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Google Wallet gaining traction with merchants

17 Apr 15 @ 13:49

Google’s efforts to promote broader adoption of its Google Wallet mobile payment system appear to be gathering momentum. The company earlier this week announced that Dunkin’ Donuts and online food... read more

Europeans rapidly adopting mobile payments

17 Apr 15 @ 13:41

The number of Europeans who will use a mobile payment application in 2015 will rise 51% year over year for a total of about 185 million, according to an ING... read more

Royal Bank of Canada launches Mobile Wallet

17 Apr 15 @ 12:56

Royal Bank of Canada, which over a year ago built its own mobile wallet technology (with partners) that it’s adapted to work with Apple Pay, Android alternatives and the card... read more

Growth in global NFC SIM market

15 Apr 15 @ 12:15

The SIMalliance membership, which represents approximately 90% of the global SIM card market, has reported an 11% year-on-year increase in SIM unit shipments in 2014. Globally, the growth trend for... read more

Wirecard to enable mobile payments for Kairos Watches

15 Apr 15 @ 10:56

Wirecard and Kairos Watches have announced a collaboration in the field of mobile payment services for wearables. Kairos will use Wirecard`s Payment Software Development Kit for its unique offering of hybrid mechanical... read more

The global mobile money landscape

13 Apr 15 @ 15:31

The mobile money sector is one of the most fluid in the whole of the mobile ecosystem, with more players entering and exiting, new tech and services being launched or... read more

Apple Pay performance problematic at POS

13 Apr 15 @ 12:01

Just months after Apple Pay went live, the adoption rate came in at an impressive 11% of all credit card-owning households and 66% of iPhone 6 owners, according to new... read more

CBA launches apps for Apple and Android wearables

09 Apr 15 @ 15:30

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has released new apps for Apple and Android wearables such as smart watches. CBA’s apps for Android and Apple smart watches will allow users to... read more

New Zealand mobile wallet JV

02 Apr 15 @ 11:39

Some of New Zealand’s biggest banks and telcos have joined forces to launch Semble, a SIM-based NFC mobile payments service. Telcos Vodafone, 2degrees, Telecom teamed up with bank-owned payments network... read more

Asia Pacific sees 49% growth in contactless payments

31 Mar 15 @ 09:44

MasterCard has revealed that consumers across Asia/Pacific are embracing contactless payments, with the number of unique contactless users (or tappers) in 2014 growing by 49% year-on-year (YoY), in comparison to... read more

UK is the global leader in contactless payments

30 Mar 15 @ 12:16

According to a new research from Timetric, contactless payments have become a major tool for migrating consumer payments from cash to cards, particularly debit cards. “Contactless cards have gained popularity... read more

Vodafone wallet to accept contactless card payments

30 Mar 15 @ 11:01

Vodafone customers will soon be able to add bank cards to their Vodafone Wallet and use smartphones to pay for goods and services at contactless terminals. Following new agreements with... 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