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A ‘Game of Phones’: strategic options for banks in mobile payments

19 Jan 16 @ 10:56

Mobey Forum has  published its latest report on mobile payment, which investigates the fierce power plays between banks and the ‘Pay’ models of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tech giants.... read more

Hyatt Hotels latest to have payments card data hacked

18 Jan 16 @ 09:44

Hyatt Hotels has become the latest in a growing list of high profile brands to have their payments card data hacked. The company said Wednesday that it is investigating malware... read more

Federal Reserve selects IBM for ACH processing platform overhaul

18 Jan 16 @ 09:12

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has selected IBM to modernize its ACH processing platform. During ACH operations, the Federal Reserve serves as the central operator ensuring electronic payments (direct deposit,... read more

imaginBank: Spain’s first mobile-only bank

15 Jan 16 @ 12:58

CaixaBank is launching imaginBank, Spain’s first mobile-only bank providing banking services exclusively through mobile apps and social networks. CaixaBank currently services 2.9 million customers aged between 18 and 35, with... read more

Ingenico deploy POS terminals to develop Financial Inclusion in Africa

15 Jan 16 @ 12:52

Ingenico has reached a strategic 50,000 POS terminals landmark to serve the unbanked population and becomes the indisputable Financial Inclusion-enabler in Africa. “This milestone is taking us to the forefront of... read more

Global e-commerce card spending reaches $2.1 trillion

15 Jan 16 @ 12:40

16.5 billion e-commerce card payments worth $2.1 trillion were made worldwide in 2014 according to a recent study . Increased penetration of smartphones and tablets, as well as a rising... read more

Wincor Nixdorf partners with Mexican subsidiary of Banco Santander

14 Jan 16 @ 09:00

Wincor Nixdorf will provide round-the-clock remote monitoring of Banco Santander’s 5,200 ATMs, located both in the bank’s branches and at third-party locations. As soon as problems are detected, specific remote... read more

Bitcoin was Top Performing Currency of 2015

13 Jan 16 @ 11:12

For most investors, the major story of 2015 was the expectation and eventual fulfillment of a rate hike, signalling the start of tightening monetary policy in the United States. This... read more

MintChip digital currency acquired by NanoPay

13 Jan 16 @ 11:04

The Royal Canadian Mint’s fledgling digital currency program, MintChip, has been acquired by local startup NanoPay which has plans to commercialize the technology this year. NanoPay, which has developed a mobile payment service it says... read more

UK travel operators partner for nationwide contactless ticketing

13 Jan 16 @ 11:00

The UK’s five biggest public transport operators have revealed plans for contactless ticketing for millions of passengers. The ambition is to install contactless technology in more than 32,000 buses operating on routes outside... read more

Network International launch cashless, cardless and mobile-free payments in UAE

13 Jan 16 @ 10:55

Quisk Middle East has signed an agreement with Network International, a payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, to deploy an innovative new cashless, cardless and mobile-free payment method.... read more

iDeal continues expansion plans with payment QR codes

12 Jan 16 @ 15:47

Dutch online payment method iDEAL having reached a new milestone in 2015 of half a billion iDEAL payments passed and becoming the most widely-used online payment method for e-commerce, being used more than... read more

Annual State of Application Security Report

12 Jan 16 @ 15:25

Arxan Technologies have published  its 5th Annual State of Application Security Report. The new research is based on the analysis of 126 popular mobile health and finance apps from the US,... read more

UK banks charge SMEs £4bn in hidden international money transfer costs

11 Jan 16 @ 13:17

A new study has found that UK banks charge small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) nearly £4bn in hidden transfer fees each year to make international money transfer payments. 96% of... read more

Half of businesses in the US and UK fear payment card data attack

11 Jan 16 @ 12:58

Research from Semafone has revealed that 60% of US and 52% of UK businesses believe a  to be quite likely or very likely. Semafone conducted the survey over the summer of... read more

Samsung Pay expands with Australia, Singapore and Brazil launches

11 Jan 16 @ 12:49

Samsung is bringing its Samsung Pay mobile payment platform to more countries. The company announced during its CES 2016 press conference that Samsung Pay is coming to Australia, Singapore and... read more

Thwarting advanced threats with trusted crypto

08 Jan 16 @ 10:18

The dangers posed by advanced targeted attacks are real.Enterprises have come up against the limitations of approaches such as intrusion Thwarting Advanced Threats with Trusted Crypto detection and signature-based malware detection. One promising avenue to explore is trusted crypto, which can help ensure that an application, for example, is doing just what its developers intended and has not been tampered with.

Saxo and SafeCharge collaborate on cross border settlement

07 Jan 16 @ 15:54

Saxo Payments and SafeCharge announced a partnership which will see SafeCharge  gain a significant competitive edge, enabling it to offer its clients fast and cost-effective banking services in multiple currencies. The... read more

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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

Banks to reinforce cyber defences as AI changes the threat model

22 Apr 26 @ 19:36

Banks are hardening their cyber defences as artificial intelligence begins to alter the economics of digital attacks. For financial institutions, the challenge ... more