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SWIM launches HCE via Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

03 Oct 16 @ 15:38

HCE Service has launched its SWIM (Software Wireless Identity Module) HCE mobile payments platform which provides a new and unique level of trust and security via the use of Public... read more

LG forced to delay LG Pay mobile payment launch again

03 Oct 16 @ 15:18

Once again, LG Electronics has been forced to delay the launch of LG Pay, its proprietary mobile wallet, until 2017. This is the second launch delay for the wallet, which... read more

Worldline completes Equens and Paysquare transaction

03 Oct 16 @ 14:05

Worldline has announced the successful completion of the transaction that was presented on November 3rd, 2015 with Equens Group. Under the terms of the agreement, it is reminded that the... read more

Biometric ATM authentication: Kaspersky Lab examine threats to ATMs

30 Sep 16 @ 11:52

Kaspersky Lab says that its experts investigated how cybercriminals could exploit new biometric ATM authentication technologies planned by banks. While many financial organizations consider biometric-based solutions to be one of... read more

Europol warns of AndroidPay NFC tap-and-go theft

29 Sep 16 @ 13:22

Europol has warned that they believe criminals are using Android phones to trigger fraudulent NFC tap-and-go payments. The alert comes in Europol’s annual 2016-internet-organized-crime-threat-assessment. Experts had previously said that the... read more

2016 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment Report

29 Sep 16 @ 13:06

Europol has issued a warning regarding the cybercrime threat landscape, particularly threats emanating from the so-called “Darknet.” The “2016-internet-organized-crime-threat-assessment” report, outlines the biggest threats online. The annual report concluded that... read more

European payments statistics for 2015

27 Sep 16 @ 16:53

The European Central Bank (ECB) has today published its European payments statistics for 2015 on non-cash payments, which comprise indicators on access to and use of payment services and terminals by... read more

Nets hits European IPO jackpot of $4.5 billion

27 Sep 16 @ 16:00

Nets Holding launched Europe’s biggest initial public offering since the UK voted to leave the EU, with a listing that gives Scandinavia’s biggest payments processor a market capitalisation of about... read more

ACI and VocaLink partner to aid adoption of immediate payments

27 Sep 16 @ 15:05

ACI Worldwide and VocaLink have announced a partnership to offer a complete end-to-end immediate payments solution to launch a domestic or regional immediate payments network. It is the first global... read more

E-commerce: in search of a secure payment solution – infographic

26 Sep 16 @ 13:15

E-commerce is big business! Selecting a secure payment solution for an e-commerce website is a crucial cog in the wheel of online consumer behaviour. From browsing favourite products, reading the... read more

Discover becomes most widely accepted card scheme worldwide

26 Sep 16 @ 13:04

Discover is now the most widely accepted card scheme worldwide ahead of Visa and Mastercard, largely due to rapid growth in the number of outlets accepting Discover cards in China.... read more

Ripple signs global banks to blockchain-based money transfers

26 Sep 16 @ 12:55

SWIFT, post hacking scandal, may have some competition as a number of major global banks have signed with Ripple Labs to found a new global transfer system based on Ripple’s... read more

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Swift launches new framework for cross-border payments

09 Mar 26 @ 14:45

SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more

Credit’s next competitive frontier beyond top of wallet

12 Mar 26 @ 18:21

For years, the credit card industry has pursued a simple ambition: to become the card a consumer reaches for first. [caption id="attachment_52085" align="a... more

Visa tests the foundations of agentic payments in Europe

17 Mar 26 @ 15:03

Visa is moving to bring agentic commerce closer to commercial reality, launching a new programme with banks across the UK and Europe to test how artificial inte... more