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ATM compromises in the US rise 546%

11 Apr 16 @ 14:27

The number of ATM compromises in the US  by criminals rose 546% in 2015 over 2014, analytic software firm FICO reports. The number of ATM compromises in 2015 was the highest... read more

Cross border B2B payments – Today’s landscape

11 Apr 16 @ 13:11

Saxo Payments launched a white paper revealing the results of exclusive research into the cross border payments industry. Those surveyed included issuers, acquirers and PSPs as well as merchants, for... read more

Mobile wallets in Europe will generate €1 billion revenue

08 Apr 16 @ 09:10

A new report  investigating how mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay and others which were developed in other world regions can be adapted to fit the European payment... read more

MePIN releases PSD2 authentication for non-smartphones

08 Apr 16 @ 08:18

MePIN has released a new addition to their universal authentication platform. MePIN now simplifies and secures the lives of banks, payment service providers and their legacy users, by allowing the service... read more

FinTech: Reinventing traditional banking

07 Apr 16 @ 13:31

Efma has published a new Efma Digest to highlight how FinTech is rapidly impacting on the range of services provided by retail banks, disrupting the traditional business model and introducing new customer... read more

Global Financial Centres Index – London remains top

07 Apr 16 @ 13:10

For the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), London remains just ahead of New York to retain the number one position. Both cities gained four points in the ratings and London... read more

Gemalto and Worldline join for Issuer led mobile payment deployment

07 Apr 16 @ 09:38

Worldline and Gemalto are working together to enable seamless onboarding of banks and card issuers to mobile payment wallets provided by device manufacturers. With this agreement, the two industry leaders... read more

Consumer appetite for digital wallets growing in Europe

06 Apr 16 @ 13:02

New research from Aimia reveals that consumer appetite for digital wallets in Europe is growing. The findings show almost a third (31%) of Europeans say they are likely to use... read more

Alipay expands into Europe

06 Apr 16 @ 13:00

Alipay announced its official expansion into the European market, with a particular focus on UK, Germany and France. With this launch, Alipay simplifies payments for Chinese tourists utilizing western businesses... read more

Amazon Payments targets FinTech acquisition as valuations fall

06 Apr 16 @ 12:21

Amazon Payments is said to be targeting acquisitions as the value of FinTech “comes back to earth”, a top executive at the e-commerce company says. Global investment in FinTech firms hit $20... read more

Atom Bank app goes live

06 Apr 16 @ 08:48

Atom Bank, the UK’s first bank designed for digital and optimised for mobile, announces that the restriction on its regulatory authorisation has been lifted, and as of today opens its... read more

EU Commission and US agree EU-US Privacy Shield

05 Apr 16 @ 15:19

On 02 February 2016 the European Commission and the US announced a political agreement on a new framework for transatlantic data flows. Dubbed the EU-US Privacy Shield, the new agreement... read more

BRIC countries continue to lead B2C e-commerce growth

05 Apr 16 @ 11:50

The emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China, known together as BRIC, are predicted to stay ahead of the major advanced e-commerce markets in terms of sales growth through... read more

The state of mobile banking 2015

05 Apr 16 @ 10:56

Mobile banking continues to gather momentum, fuelled by rising smartphone use and the steadily improving supply of mobile-optimized banking worldwide. In a new piece of research by Forrester, they surveyed... read more

Barclays launch Apple Pay in UK

05 Apr 16 @ 09:59

Barclaycard and Barclays customers can now use Apple Pay to pay at the hundreds of thousands of locations across the UK that accept contactless payments. The introduction of Apple Pay for... read more

TSYS closes TransFirst acquisition

05 Apr 16 @ 09:38

TSYS announced it has completed its acquisition of TransFirst, a leading US merchant solutions provider. TransFirst and TSYS’ existing merchant businesses will be combined under the TSYS brand to create... read more

Verifone Carbon – connected commerce

04 Apr 16 @ 15:34

Verifone has unveiled Verifone Carbon– a flexible and integrated POS that leverages powerful capabilities and applications to transform the checkout process into an experience merchants and consumers will love. New Commerce... read more

Apple to launch one-touch shopping

04 Apr 16 @ 12:54

Apple is set to launch one-touch shopping to the mobile Web later this year, enabling consumers with Safari browsers running on phones and tablets to use Apple Pay and TouchID to... read more

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Visa launches Intelligence Commerce Connect tool

14 Apr 26 @ 20:03

Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven s... more

Revolut eyes an IPO, but the valuation story is the real headline

21 Apr 26 @ 14:35

Revolut is beginning to sound more like a future public market heavyweight than a fast-growing European fintech. Chief executive Nik Storonsky has said the com... more

American Express launches agentic commerce developer kit

16 Apr 26 @ 11:46

American Express is positioning itself early for what could become one of the next major shifts in digital payments: AI agents that do more than recommend produ... more