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RS2’s one-stop-shop payment processing for Thai market

11 Oct 16 @ 11:57

Payments processor RS2 Software has announced a partnership with Alpha Payments Cloud to provide banks in Thailand with access to multiple financial and non-financial services through a single integration. This... read more

Vodafone and PayPal partner for contactless mobile wallet payments

11 Oct 16 @ 09:33

Vodafone and PayPal have agreed to allow UK customers to make contactless mobile wallet payments in shops, restaurants and on transport services with their Android smartphones, funded from their PayPal... read more

Strong Customer Authentication – The End of Frictionless Card Payments?

10 Oct 16 @ 13:54

It seems that European payments regulation may be forcing the end of frictionless card payments, by making the cards market take a step backwards. We appear to be moving away from... read more

German banks to sell jointly owned payment group Concardis

10 Oct 16 @ 09:00

According to media reports, German banks have agreed to sell the jointly held payment group Concardis as some of the owners seek an exit to focus on other activities. Concardis... read more

Corporates move into mobile payments – $100 billion through HSBC

05 Oct 16 @ 18:07

Corporates are increasingly embracing mobile payments, with more than $100 billion in payments now authorised globally through the HSBCnet mobile corporate banking platform since its launch in 2011. The total... read more

Biometric fingerprint and ‘selfie’ payment technology become a reality

05 Oct 16 @ 13:21

The European roll out of Identity Check Mobile, a new biometric payment technology application that uses biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition to verify a cardholder’s identity, simplifying online shopping.... read more

Worldwide retail ecommerce sales will reach $1.915 trillion

04 Oct 16 @ 16:12

In 2016, total retail ecommerce sales will reach $1.915 trillion, retail sales across the globe will reach $22.049 trillion, up 6.0% from the previous year. eMarketer estimates sales will top... read more

Contactless cards: A comparative view between two markets

04 Oct 16 @ 15:29

A comparison of the UK and the Czech Republic illustrates that contactless cards can be a strong catalyst for growth in a variety of market conditions. The UK and the... read more

Spanish banks launch mobile payments initiative Bizum

04 Oct 16 @ 15:14

27 Spanish banks have teamed up to launch a new mobile payment platform called Bizum which, according to Spanish press reports, is now live. Bizum, an digital initiative of the... read more

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

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more