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22 Apr 16 @ 16:00

Visa Inc, following feedback from the European Commission has been forced to change the terms of its acquisition of Visa Europe. Under a deal struck in November, Visa Inc was set to pay... read more

22 Apr 16 @ 14:29

Orange and Groupama have signed an agreement that aims to enable the development of Orange Bank, a 100% mobile banking service. This agreement concludes the exclusive discussions that have been ongoing... read more

21 Apr 16 @ 15:21

The SIMalliance, which represents approximately 88% of the global SIM market, has reported  SIM shipments volume equalling 4.7 billion in 2015, reflecting a 0.3% increase on 2014 shipments. The estimated... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 14:13

Contactless cards continue to grow with increasing appetite from all stakeholders including consumers, who find it convenient, and merchants who like its speed – particularly where there is a requirement... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 14:00

Verifone and Samsung have teamed up to accelerate merchant adoption of Samsung Pay. As the most widely accepted mobile payment system in the US, Samsung Pay works almost anywhere users... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 13:54

First Investment Bank AD (Fibank) of Bulgaria is the first bank in the region launch a mobile HCE payment card product, the mobile payment service is based on Host Card Emulation (HCE)... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 10:49

Alternative payments are gaining traction in South Africa, with banks and payment companies introducing new solutions. Recent initiatives include the launch of MasterPass, Zapper, FlickPay and SnapScan. The MasterPass digital... read more

20 Apr 16 @ 10:34

MEA is the fastest growing payment cards region worldwide, with the number of cards increasing by 18% to 540 million in 2014. The region also has the world’s lowest level... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 16:13

Global Security Report – Cybercrime is big business. We hear it so often that the words threaten to lose their impact. But the details still have the capacity to shock.... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 15:21

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will replace its current Exchange Settlement Account System (ESAS) with an Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) operating on a standalone IT infrastructure that incorporates substantial... read more

19 Apr 16 @ 14:40

Nets and JCB International (JCB), have entered into a partnership agreement which allows Nets to use J/Speedy, JCB’s contactless technology, for Dankort payments with smart phones. Nets believes that in... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 16:52

American Express, a leading global payments brand, have sponsored a report payments consulting firm Accourt who conduct a survey on the state of Digital Payments. Advancements in digital technology continued to... read more