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Time to decouple tokenization from HCE

20 Jul 16 @ 12:58

In the world of mobile payments, tokenization has gained notoriety as the underlying technology enabling banks to secure mobile NFC payments using host card emulation (HCE). There is no contesting... read more

Strategies and insight for banks looking to engage millennials

20 Jul 16 @ 11:27

Millennials — defined in the context of this article as those born between about 1981 and 1997 — are more than 75 million strong, making them the largest and most influential... read more

Star Micronics teams with Apriva for EMV mobile payments

20 Jul 16 @ 09:59

Star Micronics has partnered with Apriva to enable EMV mobile payments. The partnership allows Apriva to incorporate support for Star Micronics’ TSP650II BTi desktop printer, and the SM-S220i and SM-S230i portable printers into... read more

Apple Pay available to French Visa cardholders

19 Jul 16 @ 11:52

Visa says that Visa debit and credit cardholders from French banks Banque Populaire et Caisse d’Epargne (BPCE group) now have access to Apple Pay which launches today. Apple Pay can be used at any... read more

More telco based mobile wallets crash out of market

19 Jul 16 @ 09:53

In what has started off as a bad week for the telco-led mobile wallet market both New Zealands Semble and Canada’s suretap have decided to remove themselves from the crowded... read more

Bright outlook for European FinTech and payments firms

15 Jul 16 @ 12:28

Europe’s biggest FinTech and payments firms are poised to benefit from “secular tailwinds” in coming years as the payments industry continues to undergo a revolution, according to a new report from... read more

Rise in global mobile financial services

15 Jul 16 @ 11:07

Mobile financial services has immense potential to grow the reach of financial services and increase the convenience and ease of use for customers around the world, particularly in emerging markets.... read more

Mastercard removes digital payment barriers and re-brands

15 Jul 16 @ 09:02

In an important industry milestone, Mastercard unveiled what is calls “the foundation for the future of commerce” with the new Masterpass global digital payment service. This enhanced solution enables consumers... read more

MasterCard hit with £68.6 million interchange fee fine

14 Jul 16 @ 15:39

MasterCard has been hit with a £68.6 million fine to be paid to Sainsbury’s after losing a Competition Appeal Tribunal over interchange fees. MasterCard is involved in a raft of litigation... read more

European consumers ready to use biometrics for securing payments

14 Jul 16 @ 15:06

According to new research from Visa, consumers across Europe are interested in using biometrics when making a payment – especially when integrated with other security measures. Nearly three-quarters (73%) see... read more

Beyond the Blockchain hype

14 Jul 16 @ 14:33

We seem to be in the midst of a Blockchain hype cycle. Distributed ledger technology is being touted as the solution for tracking assets, executing contracts and modernising payment infrastructure.... read more

Absa Bank Joins R3 blockchain consortium

14 Jul 16 @ 14:26

Absa Bank, the South African subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group, has joined the R3 blockchain consortium representing over fifty major corporations from around the world. Absa will also be working towards developing a... 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