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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

MasterCard and Coin power wearable payments

06 Jan 16 @ 15:25

As if proof of the importance that the payments industry is currently playing in other industry were needed, MasterCard announced a partnership with Coin to bring wearable payments to a wide array of... read more

MasterCard and Samsung launch Groceries by MasterCard App in US

06 Jan 16 @ 12:39

MasterCard and Samsung have launched Groceries by MasterCard, a new app which enables consumers to order groceries directly from Samsung’s new Family Hub refrigerator. The first shopping app integrated into a refrigerator,... read more

ATM data suggest appetite for cash remains strong

06 Jan 16 @ 12:00

Global ATM cash withdrawal volumes grew by 7% in 2014 with a total of 92 billion withdrawals made, according to a newly published Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2020 report.... read more

Bitcoin will continue to grow in 2016

06 Jan 16 @ 11:35

Whilst many will put 2015 down as the year of hype for Bitcoin, this infograph shows that the predictions for the cryptocurrency are still grand.  

12 paytech trends for 2016

05 Jan 16 @ 14:46

As 2016 blasts into gear, what are the big paytech trends for 2016? Guessing what you’re going to buy before you do “Predicting the future is no longer science fiction.... read more

Bango expands carrier billed payments collaboration with Microsoft

05 Jan 16 @ 13:43

Bango has expanded its agreement and integration with Microsoft to deliver carrier billed payments across Windows 10 devices. As a result, charging payments to the user’s phone bills will become... read more

One in 10 card transactions now contactless

05 Jan 16 @ 13:32

Contactless card transactions now account for one in 10 card payments, the first time the milestone has been passed, latest figures from The UK Cards Association show. There were 120.5... read more

Orange moves into mobile banking as it looks to acquire Groupama

05 Jan 16 @ 13:21

Orange is reported to be making a bold move into mobile banking by entering exclusive negotiations with Groupama to buy up to 65% of the insurer’s banking unit. France’s biggest telecoms... read more

Omni-Channel Payments for Merchants – Survey

04 Jan 16 @ 13:04

Retailers, merchants, banks, and marketers are understanding the benefits of offering customers Omni-Channel ways to shop – via the internet, through social media channels and apps and the ability to sell,... read more

The future of bureau de change live in London

04 Jan 16 @ 12:48

UK-based company Fourex is rolling out self-service currency exchange machines across London’s underground network with a kiosk now live at King’s Cross station. Fourex machines enable customers to exchange notes... read more

Worldwide wearable market to surpass 200 million

23 Dec 15 @ 12:10

The worldwide wearable device market (commonly referred to as wearables) will see continued growth as second- and third-generation iterations reach the market. These new devices will build upon the hardware... read more

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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

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more