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Jumio announces digital wallet PORT

11 Oct 13 @ 09:36

Jumio announced the launch of Jumio PORT, an embedded wallet infrastructure that integrates with mobile OS utilities such as Apple Passbook and the recently-launched Samsung Wallet. With PORT, consumers can... read more

RBI sets up committee to explore potential of encrypted SMS mobile banking

10 Oct 13 @ 16:46

A Technical Committee on Mobile Banking has been set up by The Reserve Bank of India to explore the possibility of providing SMS-based mobile banking on all types of phones.... read more

UK creates watchdog to oversee payments system

10 Oct 13 @ 16:22

A new regulator is to be created in the UK to open up the privately-owned payments system and cut the cost for new entrants to take on big players. The regulator will... read more

MasterCard to acquire leading Turkish payment provider Provus

10 Oct 13 @ 10:43

MasterCard says it has entered into an agreement to acquire Provus Bilişim Hizmetleri A. Ş. (“Provus”), Turkey’s leading independent payment solution and processing provider. “Today’s announcement represents an exciting new chapter... read more

Cyber security – why mobile transactions pose high risk

10 Oct 13 @ 10:03

As National Cyber Security Awareness Month continues, new data from the Global Trust Intelligence Network (The Network) confirms the growing use of mobile devices for banking and online shopping. Of... read more

Amazon releases login and pay with Amazon to challenge PayPal

10 Oct 13 @ 09:37

Amazon has launched a new service, login and pay with Amazon, allowing user to pay for online goods and services using your pre-registered Amazon account information. Amazon has 215 million active customer accounts. Online retailers... read more

U.S. Bank launches mobile commerce for major retailers

09 Oct 13 @ 15:23

U.S. Bank says it will accelerate the delivery of a mobile commerce product discovery and shopping service that provides an easier way for top-tier retailers to help consumers interact with and buy... read more

Banks and merchants are struggling to keep pace with Cyber threats

09 Oct 13 @ 10:48

According to a new report released today from financial and technology analyst house, Aite Group – Cyberthreats: Multiplying Like Tribbles, “Cyber threats come in the form of malicious software code, hacking... read more

Elavon launches a complete e-Commerce online payment gateway

09 Oct 13 @ 10:25

Elavon has launched an Online Payment Gateway for small and medium sized businesses in the UK through an agreement with Realex Payments. With streamlined integration to websites and e-Commerce platforms, the... read more

Microsoft forms alliance to promote card-linked offers

08 Oct 13 @ 18:46

Microsoft is launching a limited test of a new Bing Offers feature in the Seattle market that could give it an edge over some of its competitors. In this test... read more

MasterCard study reveals the rapidly growing cashless economies

08 Oct 13 @ 16:45

MasterCard  has identified Belgium, France and Canada are the closest to cashless economies and China and UAE have the fastest trajectory, in a new global report, “The Cashless Journey,” that... read more

Bulgaria roll out commercial mobile payment service – MOBB

08 Oct 13 @ 16:07

Bulgaria has announced the commercial launch and rollout of the mobile payment service MOBB, a service that “makes the card mobile and that will set a technology standard for mobile... 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