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19 Jan 15 @ 09:54

PayPal has joined forces with Microsoft to bring its PayPal Here hardware card readers to Windows devices, as well as develop EMV-compliant readers. The collaboration is aimed at small and... read more

19 Jan 15 @ 09:20

It has emerged over the weekend that Google is leading talks to acquire Softcard, the troubled mobile payments company that is being eyed by a number of potential suitors, said people familiar... read more

16 Jan 15 @ 11:07

A lack of payment options are forcing customers to abandon their baskets and merchants to miss out on sales. Online retailers are dramatically losing out on sales by failing to address... read more

16 Jan 15 @ 10:55

In what has been a very short lived love affair, Google has stopped selling its Google Glasses product. Loved by few and lambasted by many the internet giant is shutting down... read more

15 Jan 15 @ 14:11

According to the KrebsOnSecurity blog, ATM skimming attacks have focused on innovative fraud devices made to attach to the outside of compromised ATMs via a black box attack. Security experts are... read more

15 Jan 15 @ 11:37

The UK’s Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), the company behind Direct Debit says UK records were broken in 2014, reaching new highs in levels of transactions, demonstrating automated payments remain... read more

15 Jan 15 @ 10:02

Big US banks are steering clear of an advanced security measure used in credit cards around the world, opting for a system that is more convenient for shoppers but may... read more

14 Jan 15 @ 12:16

The price of Bitcoin dropped again this week, sliding to its lowest level since early 2013, suggesting that confidence in the contentious cryptocurrency may be shrinking, dropping as low as... read more

14 Jan 15 @ 10:11

FICO has acquired TONBELLER, a provider of financial crime and compliance solutions based in Bensheim, Germany. The transaction has closed. Although terms have not been disclosed, the transaction is not... read more

13 Jan 15 @ 12:51

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is seeking Registrations of Interest (ROI) from potential vendors for the procurement of a Real-Time Gross Settlement System and a Security Settlement System... read more

13 Jan 15 @ 09:55

BlackBerry has unveiled that it has introduced the PayPal mobile app for the US, UK and Australia, with more markets to come in the future. Following the rollout, the app is... read more

13 Jan 15 @ 09:36

MasterCard says it has reached an agreement with Russian authorities to process its payments in Russia, the Russian central bank announced on Monday. MasterCard and Russia’s national payment system agreed on December... read more