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24 Feb 16 @ 16:49

Alexander Silva is thinking less and less about his bank these days. He uses his Venmo app at least three times a month to pay his rent or reimburse a... read more

24 Feb 16 @ 09:55

BIXOLON has announced the launch of the SPP-R200III 2-inch, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Printer with NFC for POS, Payments and Auto-ID markets. Supporting NFC tagging technology for Auto-Bluetooth pairing with Android, iO... read more

23 Feb 16 @ 16:46

PCM interviews James Anderson of MasterCard to discuss the hottest trends for 2016 – including MasterPass, wearable payments and MasterCard as a technology company.

23 Feb 16 @ 16:13

The total global user base for m-commerce will increase from an estimated 689.99 million users in 2014 to 4.77 billion users in 2019, according to global analyst firm Ovum. Of the... read more

23 Feb 16 @ 12:12

MasterCard announced it will bring facial recognition payment services, “selfie pay” to the UK as part of a range of new services designed to improve identity verification for mobile phone... read more

23 Feb 16 @ 12:01

Canadian debit network Interac says it will launch its own token generation and management service enabling FI’s and merchants to manage digital payment with support for the tokenized digital debit transactions on any device... read more

23 Feb 16 @ 11:53

Mobile payments have really taken off with the launch of Apple Pay in the UK recently. Now it’s Samsung’s turn, with the launch of Samsung Pay. Originally announced alongside the... read more

22 Feb 16 @ 14:08

Globe Telecom is upgrading its GCash service to address new requirements, including bulk payment services for salaries and government disbursements. “GCash has come a long way in solving financial inclusion... read more

22 Feb 16 @ 14:00

There are now more smartphones connected to mobile networks than feature phones – but smartphone adoption is peaking in many markets and manufactureres are swithcing focus to growth opportunities in... read more

22 Feb 16 @ 13:25

PayPal has announced a change to its plans regarding NFC with two initiatives – an upgrade to its app that will support the technology and an alliance with Vodafone for contactless payments.... read more

22 Feb 16 @ 10:09

EACHA leads, upon invitation by the ECB, a taskforce consisting of ACHs (including members of EACHA, EBA Clearing and representatives of Target2), national central banks, the ECB, and ad hoc... read more

22 Feb 16 @ 09:26

Wirecard has acquired all shares of the Brazilian company Moip Pagamentos S.A. (MOIP). Moip Pagamentos , with more than 150 employees at its location in Sao Paulo, is a fast... read more