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New Zealand launches new standards for mobile payments

26 Mar 14 @ 12:03

New options for making payments by mobile phone are expected to appear later this year in New Zealand. Payments NZ has launched new Mobile Device Rules and Standards that will... read more

Brazil’s Bradesco teams with Claro for contactless payment deployment

26 Mar 14 @ 11:42

Starting in H1 2014 Brazilians will be able to use their smartphones to carry out contactless payment transactions when shopping. In the first commercial project of its kind in Latin... read more

eBay urges shareholders to reject PayPal spin off

25 Mar 14 @ 15:21

eBay has suggested that its shareholders and customers are best served by keeping payment processor PayPal and the company together. Further, the e-commerce giant said it does not support activist... read more

Diebold cardless ATM for Credit Union

25 Mar 14 @ 14:52

ATM manufacturer Diebold has deployed a cardless ATM machine at Diebold Federal Credit Union that operates without a card reader or PIN pad. The ATM relies solely on mobile authentication,... read more

Australia’s mobile wallet tipping point

25 Mar 14 @ 14:37

As the popularity of contactless card and smartphone payments increases, new research from CommBank reveals mobile wallets are expected to replace physical wallets in Australia by 2021. According to the... read more

Worldline chooses payment gateway to extend international card acceptance

25 Mar 14 @ 12:50

Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment services, have announced a premium strategic partnership with PAY.ON to enlarge Worldline’s international card acceptance coverage for e-payment. With the partnership, Worldline strengthens its worldwide positioning... read more

Zero commission online payment service SPIKE

25 Mar 14 @ 10:21

Metaps has released the closed beta version of SPIKE, a no commission online payment service that does not require any installation and can be set up in under a minute (the... read more

Milestone moment for V.me

24 Mar 14 @ 16:56

Visa Europe has announced new partnerships with fifteen European Internet Payment Service Providers (IPSPs), giving the V.me digital wallet service access to their extensive e-commerce merchant portfolios, and supporting the... read more

Eagle Eye customer engagement platform at point of sale

24 Mar 14 @ 12:04

EPOS specialists, Comtrex Systems have announced a partnership with digital consumer engagement experts Eagle Eye Solutions. Their platform, Eagle Eye AIR, allows merchants to easily connect with potential and existing... read more

Nets to be acquired by Advent International, ATP and Bain Capital

24 Mar 14 @ 09:39

Advent International, ATP and Bain Capital (the “Consortium”) have today signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Nets from the existing shareholders, a group of 186... read more

Orange Poland and mBank to launch mobile financial services

21 Mar 14 @ 12:04

The Polish arm of Orange will work with mBank to provide mobile financial services to smartphone and tablet users in Poland in H2 2014, according to several published reports. Germany-based... read more

American Express invests in Indian mPOS provider Ezetap

21 Mar 14 @ 11:52

American Express  has bought a minority stake in Indian mPOS provider Ezetap Mobile Solutions. Ezetap has deployed 12,000 devices across South East Asia and Africa, will use the funds to... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more