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UK is number 1 target for global cybercrime

21 Sep 15 @ 16:50

Cybercriminals are attacking the UK more than any other country making it the number 1 target for global cybercrime. One of the most interesting cybercrime trends in Q2 was the UK’s emergence... read more

A strong start for Samsung Pay

21 Sep 15 @ 12:42

Samsung Pay has exceeded 500,000 subscribers after its introduction to the South Korean nation on August 20, and both the ICT industry and Samsung Electronics are apparently surprised. When Hana... read more

SK Telecom launches T Smart Pay

21 Sep 15 @ 12:35

SK Telecom is heading into the mobile payment market with T Smart Pay. The T Smart Pay service, to be launched at the end of this year, is based on contactless NFC.... read more

The next decade of payment innovation

21 Sep 15 @ 11:55

VocaLink has spearheaded a collaborative whitepaper – titled Moving Money 2025 – bringing together the leading voices in the payments industry to predict how payment innovation could change by 2025 and... read more

How ready are US merchants for EMV?

17 Sep 15 @ 17:14

The Strawhecker Group (TSG) released survey results that illustrate only 27% of US merchants will be EMV-ready by the October 1st liability shift. This represents a sizable decline from 34%... read more

Court decisions against HTC in Germany in NFC patent disputes

17 Sep 15 @ 16:59

On March 26th, 2015 Dusseldorf courts (Landgericht) held, after a trial on the merits, that certain HTC smartphone products infringe patents EP 1 855 229 and EP 1 163 718... read more

Stores play key role in omnichannel strategy

17 Sep 15 @ 16:21

73% of retailers expect the store to become more strategically important by 2020 according to a new study. However, 69% said that expanding their digital presence is the top short-term... read more

Blockchain: it really is a big deal

17 Sep 15 @ 16:08

Over the past two decades, the Internet, cloud computing and related technologies have revolutionized many aspects of business and society. These advances have made individuals and organizations more productive, and... read more

$20 trillion spent on payment cards worldwide in 2014

16 Sep 15 @ 19:59

New research by RBR shows that the number of payment cards in circulation worldwide increased by 11% in 2014 to reach 12 billion, largely driven by strong growth in Asia-Pacific... read more

Contactless Cards and Payments in Europe – Rollout with Significant Traction

16 Sep 15 @ 19:34

Contactless cards and payments are the new normal for Europe. The country profiles of the Payment Cards Yearbooks provide the individual background of contactless cards and POS terminals by country,... read more

US banks certified for class action over Target data breach

16 Sep 15 @ 19:10

The class action against Target brought by several banks over the retailer’s massive data breach in 2013 has been certified by a US judge. District Judge Paul Magnuson said the banks could pursue their... read more

Worldpay deal on a knife edge

16 Sep 15 @ 13:06

The Worldpay IPO is on the verge of being called off according to sources. The current owners are set to sell the company to French rival Ingenico if it increases its offer... read more

Visa introduces biometric chip card transactions

16 Sep 15 @ 08:47

Visa says it has introduced a new specification which will integrate biometric (palm, voice, iris or facial authentication) capabilities with chip card transaction. The technology framework is designed to work with... read more

Big banks back Blockchain initiative

16 Sep 15 @ 08:38

Nine of the largest investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, are planning to develop common standards for blockchain technology in an effort to broaden its use across... read more

Mobile commerce growing 300% faster than ecommerce

15 Sep 15 @ 14:30

As growing adoption of smart devices makes shopping for the general population easier through apps, mobile commerce is on track to grow 300% faster than entire ecommerce by 2016. Data researched suggests that... read more

Stripe unveils new tool – Stripe Relay

15 Sep 15 @ 13:56

Stripe unveiled a new set of tools, called Stripe Relay, for retailers that help them build native buying experiences within apps like Twitter. Think of it as a buy button that... read more

Barclaycard contactless mobile payments for Android phones

15 Sep 15 @ 13:42

Barclaycard has become the first to launch ‘pay by mobile’ on Android by expanding the functionality of its mobile app to include contactless mobile payments and real-time replacement for lost or... read more

67% of UK SMEs look beyond their bank for financial services

15 Sep 15 @ 09:00

A new study commissioned by BCSG has revealed that the relationship between retail banks and their small and medium sized enterprise (SME) customers is weakening. The research demonstrates that the... read more

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Visa turns the card into an identity credential

12 May 26 @ 15:44

Visa has launched a new tap-based authentication technology that could reshape how banks verify customers in mobile banking environments. [caption id="atta... more

Bank of England Warns DLT Complexity in Settlements

18 May 26 @ 17:07

The Bank of England has found that distributed ledger technology could improve aspects of wholesale payments and settlement, but only at the cost of significant... more

E-commerce payments enter the age of managed complexity

11 May 26 @ 19:54

The global e-commerce payments market is no longer simply a story of digital adoption. It is becoming a test of operational control. [caption id="attachmen... more