02 Jun 15 @ 17:35

“The fact that we didn’t go to PIN is such a joke,” says Mike Cook, Walmart’s assistant treasurer and a senior vice president, in reference to the USA’s current EMV... read more

02 Jun 15 @ 13:17

Whilst still not entirely relevant to Europe, the cost of supporting Apple Pay is forcing some banks to operate their own mobile wallets. Consultant Richard Crone says Apple Pay is associated... read more

02 Jun 15 @ 13:10

The Federal Reserve Board announced it is taking public comment on whether to require member banks to move to same day payments. The request for comments comes after NACHA voted... read more

02 Jun 15 @ 09:15

TAG Systems, a European smart card-based solutions provider, has acquired Seglan a Spanish IT company developing software and solutions for mobile payment and ticketing. International card payment schemes forecast that mobile... read more

01 Jun 15 @ 12:07

EVO Payments International (EVO) has reached agreement with Deutsche Postbank (Postbank) for the purchase of Postbank’s merchant acquiring business, P.O.S. Transact (POS Transact). In addition, EVO and Postbank will enter... read more

01 Jun 15 @ 12:00

Google has Android Pay. The internet giant outlined a set of APIs that will allow developers to add an Android Pay button to their app and banks to enable payments... read more

01 Jun 15 @ 11:54

Visa Inc. has announced a new program that connects financial institutions and technology companies to simplify and accelerate the roll-out of new and mobile payments and commerce services. Visa’s new Digital... read more

01 Jun 15 @ 11:08

The explosion in NFC mobile payments has gifted banks and financial institutions with a variety of deployment options and, at the same time, made the task of selecting the right... read more

29 May 15 @ 10:37

Brits have gone contactless crazy according to data from Worldpay, which revealed that it has processed over £2 billion of contactless payments since January 2012. This surge is even more... read more

29 May 15 @ 10:32

The Facebook Messenger payments service has been tweaked to make it easier for friends to send money within conversations. Although launched in March, the P2P payments feature has so far... read more

29 May 15 @ 10:21

BBVA has added a new feature to its mobile wallet app that enables users to remotely control their debit and credit cards from their smartphone. The latest version of BBVA... read more

29 May 15 @ 10:14

Google has unveiled its second crack at the payments market in the form of Android Pay, which will enable credit, debit, prepaid and small business cardholders to use their Android phones... read more

27 May 15 @ 17:11

As check usage declines, mobile Remote Deposit Capture is becoming the preferred deposit method for a growing number of bank customers, according to a new report titled State of Remote Deposit... read more

27 May 15 @ 14:34

According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments are expected to grow 11.3% in 2015, which is down... read more

27 May 15 @ 13:56

The proposed $19 million settlement between MasterCard and Target over the retailer’s 2013 data breach has fallen through after not enough banks accepted the deal, according to MasterCard. The agreement, announced... read more

27 May 15 @ 13:12

New data shows that identity fraud was the dominant fraud threat in the first quarter of 2015. 34,151 confirmed instances of identity fraud were recorded in the first quarter of... read more

27 May 15 @ 12:52

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26 May 15 @ 14:22

Apple Pay is becoming more and more frequently used each month, a bi-monthly study has revealed. In May, nearly half (46%) of iPhone 6 owners have successfully used Apple Pay.... read more