27 Feb 15 @ 11:49

The UK is set to make more than a quarter (28.6%) of all online purchases through mobile devices in 2015, according to an international study commissioned by RetailMeNot. The study, carried... read more

27 Feb 15 @ 11:19

Google is rumoured to be launching a payments API that will enable third party developers to embed in-store and in-app payments within their apps, according to press reports. Citing a source,... read more

27 Feb 15 @ 10:49

Telco Millicom has announced that its Tigo Pesa service in Tanzania will be the first in Africa able to transact with customers of all the country’s other mobile money services, following... read more

27 Feb 15 @ 10:19

FIME and leading player in cybersecurity, Thales have announced the launch of a joint offering for the host card emulation (HCE) mobile services market. The partners have combined expertise to... read more

27 Feb 15 @ 10:16

The Bank of England says that it is considering issuing its own digital currency in the future in the same way that it issues bank notes. A research paper from... read more

26 Feb 15 @ 12:36

Target has so far booked $162 million in expenses related to the data breach it suffered in late 2013 which saw thieves steal the card details of tens of millions... read more

25 Feb 15 @ 14:24

We are constantly reminded by news stories how complex it can be to secure mobile banking and payments apps. A recent study* has found that 11% percent of Android banking... read more

25 Feb 15 @ 09:54

In a UK first, Barclays has announced it will be the first British bank to allow people to pay each other and small businesses via Twitter payments using just their Twitter handle.... read more

25 Feb 15 @ 09:30

The SIM card is so secure that in the case revealed recently, even intelligence services preferred to steal the key rather than attack the SIM card. The secure authentication of... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 16:49

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a currency system seeking successful adoption must be in want of trust. Trust that a representation of value, such as a paper note,... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 16:19

Not all countries have cards as the predominant payment method when paying for goods and services online. Payment methods can be quite diverse from country to country. Expert Market have... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 10:39

Representing global losses in excess of a billion Euros, card fraud and associated skimming remains the most prevalent type of ATM crime and a major concern for financial institutions (FI)... read more

24 Feb 15 @ 10:27

Visa Europe has announced its plan to launch a payment tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at the heart of new mobile... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 18:41

Google is said to be reviving its Google Wallet after seeing how popular Apple Pay has been, according to The Wall Street Journal. To do so, Google is apparently in the early... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 16:52

According to a new Berg Insight reporter global merchants the world over are deploying more NFC terminals at the point of sale and activating the NFC capability. Berg Insight estimates... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 12:36

According to PwC, the Indian ecommerce industry is expected to reach $22 billion in 2015, as compared to $16.4 billion in 2014. Currently, e-Travel comprises 70% of the total ecommerce... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 12:21

In a new piece of research issued by PayPal in collaboration with the market research company Ipsos, mobile commerce is growing at nearly three times the rate of overall ecommerce at... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 11:49

There are lots of ongoing discussions around EMV payments in the US; PIN versus signature, contactless, mobile payments (firmly back on the table after the introduction of Apple Pay), tokenization,... read more