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Universal tokenization platform

11 Nov 14 @ 10:00

Carta Worldwide says it has released its tokenization service for digital payments. The solution, the company says, simplifies deployment and management of mobile payment products while delivering enhanced security and fraud protection.... read more

First Data unveils Clover Mobile

11 Nov 14 @ 09:00

First Data has unveiled Clover Mobile, a new mPOS business solution that brings new flexibility and versatility to the Clover family. Clover Mobile enables more personal consumer engagement for innovative... read more

Sainsbury’s launch mobile payments app to allow shoppers to pay at shelf

10 Nov 14 @ 17:02

Sainsbury’s is trialling a mobile payments app that will allow its customers to build a virtual basket of favourite products before they shop, as well as scan goods at the... read more

EMV chip transaction figures published by EMVCo

10 Nov 14 @ 12:03

Official figures released by the global technical body EMVCo show that nearly 30% of all card-present transactions conducted globally between July 2013 and June 2014 used EMV chip technology. The... read more

Is CurrentC dead before it launches?

10 Nov 14 @ 11:51

CurrentC, the MCX backed mobile payment system developed by a consortium of major retail chains, has made headlines lately for brazenly blocking Apple Pay transactions. The heat CurrentC faced from that poor... read more

Apple Pay pricing + T&C’s revealed for US banks

10 Nov 14 @ 10:58

According to the term sheet, which was picked up by equity analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Sanjay Sakhrani, Apple Pay will receive 15 basis points (0.15 percent) per credit... read more

MCX and Softcard state Apple Pay overthrow plan

10 Nov 14 @ 10:42

At Money 2020, and in the wake of Apple Pay and its dominance of the headlines, US mobile money ventures, Softcard (formally ISIS) and merchant-run MCX, have been setting out... read more

Major mistakes made in choosing a POS system and how to avoid them

10 Nov 14 @ 10:11

You are starting a new business and you are looking for a POS system to help you with giving your customers the best possible experience. But one thing to remember... read more

MasterCard to acquire TNS payment gateway business

07 Nov 14 @ 15:47

Transaction Network Services (TNS), a portfolio company of Siris Capital Group since February 2013, has entered into an agreement to sell its payment gateway services business to MasterCard for an... read more

Banks accused of failing to report true scale of cybercrime

07 Nov 14 @ 15:41

Treasury Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie is to question banks over allegations that they may be under-reporting instances of cybercrime and bank fraud because they don’t want to frighten people. Tyrie... read more

Amex pushes tokenisation as replacement for credit card numbers

07 Nov 14 @ 13:28

American Express this week launched a tokenisation service in the US that aims to replace payment card numbers with unique tokens. “With American Express Token Service, traditional card account numbers... read more

One Touch PayPal on its way to Europe

07 Nov 14 @ 13:21

Braintree, acquired last year by PayPal for $800 million, is aiming to take its ‘One Touch’ payment technology for Paypal beyond the US market. In August the parent firm announced... 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