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Cybercrime bigger than drug trade

14 Apr 15 @ 16:54

In an extraordinary presentation at a TechUK event Adrian Leppard, the City of London police commissioner attacked the big banks by saying that cybercrime may now be bigger than the drug... read more

Card Fraud Report 2015 – now available

14 Apr 15 @ 12:46

Card Fraud is the driver of major industry initiatives such as EMV implementation to combat the use of lost, stolen and counterfeit cards, while 3D-Secure authentication protects against the fraudulent use... read more

Judo Payments builds mobile payments SDK for Xamarin

14 Apr 15 @ 12:35

Judo Payments has announced the launch of its mobile app payments software development kit (SDK) for mobile development solution Xamarin. Xamarin’s platform enables developers to build apps for iOS, Android, Windows... read more

Mobile app use sees emergence of cashless society

13 Apr 15 @ 16:57

Half of European adults with access to a mobile device such as a smart phone or tablet computer expect to use mobile payment apps over the next 12 months, according... read more

European ATM crime incidents fall 26%

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

PayPal free to work with eBay rivals

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

The global mobile money landscape

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

Apple Pay performance problematic at POS

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

Europeans favouring mobile payments

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

BBVA Compass teams up with Dwolla for real-time payments

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

CBA launches apps for Apple and Android wearables

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

Digital currency regulator should be global body

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

Microsoft gears up for HCE-based mobile payments

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

Square launches customer engagement tools

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

Internet spending is one-third of UK card expenditure value

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

Intel and Ingenico team up for Internet of Things

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

Poland’s Idea Bank launches mobile ATM fleet

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

Advanced Payments Report 2015

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.

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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

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... 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