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Bankinter develops NFC service eliminating secure elements

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Bankinter has developed an NFC payments solution that works without a secure element, potentially cutting out both mobile network operators and players like Google from the NFC payments business. Bankinter’s technology... read more

Global Payments in the UK launches Global PAY

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Global Payments today announces the UK launch of Global PAY Now, a new terminal for restaurants and pubs which will allow diners to settle their bill in under a minute.... read more

UniCredit roll out biometric payment system

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Fujitsu Technology Solutions has entered into an agreement with UniCredit, the Italy-based European banking group, to make UniCredit the first customer for its PalmSecure authentication system. As part of the... read more

NFC Forum validates latest Clear2Pay Test Solution

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Clear2Pay announced that the NFC Forum, the non-profit industry association that advances NFC technology, validated the latest release of its NFC Forum conformance test suite. The test solution enables chip... read more

AIS pilot NFC payments and transit in Bangkok

05 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has been selected by Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS), the... read more

Spire Payments acquires Thyron

04 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Spire Payments is delighted to announce the acquisition of Thyron Payments Systems, a recognised leader in the mobile payments market.  The purchase, which concluded today, sees Spire Payments solidifying its... read more

Equens processes billionth SEPA transaction

28 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Equens processed its billionth SEPA transaction last week. Since the launch of the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) scheme in January 2008 and the introduction of SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) in... read more

eBay sets sights on $20 billion mobile sales in 2013

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

New research from VocaLink into UK consumer appetite for alternative ways to pay on mobile devices reveals that 81% of those interested in new digital payment methods say they are... read more

MasterCard partner with VimpelCom and Orange to offer mobile money globally

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

As the mobile industry is in the midst of the buzzing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the future of m-commerce and smartphone payments are high on the agenda. eBay has... read more

GlobalPlatform specification supports service provider integration into the NFC Ecosystem

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

GlobalPlatform, the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has advanced its specification for the Management of Mobile NFC Services to specifically address how service providers can connect... read more

China Unicom selects Gemalto in China’s first NFC payment service

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM card has been selected by China Unicom to secure its mobile wallet program. China Unicom is the nation’s second-largest wireless operator, with more than 220... read more

SIX Payment Services and Diners Club Italy sign a long-term merchant acquisition agreement

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

SIX Payment Services (Europe) S.A., the international provider of card-based payment solutions, and Diners Club Italia S.r.l., which belongs to Discover Network and Diners Club International, today announced the signing... read more

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Global Banks set ground rules for Agentic Commerce as Fraud and Liability risks rise

27 Sep 26 @ 18:53

Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more

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

UK Banks complete first live transactions using Tokenised Deposits

27 Sep 26 @ 18:52

Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more