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Remote Deposit Capture – Mobile the new scanner

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

Global smartphone growth

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

MasterCard & Target data breach settlement disintegrates

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

Identity fraud up by 27% in first quarter of 2015

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

Payments Cards and Mobile – Buyers Guide 2015-2016

27 May 15 @ 12:52

Reach your potential customers in Global Banking and Financial Institutions, Retailers and merchants, Telecommunications, Third Party Processors, Solution and Service Providers as well as senior executives in Transport, Health, Equipment... read more

Apple Pay users on the up

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

FCA rejects EBA guidelines on online payments

26 May 15 @ 14:09

The UK has rejected the chance to sign up for new European Banking Authority (EBA) guidelines on online payment security, making the FCA one of only three EU countries to resist... read more

Postbank to trial Host Card Emulation

26 May 15 @ 14:00

Germany’s Postbank is to run an internal pilot of an NFC mobile payments app operating in a Host Card Emulation environment. Postbank employees participating in the project will be able... read more

BNZ deploys PayClip mPOS in New Zealand

22 May 15 @ 16:50

Mint Payments has announced that its partnership with Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has resulted in the successful deployment and enhancement of BNZ’s PayClip mPOS payments product. PayClip enables business... read more

UK consumers ready to drop banks for mobile – Zapp

22 May 15 @ 16:47

UK mobile payment provider Zapp has released research which shows that 21 million UK consumers are ready to switch banks to access mobile payments, 33% of these within a year.... read more

Cash overtaken by ‘non-cash’ payments in 2014

21 May 15 @ 15:10

Figures published today show that the total number of cash payments made by consumers, businesses and financial organisations in the UK fell to 48% last year (from 52% in 2013).... read more

Payments bodies to standardise ISO 20022 real-time payments

21 May 15 @ 14:16

Global interoperability of real-time payments systems will require harmonisation of market practices and standards. A group of international clearing houses, banks, vendors, payments associations and other parties have proposed setting... read more

FIS Clear2Pay confirmed by VISA as CVES provider

21 May 15 @ 11:44

FIS says that its FIS’ Clear2Pay Open Test Solutions group has been confirmed by Visa for Chip Vendor Enabled Service (CVES) to help streamline and support the deployment of EMV enabled... read more

MasterCard launches personal payments service

20 May 15 @ 16:39

MasterCard has launched MasterCard Send, a service designed to make it seamless for businesses, governments and others to send money to consumers around the world. Live in the US, MasterCard... read more

BPCE pilots dynamic CVV code for online shopping

20 May 15 @ 16:36

France’s Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne (BPCE) are piloting a payment card that replaces the three-figure CVV code on the rear of the card with a small screen display that... read more

E-commerce processor WePay raises $40 million

20 May 15 @ 16:33

E-commerce payment processor WePay has raised $40 million in a Series D funding round led by FTV Capital and including Japan’s Rakuten. WePay will use the funding to expand in... read more

iZettle launches contactless dongle

19 May 15 @ 13:53

mPOS specialist iZettle has launched a new hardware dongle that includes both chip and PIN and contactless payment functionality, along with support for Apple Pay. The Card Reader Pro Contactless... read more

WorldRemit launches in five new countries

19 May 15 @ 13:49

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has launched in five countries in South America and Eastern Europe. WorldRemit customers can now send money transfers direct to the bank accounts of their... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more