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26 Jan 16 @ 14:44

MasterCard has announced the upcoming launch of MasterCard Instalments, an innovative way to pay that offers consumers flexible and convenient access to funds when needed. With MasterCard Instalments, cardholders will be... read more

26 Jan 16 @ 13:47

With acceptance of mobile and other new forms of payments expected to double in the next two years, a new global study shows a critical need for organisations to improve... read more

26 Jan 16 @ 12:08

Rambus has announced it has acquired Smart Card Software Ltd which includes Bell Identification (Bell ID) and Ecebs Ltd (Ecebs) through the purchase of all outstanding shares of Smart Card Software,... read more

26 Jan 16 @ 12:03

The 2015 Q4 edition (Sept-Dec) of the quarterly Mobile Payments Index, which tracks mobile payment data from browser-based transactions across Adyen’s customer base has been released. The key finding of this Mobile... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 16:44

SWIFT says that 45 leading banks have signed up to its global payments innovation initiative, announced at the end of December 2015. The 45 participating firms include major transaction banks from... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 16:23

VTB Bank and Ant Financial Services, China’s leading e-commerce and mobile financial service provider have today signed a memorandum of understanding at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Under this... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 12:10

Hong Kong’s ATM operator is working to introduce a inter-bank solution for P2P mobile payments and peer-to-merchant payments. Jetco, which operates the cash machines of all banks in Hong Kong and Macau... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 11:59

Samsung Pay is set to launch in Spain. CaixaBank and its ImaginBank subsidiary will enable their customers to start using Samsung’s mobile payment platform. While some banks have offered support to rival... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 12:18

R3 CEV is set to trial its first Blockchain experiment using Ethereum and Microsoft Azure’s Blockchain as a Service, and involving 11 of its member banks. The R3-managed private peer-to-peer distributed ledger... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 11:54

Modular financial services, with digital distribution platforms, new product providers, alternative sources of capital and a growth in outsourcing fundamentally reshaping the industry. This is according to Modular Financial Services:... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 11:41

Visa, in partnership with United Bank of Africa  (UBA) has announced the launch of SmartMoney, a new banking solution comprising a prepaid card and a mobile app for the African market.... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 09:56

Fiserv has entered into a definitive agreement with ACI Worldwide to acquire the assets of its Community Financial Services (CFS) business in an all-cash transaction valued at $200 million, which does... read more