Mobile payments

23 Nov 18 @ 16:16

Amazon is reported to be  planing to gear up its challenge to Apple Pay in the mobile-payments race with its own mobile wallet Amazon Pay. The e-commerce giant is working to... read more

21 Nov 18 @ 17:33

Mobile payments hit the mass market in 2014 with the introduction of Apple Pay and was hailed as the next revolution in payments. Partnerships with major payment providers such as... read more

21 Nov 18 @ 09:33

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has reported a 25% increase in the number of Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)-enabled processors being shipped quarterly, year-on-year. At this rate,... read more

20 Nov 18 @ 10:00

Over the years, there has been a growing realisation in banking towards innovation as the proven path to differentiation and competitiveness. While the transformation has been slow, over the last... read more

19 Nov 18 @ 16:26

FinTech M&A is at record levels. The competition is fierce as incumbents battle to stay ahead of the curve as the financial services sector is undergoes a technology-driven metamorphosis. Highly-publicised... read more

16 Nov 18 @ 17:29

In January 2018, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC) released its standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices – known as PIN on Glass. This new... read more

16 Nov 18 @ 12:23

National Bank of Greece has replaced its legacy mainframe systems with WAY4, a modern, future-proofed platform from OpenWay. WAY4 will support increasing transaction volumes and accelerate the development of new... read more

15 Nov 18 @ 06:49

According to preliminary IHS Markit smartphone data, global smartphone shipments recorded a negative year-over-year growth rate for two consecutive quarters in 2018. Shipments totalled 354.8 million units in the third... read more

14 Nov 18 @ 16:29

A new report has found that the vehicle-based payments IoT market will grow at an average of 75% per annum over the next 5 years; reaching $410 billion by 2023.... read more

14 Nov 18 @ 16:15

UK consumers are on an endless mission for convenience as mobile continues its ascent to dominance as the most popular shopping channel. Growing at a rate of 16% annually in... read more

12 Nov 18 @ 12:42

In 2015, the US financial industry began a massive migration to the EMV standard in response to overwhelming levels of payment card fraud. The inherent security of EMV technology in... read more

12 Nov 18 @ 12:27

Ingenico has appointed a new chief executive as it aims to arrest a slide in its share price. The company announced that long-serving boss Philippe Lazare would step down as... read more