26 Jan 16 @ 13:47

With acceptance of mobile and other new forms of payments expected to double in the next two years, a new global study shows a critical need for organisations to improve... read more

26 Jan 16 @ 12:08

Rambus has announced it has acquired Smart Card Software Ltd which includes Bell Identification (Bell ID) and Ecebs Ltd (Ecebs) through the purchase of all outstanding shares of Smart Card Software,... read more

26 Jan 16 @ 12:03

The 2015 Q4 edition (Sept-Dec) of the quarterly Mobile Payments Index, which tracks mobile payment data from browser-based transactions across Adyen’s customer base has been released. The key finding of this Mobile... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 16:44

SWIFT says that 45 leading banks have signed up to its global payments innovation initiative, announced at the end of December 2015. The 45 participating firms include major transaction banks from... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 16:23

VTB Bank and Ant Financial Services, China’s leading e-commerce and mobile financial service provider have today signed a memorandum of understanding at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Under this... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 12:10

Hong Kong’s ATM operator is working to introduce a inter-bank solution for P2P mobile payments and peer-to-merchant payments. Jetco, which operates the cash machines of all banks in Hong Kong and Macau... read more

25 Jan 16 @ 11:59

Samsung Pay is set to launch in Spain. CaixaBank and its ImaginBank subsidiary will enable their customers to start using Samsung’s mobile payment platform. While some banks have offered support to rival... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 12:18

R3 CEV is set to trial its first Blockchain experiment using Ethereum and Microsoft Azure’s Blockchain as a Service, and involving 11 of its member banks. The R3-managed private peer-to-peer distributed ledger... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 11:54

Modular financial services, with digital distribution platforms, new product providers, alternative sources of capital and a growth in outsourcing fundamentally reshaping the industry. This is according to Modular Financial Services:... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 11:41

Visa, in partnership with United Bank of Africa  (UBA) has announced the launch of SmartMoney, a new banking solution comprising a prepaid card and a mobile app for the African market.... read more

21 Jan 16 @ 09:56

Fiserv has entered into a definitive agreement with ACI Worldwide to acquire the assets of its Community Financial Services (CFS) business in an all-cash transaction valued at $200 million, which does... read more

20 Jan 16 @ 11:23

The analysis shows mobile banking adoption is associated with lower attrition, use of more products, and an increase in transactions, resulting in increased revenue for financial institutions that offer the... read more

20 Jan 16 @ 11:14

Paytm is working on a new way to make mobile payments in stores using smartphones. The method they are trialling is called ‘Sound Pay’ and it uses ultrasonic sound waves to transfer money.... read more

20 Jan 16 @ 10:02

Payments is a massive, confusing and unsustainably fragmented industry right now. So it’s no surprise that 47% of global FinTech M&A deals tracked last year were payments companies getting snapped up.... read more

20 Jan 16 @ 09:36

New FinTech innovators are challenging the traditional way that cross border payments have been done. But are businesses tapping into the new innovation – or staying with the status quo?... read more

19 Jan 16 @ 12:01

Barclaycard has launched a contactless mobile app for Android smartphones using HCE (Host Card Emulation) technology. The new mobile payment feature – first previewed in September last year – is finally... read more

19 Jan 16 @ 11:46

Nigerian digital payment provider Interswitch is to launch its Verve payment cards in Kenya in 2016 to compete head-on with international card brands and Safricom’s M-Pesa mobile money platform. A... read more

19 Jan 16 @ 11:41

Payment card providers that are battling for market share are introducing new services to defend and expand their client base.  New initiatives by issuers bring a better customer experience.  However,... read more