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09 Sep 14 @ 15:46

Nordic switch processor Nets Group, has  announced the selection and rollout of TANGO, from payments vendor Lusis Payments. The selection of TANGO followed a comprehensive review of alternative payment solutions... read more

09 Sep 14 @ 12:58

A top executive at American Express has acknowledged that the firm’s efforts to engage consumers with mobile payments have so far been a failure – however, as PCM notes, they... read more

09 Sep 14 @ 11:21

Gemalto has introduced its Allynis Trusted Services Hub, a business service that enables financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and more generally all digital service providers to benefit from a single... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 17:35

The Bank of England has named De La Rue as the preferred bidder for the 10-year printing contract of its new plastic bank notes. De La Rue has been printing notes... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 12:55

The Logic Group has announced that it is to be acquired by Barclaycard. This includes The Logic Group’s UK and Spanish businesses, laying the foundations for a global omni-channel, managed... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 12:48

Vodafone, in partnership with Visa, is developing a new mobile payments system that will allow users to complete contactless payment via NFC enabled SIM cards. Vodafone and Visa have previously... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 11:24

Ever since Google announced support for Host Card Emulation (HCE) earlier this year on the Android OS, banks, merchants and other mobile payment aficionados have been all over it, trying... read more

08 Sep 14 @ 10:22

Alcatel-Lucent has released new report on malware and mobile malware showing that security threats to mobile and residential devices jumped sharply during the first half of 2014, putting device owners... read more

05 Sep 14 @ 14:53

Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6 next week, tech giant Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several US issuers to give Apple back a portion of card-present interchange... read more

05 Sep 14 @ 14:50

Barclays corporate customers will be able to log into their online accounts by scanning their fingers with biometric readers using vein authentication technology from Hitachi. From 2015, corporate customers will... read more

05 Sep 14 @ 14:47

Federal Reserve banks in the US are moving ahead with plans to implement a faster payments system in order to improve the country’s payment infrastructure. The Federal Reserve banks are... read more

04 Sep 14 @ 12:28

Barclaycard and mobile network operator Orange are to close their Quick Tap NFC mobile payment service at the end of October. Quick Tap was launched in 2011 and was one... read more