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One in four UK consumers would share their DNA with their bank to secure financial information

15 Jun 15 @ 12:13

A new mobile identity whitepaper from Telstra reveals the majority of United Kingdom (UK) consumers using mobile banking applications want their mobile devices to instantly recognise them via biometrics, such as fingerprint... read more

Criminals receive 1,425% ROI from Cybercrime

12 Jun 15 @ 15:47

Trustwave has released the 2015 Trustwave Global Security Report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2014. The report discloses how much criminals can profit from malware attacks,... read more

UnionPay hits 5 billion issued mark

12 Jun 15 @ 13:20

China UnionPay aims to become a global bank card company, Ge Huayong, chairman of China UnionPay and UnionPay International, said on Wednesday. Ge made the remarks after a speech at... read more

Banks lose out as half of online banking applications fail

12 Jun 15 @ 13:06

Jumio has launched new research that benchmarks high street banks in their approach to digital account opening. The research report is based on interviews with eight leading high street banks which analyse... read more

Miura raises $16m in VC round

11 Jun 15 @ 14:34

Miura Systems has closed a $16m fundraising round, led by London-based investmend syndicate, DFJ Esprit Secondaries (DFJES). The company has sold off a minority stake to speed-up growth in a... read more

Bitreserve launch free money transfer and currency exchange

11 Jun 15 @ 14:31

Bitreserve is now, according to a company statement, the world’s first zero-cost money transfer and currency exchange service. For the first time in history, the transfer, exchange and conversion of money... read more

Ericsson And VeriFone Mobile Money announce global partnership

11 Jun 15 @ 14:23

Ericsson has partnered with VeriFone Mobile Money, a retail enablement software suite that will be integrated with Ericsson Wallet Platform to expand payment options, including in emerging markets. The global partnership... read more

Diebold set to buy Wincor Nixdorf

11 Jun 15 @ 12:30

US ATM maker Diebold is in talks about a possible acquisition of its troubled German rival Wincor Nixdorf , sources with knowledge of the negotiations say. Wincor is being advised by... read more

US EMV migration – Three lessons from Canada

10 Jun 15 @ 12:11

At the risk of sounding like the new Weather Channel website, can we learn anything about EMV migration from Canada? After all, they have already upgraded or replaced more than 60,000... read more

Judo Payments confirmed as payments platform provider for Apple Pay

10 Jun 15 @ 11:38

Judo Payments has confirmed its announcement as one of the payments platform providers selected to support Apple Pay when it launches in the UK in July. The integration of judo’s technology... read more

Ixaris announce €4m Open Payments Ecosystem project

10 Jun 15 @ 09:20

Ixaris has announced the initial phase of its €4m Open Payments Ecosystem (OPE) project. The pioneering two year project is financially backed by EU Horizon2020 under the Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme... read more

4 million active users of mobile banking in Poland

10 Jun 15 @ 09:08

Smartphones are changing the way people make daily decisions. They are used not only to communicate or entertain. Mobile applications make different services accessible to customers regardless the place, time... read more

The Bancorp partners with MeaWallet

10 Jun 15 @ 08:56

The  Bancorp  and  MeaWallet  have  agreed  to  a  strategic partnership  to  deliver  open  loop  mobile  prepaid  cards  to  The  Bancorp  card  issuers  in Europe, with  the goal  of  launching  the  first ... read more

Apple Pay comes to the UK in July

09 Jun 15 @ 14:17

Apple Pay is coming to the UK in July, enabling millions of Apple device owners to use the tech giant’s mobile payments service. So far, MasterCard, Visa, eight UK banks... read more

Apriva and Miura Systems deliver mPOS to US market

09 Jun 15 @ 14:14

Apriva, a provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction and information solutions, and Miura Systems, a UK-based mPOS platform provider, have announced their partnership and product integration. The integration will certify... read more

PayPal launches One Touch Web in UK and Canada

09 Jun 15 @ 14:11

PayPal is bringing its One Touch for Web application to the UK and Canada, enabling consumers to pay for purchases online with a single click after their first log-in. PayPal... read more

Zapp launch ‘Pay by Bank app’ mobile payment paymark

09 Jun 15 @ 09:30

Zapp has unveiled the new ‘Pay by Bank app’ paymark, a universal symbol indicating to consumers that a retailer accepts a Zapp-powered mobile payment from a bank app. Clicking the symbol online will... read more

What’s driving the renewed interest in P2P?

08 Jun 15 @ 16:45

Electronic person-to-person (P2P) payments have been on a roller coaster of interest over the last decade.  PayPal launched the first successful, widespread service in the late 1990s and has enjoyed... 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

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... 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