06 Jan 15 @ 11:35

Google is suing Visa and MasterCard over the card networks’ interchange fees, with the internet and tech giant claiming that they have violated federal antitrust law. Google has filed the... read more

06 Jan 15 @ 11:31

India’s Icici Bank is aiming to transform a rural Indian community into a “digital village”, using technology to bring banking, education and health services to locals. The village of Akodara... read more

05 Jan 15 @ 16:23

Chinese internet company Tencent has launched China’s first online-only private bank. WeBank, named after Tencent’s popular WeChat messaging service, is now operational after the Chinese financial service regulator granted Tencent... read more

05 Jan 15 @ 16:19

Online banking player Moven is launching its budgeting app on the Motorola 360 and Samsung Gear smartwatches, as it looks to capitalise on the New Year fitness resolutions of customers.... read more

05 Jan 15 @ 16:15

Test tool specialist FIME has announced that its laboratories in Asia, EMEA and Korea have been qualified to perform official NFC Forum analogue certification testing. These FIME laboratories are now... read more

29 Dec 14 @ 13:38

According to the New York Times, the list of companies working with Apple Pay continues to grow. On Tuesday, Apple announced that in recent weeks the company had signed up... read more

26 Dec 14 @ 09:20

Will mobile replace wallets and PCs in 2015? No, it won’t. Eventually? Probably, but it won’t be “soon”. Even as 2015 is poised to be the year of mobile, mobile... read more

25 Dec 14 @ 09:00

Apple and IBM delivered their first set of business-centric applications for iPhone and iPad users, following their landmark deal to work together in the enterprise computing space earlier this year.... read more

25 Dec 14 @ 08:47

NCR Corporation has announced that Alaric, an NCR business, has released the latest version of its Fractals intelligent payment fraud detection solution. The latest version of Fractals, which is already being... read more

24 Dec 14 @ 09:00

The paper cheque remains a popular staple for UK consumers and businesses, according to new figures from the Cheque and Credit Clearing Company. Although the number of cheques written last... read more

23 Dec 14 @ 10:50

In its fifth annual report on customer loyalty in retail banking, “Going Digical: Customers Love the Smart Fusion of Digital and Physical Assets”, Bain & Company, has found that for the... read more

23 Dec 14 @ 09:46

Bitcoin’s ongoing evolution draws comparisons to how Napster, while unsuccessful as an organization, upended an entire music industry and propelled it into the digital age. Bitcoin truly is the Napster... read more

22 Dec 14 @ 16:44

People’s Bank of Kazakhstan (Halyk Bank), the largest bank in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, together with OpenWay, have launched issuing and acquiring of UnionPay UICC chip cards. This is the... read more

22 Dec 14 @ 16:31

Technology will give fraudsters an edge in 2015, but it will also provide new tools for organisations and investigators, according to experts from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)... read more

19 Dec 14 @ 16:21

RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) has announced the addition of Host Card Emulation to the RBC Mobile app, allowing Canadians to pay with most Android mobile phones without worrying about... read more

19 Dec 14 @ 15:40

ITG Research has released  figures which show that iPhone users, via Apple Pay, were responsible for 1% of digital payment dollars spent in the month of November. The ITG Mobile Payments report, which... read more

19 Dec 14 @ 12:05

21 million British consumers say they will switch banks to access mobile payments, as anticipation for new ways to pay builds, according to new research from Zapp. 44% of consumers plan... read more

19 Dec 14 @ 11:29

Suddenly the key EU’s stakeholders (ECB/EC) are talking again about technical payments interoperability and new payments networks.  Many may ask why, for they have struggled over 10 years to fully... read more