13 Apr 15 @ 16:36

In a European ATM Crime Report covering the full year 2014 EAST (European ATM Security Team) has reported that ATM related fraud incidents fell 26% when compared to 2013, although... read more

13 Apr 15 @ 15:43

New filings reveal that eBay and PayPal will soon be free to do business with their most entrenched enemies. Under an agreement detailed in a regulatory filing from eBay, the companies will... read more

13 Apr 15 @ 15:31

The mobile money sector is one of the most fluid in the whole of the mobile ecosystem, with more players entering and exiting, new tech and services being launched or... read more

13 Apr 15 @ 12:01

Just months after Apple Pay went live, the adoption rate came in at an impressive 11% of all credit card-owning households and 66% of iPhone 6 owners, according to new... read more

09 Apr 15 @ 15:37

Around 185 million consumers in Europe are expected to use mobile payment apps over the next 12 months, according to an ING survey of more than 14,000 individuals around the... read more

09 Apr 15 @ 15:33

BBVA Compass customers is teaming up with the Dwolla digital currency platform to enable consumers to make real-time payments. BBVA Compass is bypassing the traditional routes and using Dwolla’s FiSync... read more

09 Apr 15 @ 15:30

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has released new apps for Apple and Android wearables such as smart watches. CBA’s apps for Android and Apple smart watches will allow users to... read more

08 Apr 15 @ 15:41

Regulation of the digital currency marketplace would need to be co-ordinated by a global body such as the Basle-based Bank for International Settlements, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia.... read more

08 Apr 15 @ 15:37

Tech giant Microsoft is planning a move into host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments by preparing for the regulatory approvals needed for the launch of such a service. Microsoft unveiled... read more

08 Apr 15 @ 15:32

mPOS player Square is launching a new suite of customer engagement tools aimed at small businesses. The new tools will work in conjunction with the Square Register service in order... read more

07 Apr 15 @ 13:39

New figures published by the UK Cards Association show that 30% of the value of all spending on cards in January was via the internet, with £15.4 billion of the... read more

07 Apr 15 @ 13:35

Ingenico Group and Intel Corporation have announced a collaboration to combine Intel technology and Ingenico Group secure payment acceptance for the Internet of Things. The companies will jointly develop a... read more

07 Apr 15 @ 13:32

Poland’s Idea Bank is launching a fleet of automobiles fitted with ATMs which can be ordered by smartphone. The bank has fitted four electric BMW i3 automobiles with built-in cash... read more

07 Apr 15 @ 09:54

Our Advanced Payments Survey, sponsored by American Express, as in previous years, indicates that industry opinion on what is required to develop a successful mobile payment service remains the same. Smooth or “frictionless” consumer interaction designed to work intuitively consistently scores at the top of the table for key success factors.

02 Apr 15 @ 11:39

Some of New Zealand’s biggest banks and telcos have joined forces to launch Semble, a SIM-based NFC mobile payments service. Telcos Vodafone, 2degrees, Telecom teamed up with bank-owned payments network... read more

02 Apr 15 @ 11:30

The Post Office has announced it will accept American Express Cards in all of its 11,500 branches making it the largest UK retail network to do so. The introduction of American... read more

02 Apr 15 @ 11:25

The Payment Systems Regulator, which launched on Wednesday, will open up access of the infrastructure underpinning financial transactions, from mobile payments to house purchases. The largest lenders, such as Lloyds,... read more

01 Apr 15 @ 14:56

The recent release of the annual UK fraud figures describes an interesting picture of some successes and some areas for continued concern and renewed action. First, the headline successes. Fraud... read more