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Has Apple underwhelmed with Apple Pay?

10 Sep 14 @ 09:38

The concept of mobile payments, mobile money, and mobile wallets has been around for some time and many major companies have had a go at it. Some progress has been... read more

Payments platform to connect mobile operators and enable digital payments in emerging markets

09 Sep 14 @ 16:18

Skrill has launched an online payments platform to drive digital inclusion in emerging markets.  By partnering, mobile network operators enable consumers to engage with global online eCommerce, thereby increasing average... read more

Money-On-Mobile surpasses 100 Million unique users in India

09 Sep 14 @ 16:01

Calpian has announced that for the month ending August 31, 2014, its Mumbai-based subsidiary Money-On-Mobile has been accessed by more than 103 million cumulative unique users since its inception with... read more

Nets implements TANGO for ATM estate

09 Sep 14 @ 15:46

Nordic switch processor Nets Group, has  announced the selection and rollout of TANGO, from payments vendor Lusis Payments. The selection of TANGO followed a comprehensive review of alternative payment solutions... read more

Amex struggles with mobile payments

09 Sep 14 @ 12:58

A top executive at American Express has acknowledged that the firm’s efforts to engage consumers with mobile payments have so far been a failure – however, as PCM notes, they... read more

The most comprehensive hub to accelerate mobile payment

09 Sep 14 @ 11:21

Gemalto has introduced its Allynis Trusted Services Hub, a business service that enables financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and more generally all digital service providers to benefit from a single... read more

Bank of England selects plastic bank note supplier

08 Sep 14 @ 17:35

The Bank of England has named De La Rue as the preferred bidder for the 10-year printing contract of its new plastic bank notes. De La Rue has been printing notes... read more

Barclaycard to acquire payment and loyalty specialist The Logic Group

08 Sep 14 @ 12:55

The Logic Group has announced that it is to be acquired by Barclaycard. This includes The Logic Group’s UK and Spanish businesses, laying the foundations for a global omni-channel, managed... read more

Vodafone launches mobile payments with Visa in UK

08 Sep 14 @ 12:48

Vodafone, in partnership with Visa, is developing a new mobile payments system that will allow users to complete contactless payment via NFC enabled SIM cards. Vodafone and Visa have previously... read more

What is Host Card Emulation and why it matters

08 Sep 14 @ 11:24

Ever since Google announced support for Host Card Emulation (HCE) earlier this year on the Android OS, banks, merchants and other mobile payment aficionados have been all over it, trying... read more

Mobile malware report reveals that more apps are spying on us

08 Sep 14 @ 10:22

Alcatel-Lucent has released new report on malware and mobile malware showing that security threats to mobile and residential devices jumped sharply during the first half of 2014, putting device owners... read more

Apple agrees interchange fee rebates for m-payments

05 Sep 14 @ 14:53

Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6 next week, tech giant Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several US issuers to give Apple back a portion of card-present interchange... read more

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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

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

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