, formerly CEO of Bank of America Merchant Services, one of the largest US merchant payment acquirers, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a... read more

28 Apr 15 @ 16:30

Discover has announced an agreement with Apple that will allow Discover card holders in the US to make contactless payments in participating stores through Apple Pay. In addition to paying in stores with... read more

28 Apr 15 @ 12:37

In more bad news for MCX, Best Buy customers can now use Apple Pay to buy electronics online, with the physical stores to follow later this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook... read more

27 Apr 15 @ 16:57

A new payments survey of more than 1,100 executives representing leading banks, retailers and billing organizations across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA revealed that although 80% of them understand they... read more

22 Apr 15 @ 12:02

For the second year in a row, improvement in global retail bank customer experience levels has stalled with a decline of less than 1% leaving banks challenged to drive top-line growth,... read more

21 Apr 15 @ 18:09

A new survey from 451 Research finds Apple Pay gaining momentum in the mobile payments space, primarily at the expense of PayPal. “Our latest survey shows planned use of Apple... read more

20 Apr 15 @ 11:36

According to several reports over the weekend, Apple is struggling to get the same level of support for its payments brand Apple Pay, outside of the US. Apple is alleged... read more