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Cash usage continues to grow

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Despite the hype surrounding mobile payments, the consumer love affair with notes and coins will continue unabated for at least another decade, with cash usage remaining on an upward curve... read more

Global mobile payments index

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Telefonica has signed an agreement with Santander and CaixaBank to create a joint venture that will develop new businesses based on the latest mobile and communication technologies.  The new company... read more

MasterCard drives expansion of contactless

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Worldwide announced record growth of its contactless payments technology,MasterCard PayPass, across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region in 2012, citing a 28% (YoY) increase in merchant locations. MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment network... read more

Bell ID launches NFC secure element in the cloud

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The new service enables keys, certificates and NFC credentials to be stored securely in a remote location, rather than in the mobile device, is fully compatible with standard EMV contactless... read more

Mobile wallet payments will reach € 78 billion by 2017

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, in-store mobile wallet payments in EU27+2 is forecasted to grow from less than €0.1 billion in 2012 at a compound annual... read more

Visa signs agreements with leading mPOS providers

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Visa Inc. announced that it has signed agreements with three leading mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) providers to enable merchants of all sizes to accept Visa payments using mobile technology.  iZettle, SumUp and SCCP... read more

Digital Payment Advisors will transform the payment landscape

31 May 13 @ 00:00

The development of digital payment advisor (DPA) applications residing on customer smartphones and mobile devices has the potential to fundamentally change the way many customers approach their choice of payment... read more

Cash use down 10% as new ways to pay change old order

30 May 13 @ 00:00

Fundamental changes in the UK retail industry as customers embrace new technology and new ways to shop are producing major changes in the relative importance of different payment methods. Customers... read more

FI’s should prepare for fragmented multi-wallet future

30 May 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Mobile, based on Cellum’s technology, has reached the milestone of 100,000 downloads in May. The service was launched in 2011, making payments via mobile available at nearly 200 merchants... read more

Telefonica, Santander, CaixaBank to form digital commerce JV

30 May 13 @ 00:00

Banks and financial institutions launching mobile wallets in the immediate future should expect to enter a hotly contested market, crowded with own-brand solutions that are limited to the delivery of... read more

Portuguese contactless payment project MobiPag

30 May 13 @ 00:00

Morpho (Safran) announced its participation in the Portuguese MobiPag project, the first results of which were publically demonstrated on April 10. The project aims to develop the dematerialization of payments... read more

payleven and Apple launch Chip & PIN card reader

30 May 13 @ 00:00

payleven says it is making its Chip & PIN card reader available for anyone to buy off the shelf in Apple retail stores and on the Apple online store across... 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