Issuing & Acquiring

01 May 15 @ 11:06

Tokenization is a technology that allows for more secure payments by substituting sensitive consumer account data for a random number that is unique to each transaction – a digital token.... read more

30 Apr 15 @ 10:27

Coinbase, the world’s most well-funded bitcoin company, has opened its exchange and online wallet in the UK, targeting British enthusiasm for the digital currency as it eyes international expansion. The... read more

29 Apr 15 @ 10:29

Should payments be as quick as emails or messaging with smartphone apps? Should funds be transferred instantly from sender to receiver around the clock? Many actors are paying more attention... read more

23 Apr 15 @ 14:29

Shares in Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. climbed the most since October after China’s government indicated it plans to end a monopoly in bank-card clearing. Visa gained 4.1% to close... read more

23 Apr 15 @ 12:05

With a crucial deadline looming in 2015, the US payments industry will have only partially converted to the Europay-MasterCard-Visa (EMV) chip card standard by the end of that year. Indeed,... read more

21 Apr 15 @ 18:28

Regulatory compliance has long been viewed as a mandatory component and a ‘cost’ of doing business as a financial services provider, whether you are an issuer, programme manager or payment... read more

15 Apr 15 @ 11:07

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched a new global card scheme gateway which will enable merchants and banks to quickly and easily connect with UnionPay for authorization and processing of... read more

02 Apr 15 @ 11:30

The Post Office has announced it will accept American Express Cards in all of its 11,500 branches making it the largest UK retail network to do so. The introduction of American... read more

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

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

27 Mar 15 @ 12:39

Research and opinion on mobile payment trends contain conflicting predictions and conclusions, partly as a result of banks commissioning fewer market studies, leaving researchers to find a new starting point... read more

26 Mar 15 @ 10:14

Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TEB) has announced it will launch a mobile contactless payment application, powered by Visa Europe’s HCE (Host Card Emulation) technology. The application will use the HCE functionality that... read more