Mobile payments

16 Jul 13 @ 02:25

Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) says it has selected FIS to provide a suite of services that will help bring its much-anticipated mobile commerce solution to the marketplace. FIS will provide... read more

08 Jul 13 @ 02:38

VocaLink has today unveiled a new mobile payment service backed by the UK’s major high-street lenders, which provides the infrastructure behind Bacs, Direct Debit and Mobile Top-Up. VocaLink, owned by... read more

02 Jul 13 @ 02:45

As part of the world’s ‘first ever interoperable’ Arabic mobile money programme, MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telecoms provider Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in... read more

01 Jul 13 @ 02:49

The Clearing House (TCH) announced that it is working with the US’s leading financial institutions to develop an industry wide dynamic credentialing solution to improve the safety and soundness of... read more

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Kuwait International Bank and McDonald’s are initiating a partnership with Seamless concerning the pilot launch of the SEQR mobile payment solution in the State of Kuwait in the Middle East.... read more

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto will supply prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide.  The launch is part of “Zuum”, a new payment... read more

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Adyen announced findings from its inaugural Global Mobile Payments Index – taken from over 10 months of payments analysis – showing that worldwide mobile payments transactions on its platform have increased by 75%,... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Telefonica has signed an agreement with Santander and CaixaBank to create a joint venture that will develop new businesses based on the latest mobile and communication technologies.  The new company... read more

30 May 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Mobile, based on Cellum’s technology, has reached the milestone of 100,000 downloads in May. The service was launched in 2011, making payments via mobile available at nearly 200 merchants... read more

30 May 13 @ 00:00

Banks and financial institutions launching mobile wallets in the immediate future should expect to enter a hotly contested market, crowded with own-brand solutions that are limited to the delivery of... read more

29 May 13 @ 00:00

MPayMe a Hong Kong-based mobile specialist and First Data announced a strategic alliance to offer mobile payment solutions in key markets in Asia Pacific. MPayMe and First Data will work... read more

29 May 13 @ 00:00

As retailers endeavour to adopt multichannel customer interaction strategies, new research into British consumer behaviour and attitudes towards mobile interactions reveals that “trust” is the biggest barrier to the adoption... read more