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How mobile payments work?

03 Mar 14 @ 10:53

In this video Judo Pay discuss the components involved in processing  mobile payments, the communication protocols between different parties and finally an example of a transaction to show the flow... read more

M-Pesa mobile money transfer goes global with MoneyGram deal

03 Mar 14 @ 10:41

Safaricom’s push to take its mobile money transfer business global has received another boost with the signing of a deal that will see users of MoneyGram send cash directly to... read more

Visa Europe cap transaction fees

03 Mar 14 @ 10:28

Visa Europe will cap the transaction fees it charges, the European Commission said on Wednesday, curbing an important money earner for banks behind the payment scheme. Europe’s antitrust regulator accepted on... read more

MasterPass enabled mobile wallet in Europe

28 Feb 14 @ 14:01

A new initiative linking MasterCard, OTP Bank and mobile wallet provider Cellum has been launched in Europe. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Cellum-developed OTPay is the first,... read more

T-Mobile taking on the banks with Mobile Money?

28 Feb 14 @ 09:44

Mobile banking, as has been explored many times before, has a huge potential to open up banking services to people across the developing world. This time, however, the focus is... read more

Implications of European interchange regulation

27 Feb 14 @ 12:48

The European Commission and Parliament are contemplating dramatic changes to the European interchange regulation structure and level of card interchange within the European Union.  Although the final form of the regulation... read more

Live @ MWC: Elavon to offer Zapp mobile payments

26 Feb 14 @ 10:29

In continuing its quest for acquirers, Zapp, has announces that Elavon has signed up to offer Zapp mobile payments to merchants and consumers from 2014. Elavon will work with Zapp... read more

Live @ MWC: OTP Bank Hungary launches digital wallet integrated with MasterPass

26 Feb 14 @ 10:18

MasterCard and OTP Bank Hungary announced the introduction of OTPay, the first digital wallet in Europe to leverage the application programming interface (API) of MasterPass. This application is customized to... read more

End of road for Bitcoin as Mt. Gox goes “Vesuvius”

25 Feb 14 @ 17:11

Mt. Gox, once the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange, went dark on Tuesday, with its website down, its Tokyo office empty, and a cryptic comment from its chief executive that the... read more

Live @MWC: Asian Telcos form Asia NFC Alliance

25 Feb 14 @ 15:10

Asian telecom operators Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan), HKT (Hong Kong), KDDI (Japan), and SK Planet (South Korea) are jointly announcing the formation of the Asia NFC Alliance, with the support of... read more

Live @ MWC: MasterCard and Syniverse enhance mobile payment security

25 Feb 14 @ 15:00

At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard and Syniverse joined forces to deliver enhanced mobile payment security for consumers traveling abroad. By tying their payment card settings to the geolocation of their... read more

Live @ MWC: Handelsbanken selects Point for mPOS businesses

25 Feb 14 @ 14:55

VeriFone announced that Point and Handelsbanken, one of the highest rated banks in the world, will provide a mobile payment managed services solution for micro merchants and other small businesses... 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