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Consumers ‘scared’ of contactless payments

26 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Large numbers of Brits are still wary of new ways to pay for goods such as contactless pay, with a quarter stating they find the idea of it ‘scary’. According... read more

Visa makes instant P2P payments possible in Europe

25 Apr 13 @ 00:00

As it moves closer to bringing its much-anticipated  versatile, secure and widely accepted mobile commerce solution to the marketplace, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has announced the selection of Gemalto to... read more

Direct operator billing via Near Field Communication

24 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Mobile billing and messaging aggregator txtNation and Europe’s largest supplier of NFC tags and products, RapidNFC have partnered to become the first to offer direct operator billing via NFC technology.  Using NFC... read more

Nationwide Building Society hit by IT glitch

24 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Nationwide Building Society has been hit by an IT glitch affecting online banking, mobile banking and online payments. In a statement, a Nationwide spokesperson said: "We are currently experiencing an IT issue... read more

World Retail Banking Report 2013

23 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Within the next six months, 10% of retail banking customers surveyed globally will likely leave their bank and an additional 41% of customers say they are unsure if they will... read more

MCX make selection for Mobile Commerce Platform

17 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Belgacom and BNP Paribas Fortis jointly launch the Belgian Mobile Wallet to bring in-app commerce to merchants and consumers. The arrival of ‘in-app commerce’:  a complete shopping experience seamlessly integrated... read more

WorldPay and Intershop partner to deliver eCommerce solution

16 Apr 13 @ 00:00

WorldPay and Intershop, a leading provider of state-of-the-art eCommerce solutions have announced an agreement which will see WorldPay services integrated with the Intershop 7 platform. The integration will provide retail merchants... read more

NXP and ALIOTH drive Smart Card convergence

16 Apr 13 @ 00:00

NXP Semiconductors today announced with ALIOTH, a leading Russian government and payment cards solutions provider, the launch of a contactless smart card solution product called SCOne. It combines banking, transport... read more

Elavon and Banco Santander close deal to deliver merchant services in Spain

12 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Elavon and Banco Santander, an international financial institution operating in 10 major markets with more than 100 million clients serviced by 15,000 branches, today confirm the establishment of a joint... read more

Prepaid cards – competition or bridge to checking?

11 Apr 13 @ 00:00

A number of players – particularly non-bank organizations – are actively marketing general-purpose prepaid cards to the unbanked and under-banked segments as a viable alternative to a checking account. According... read more

ACH payment volume exceeds 21 billion in 2012

10 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Total ACH payment volume grew to over 21 billion transactions[1] in 2012, up 4.19 percent over 2011, according to new statistics released today by NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association.... read more

DataCash launches next generation global fraud & risk management solution

10 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Global payments services provider, DataCash – a MasterCard company, today announces the launch of GateKeeper:2.0. Aimed at online merchants and acquiring banks from a white label perspective, Gatekeeper:2.0 utilises advanced... read more

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Thunes links stablecoin payouts to the Swift banking network

26 Mar 26 @ 19:08

Thunes is attempting to narrow one of the most persistent divides in modern payments: the gap between traditional banking infrastructure and the digital asset e... more

Visa backs Stripe and Tempo

24 Mar 26 @ 17:44

Visa is moving to embed itself in what could become the next important layer of digital commerce: payments initiated not by people, but by software agents actin... more

Visa targets dispute costs with new AI tools for merchants and banks

02 Apr 26 @ 18:44

Visa is stepping up its effort to modernise one of the most cumbersome parts of the payments chain, launching a suite of artificial intelligence-powered dispute... more