01 Sep 14 @ 12:09

Australia’s tax commissioner has indicated that the bitcoin digital currency could be considered legal tender in the country. Several countries around the world are struggling over whether to classify bitcoin... read more

01 Sep 14 @ 12:06

The UK government is to urge European Union nations to expel Russian banks from the Swift financial messaging network, amid rising tensions over the crisis in Ukraine. UK prime minister... read more

29 Aug 14 @ 13:16

Nigeria’s national eID card scheme has been officially launched. In the pilot phase, the Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will issue MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments functionality to 13... read more

29 Aug 14 @ 13:13

Tech giant Apple is working with global semiconductor manufacturer NXP to add secure short-range wireless technology into the next iPhone, enabling new pay-by-touch capabilities. The next release of the iPhone... read more

29 Aug 14 @ 13:10

Global online cash payment provider Ukash has partnered with YuuPay, the Singapore-based payment service provider. The agreement will enable around 400 merchants already using the YuuPay system in Asia, Australia... read more

28 Aug 14 @ 12:16

With tech giant Apple positioning itself to enter the mobile payment space, interest has been piqued by a recent digital wallet patent application that has just been made public. The... read more

28 Aug 14 @ 12:11

US banking giant JPMorgan is the latest high-profile organization to suffer a hack attack, which is now being investigated by the FBI. It is reported that in mid-August, Russian hackers... read more

28 Aug 14 @ 12:09

Digital currency processor GoCoin has announced a partnership with Apriva, a major payment processor, to enable bitcoin payments for more than 1,000 clients of Apriva. GoCoin is the first payment... read more

28 Aug 14 @ 12:05

Visa has announced that its Visa Checkout e-commerce service is now available at nearly 4 million US online retailers. The Visa Checkout service incorporates a ‘Checkout’ button into retailer websites,... read more

28 Aug 14 @ 12:02

Ingenico Roam, part of Ingenico Mobile Solutions, has partnered with global payment processor First Data to launch an mPOS solution into the Indian market. Leveraging ROAM’s mobile solution and Ingenico’s... read more

27 Aug 14 @ 11:57

Spain’s CaixaBank has signed an agreement with ATM manufacturer Fujitsu to manufacture 8,500 new terminals featuring cutting-edge technology and to innovate jointly on a global scale. The new ATMs are... read more

27 Aug 14 @ 11:54

BPC Banking Technologies, a global provider of open system payment solutions, has been selected by Ethiopia’s EthSwitch to power its national switching operations in Ethiopia. BPC’s SmartVista solution was selected... read more

27 Aug 14 @ 11:52

IBM and global mobile banking solution provider Monitise have announced a global digital commerce and resourcing alliance. Aimed at leveraging both companies’ mobile banking, payments and commerce technology, this alliance... read more

27 Aug 14 @ 11:49

mPOS player Square has overhauled its Cash P2P payments app to enable users to send and receive funds via text. The latest version of Square Cash gives users the ability... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 11:05

A survey from the American Bankers Association (ABA) shows that the internet continues to be the most popular banking channel, although mobile, ATMs and even branches are gaining popularity. A... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 10:59

New Zealand’s Westpac Bank will integrate its online banking platform with start-up Moven’s mobile money management tool to enable customers manage their money through their smartphones, tablets or desktop. Moven,... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 10:55

Micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly linking up with payments start-up Stripe to launch an ‘in-tweet’ e-commerce purchase feature, enabling users to enter payment information without leaving the site. Twitter is... read more

26 Aug 14 @ 10:50

The Target data breach, which compromised the data of 40 million cardholders continues to have ramifications across the industry. Following a class-action lawsuit against Target for the data breach, MasterCard... read more