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iZettle launches contactless dongle

19 May 15 @ 13:53

mPOS specialist iZettle has launched a new hardware dongle that includes both chip and PIN and contactless payment functionality, along with support for Apple Pay. The Card Reader Pro Contactless... read more

WorldRemit launches in five new countries

19 May 15 @ 13:49

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has launched in five countries in South America and Eastern Europe. WorldRemit customers can now send money transfers direct to the bank accounts of their... read more

BancNet selects Gemalto to secure mobile banking

19 May 15 @ 13:45

Global digital security specialist Gemalto has been selected by BancNet of the Philippines to secure its mobile banking services. BancNet’s network consists of 116 local and international banks, serving over... read more

Ripple reaps $28 million funding round

19 May 15 @ 13:42

Digital currency specialist Ripple Labs has secured a $28 million Series A funding round. IDG Capital Partners and the venture arms of CME Group and global data storage company Seagate... read more

MasterCard face EU Antitrust complaint over fees

18 May 15 @ 17:13

MasterCard is reportedly poised to receive an antitrust complaint from European Union watchdogs probing card-payment fees, according to three people with knowledge of the case. Regulators may send a statement... read more

Samsung partners for Samsung Pay launch in Europe

18 May 15 @ 15:13

Oberthur Technologies (OT) has announced its partnership with Samsung for the deployment of Samsung Pay in Europe later this year. The Samsung Pay service will allow Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge... read more

Samsung Wallet discontinued as LoopPay transaction revealed

18 May 15 @ 14:59

Samsung Wallet will no longer be available for users beginning on June 30, 2015, according to an email sent to users as the handset giant preps Samsung Pay. Back in... read more

Mobile proximity payments

18 May 15 @ 13:02

In a new report, Aite Group details how the installation of NFC-capable payment terminals, prevalence of NFC-capable smartphones, and emergence of tokenization and biometrics have created a great deal of... read more

Axis Bank deal with WhatsApp for P2P mobile payments

18 May 15 @ 12:56

According to recent press reports, Axis Bank of India is set to introduce a P2P mobile payments system which will let the customers send money to anyone through WhatsAPP, Twitter, Facebook... read more

Retail banks must change to face realities of digital world

18 May 15 @ 12:39

Retail banks are facing the toughest of trading conditions, claims a new report from Oracle which says that three quarters lack suitable technology to complete the path to a digital... read more

PayPal to List on Nasdaq

15 May 15 @ 12:53

According to web rumours, EBay payments unit PayPal plans to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market when the two companies split later this year. PayPal said it would use the ticket symbol... read more

Global smartphone sales of $96bn set a new Q1 record

15 May 15 @ 11:50

In the first quarter of 2015, global smartphone unit demand increased +7%, compared to the same period last year. Sales reached 310m units, with growth down from +19% year-on-year in... 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