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The power of mPOS

27 Jan 14 @ 11:05

The rapid growth of the mPOS sector worldwide is making a profound impact on the wider industry, with banks, vendors and non-bank players all fighting for a piece of the... read more

US bank IT spending to hit $62 billion

24 Jan 14 @ 12:48

US bank IT spending is rising at a solid clip and is expected to be 4.5% higher in 2014. Growth will be consistent and climb slightly in 2015, as IT... read more

Visa: Contactless transactions in the UK grew fourfold

23 Jan 14 @ 12:36

UK consumers’ preference for electronic payments and contactless transactions continued to increase in 2013 as Visa Europe announces that spending with UK Visa credit, debit, commercial and prepaid cards increased... read more

iZettle SDK for iOS developers

23 Jan 14 @ 11:55

iZettle has released its first software development kit (iZettle SDK) for iOS, providing developers with the ability to easily add payment services to their mobile applications. The free SDK, available at developer.izettle.com,... read more

Judo Payments launches judoHub to support mobile commerce

23 Jan 14 @ 10:57

judo, the UK’s leading provider of simple, secure payment solutions for mobile, has launched judoHub, a repository of content and educational broadcasts to help businesses and app developers understand and... read more

Withdrawing cash from a Smart ATM via mobile phone

23 Jan 14 @ 10:23

Mobile phone instead of bank card: the first banks are planning pilot installations of automated teller machines that allow customers to withdraw cash using a smart phone – scheduled for... read more

T-Mobile launches Mobile Money challenging traditional banking services

22 Jan 14 @ 14:50

Given the outspoken nature of T-Mobile CEO John Legere you will have heard all about their Uncarrier initiatives. Its latest, Called Mobile Money, the personal finance product combines a smartphone app (iOS or Android)... read more

Mobile money transfer still undergoing growing pains

22 Jan 14 @ 14:34

Since entering the public domain, mobile money transfer using the phone platform, has almost lit up the airwaves. Paperwork is at the minimum and speed is usually counted in minutes.... read more

Alternative payments to overtake credit and debit card payments globally

22 Jan 14 @ 12:02

WorldPay has launched ‘Your Global Guide to Alternative Payments (Second Edition)’, an in-depth study of the global payment landscape. The study found online purchases made using alternative payments (any form... read more

Ukraine to launch SIM based NFC payment

22 Jan 14 @ 10:58

Ukranian mobile operator Kyivstar is to launch the country’s first ever SIM based NFC payment via a mobile phone. Working in conjunction with Kyivstar, Alfa Bank’s pilot paves the way... read more

AIB launches P2P ‘Me2U’ app

21 Jan 14 @ 15:22

ALLIED Irish Bank customers can now send money securely by smartphone to anyone with a mobile phone – P2P. The recipient does not have to bank with AIB but must have... read more

Target security breach to speed US EMV adoption

21 Jan 14 @ 13:51

The recent Target security breach is set to generate a boom in demand for higher security, dual-interface cards, with US EMV adoption and shipments forecast to surge twentyfold from 2013... 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

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

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