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02 Mar 15 @ 11:49

Samsung has launched its latest flagship devices at Mobile World Congress, with its Galaxy S6 joined by Galaxy S6 edge – a smartphone with a curved display on both sides. While... read more

02 Mar 15 @ 09:40

Proxama has unveiled details of its new end-to-end mobile proximity marketing and payments proposition following the acquisition of Aconite Technology last year. Proxama’s new Digital Payments Division will be led by... read more

27 Feb 15 @ 11:19

Google is rumoured to be launching a payments API that will enable third party developers to embed in-store and in-app payments within their apps, according to press reports. Citing a source,... read more

27 Feb 15 @ 10:19

FIME and leading player in cybersecurity, Thales have announced the launch of a joint offering for the host card emulation (HCE) mobile services market. The partners have combined expertise to... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 10:27

Visa Europe has announced its plan to launch a payment tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at the heart of new mobile... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 18:41

Google is said to be reviving its Google Wallet after seeing how popular Apple Pay has been, according to The Wall Street Journal. To do so, Google is apparently in the early... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 16:52

According to a new Berg Insight reporter global merchants the world over are deploying more NFC terminals at the point of sale and activating the NFC capability. Berg Insight estimates... read more

19 Feb 15 @ 12:29

Google is to close its Bebapay prepaid card in the Kenya market in order to shift its focus onto the payments space. Bebapay was launched in 2013 as a prepaid... read more

19 Feb 15 @ 10:42

Spending on contactless cards more than trebled over the last year to reach a record £2.32 billion in 2014, with the total spend last year more than double that of all the previous... read more

18 Feb 15 @ 12:51

With figures from MasterCard showing that contactless transactions in Europe grew by 174% year on year in the last quarter of 2014, the payment network is predicting that the surge... read more

18 Feb 15 @ 12:43

European software specialist Tieto has helped Raiffeisen Bank become one of the first banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina to provide contactless payment services for Visa cards. With the Card Suite... read more

17 Feb 15 @ 14:46

orderbird, an iPAD POS provider, and its strategic payment partner ConCardis have launched a solution for cashless payment with card or contactless via NFC such as Apple Pay. The newly... read more