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Money-On-Mobile surpasses 100 Million unique users in India

09 Sep 14 @ 16:01

Calpian has announced that for the month ending August 31, 2014, its Mumbai-based subsidiary Money-On-Mobile has been accessed by more than 103 million cumulative unique users since its inception with... read more

Nets implements TANGO for ATM estate

09 Sep 14 @ 15:46

Nordic switch processor Nets Group, has  announced the selection and rollout of TANGO, from payments vendor Lusis Payments. The selection of TANGO followed a comprehensive review of alternative payment solutions... read more

Amex struggles with mobile payments

09 Sep 14 @ 12:58

A top executive at American Express has acknowledged that the firm’s efforts to engage consumers with mobile payments have so far been a failure – however, as PCM notes, they... read more

The most comprehensive hub to accelerate mobile payment

09 Sep 14 @ 11:21

Gemalto has introduced its Allynis Trusted Services Hub, a business service that enables financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and more generally all digital service providers to benefit from a single... read more

Bank of England selects plastic bank note supplier

08 Sep 14 @ 17:35

The Bank of England has named De La Rue as the preferred bidder for the 10-year printing contract of its new plastic bank notes. De La Rue has been printing notes... read more

Barclaycard to acquire payment and loyalty specialist The Logic Group

08 Sep 14 @ 12:55

The Logic Group has announced that it is to be acquired by Barclaycard. This includes The Logic Group’s UK and Spanish businesses, laying the foundations for a global omni-channel, managed... read more

Vodafone launches mobile payments with Visa in UK

08 Sep 14 @ 12:48

Vodafone, in partnership with Visa, is developing a new mobile payments system that will allow users to complete contactless payment via NFC enabled SIM cards. Vodafone and Visa have previously... read more

What is Host Card Emulation and why it matters

08 Sep 14 @ 11:24

Ever since Google announced support for Host Card Emulation (HCE) earlier this year on the Android OS, banks, merchants and other mobile payment aficionados have been all over it, trying... read more

Mobile malware report reveals that more apps are spying on us

08 Sep 14 @ 10:22

Alcatel-Lucent has released new report on malware and mobile malware showing that security threats to mobile and residential devices jumped sharply during the first half of 2014, putting device owners... read more

Apple agrees interchange fee rebates for m-payments

05 Sep 14 @ 14:53

Ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6 next week, tech giant Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several US issuers to give Apple back a portion of card-present interchange... read more

Barclays launches biometric reader for corporate clients

05 Sep 14 @ 14:50

Barclays corporate customers will be able to log into their online accounts by scanning their fingers with biometric readers using vein authentication technology from Hitachi. From 2015, corporate customers will... read more

US Federal Reserve moves towards faster payments

05 Sep 14 @ 14:47

Federal Reserve banks in the US are moving ahead with plans to implement a faster payments system in order to improve the country’s payment infrastructure. The Federal Reserve banks are... read more

Barclaycard and Orange shut down Quick Tap NFC service

04 Sep 14 @ 12:28

Barclaycard and mobile network operator Orange are to close their Quick Tap NFC mobile payment service at the end of October. Quick Tap was launched in 2011 and was one... read more

MCX preps CurrentC mobile commerce network in US

04 Sep 14 @ 12:24

US mobile commerce joint venture Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), which is backed by several major US merchants, has unveiled its CurrentC mobile commerce payment network, with plans for a commercial... read more

EVO Payments signs acquiring deal with Bank of Ireland

04 Sep 14 @ 12:20

Global payment acquirer EVO Payments International (EVO) has entered into a long-term, exclusive relationship with Bank of Ireland to provide merchant acquiring services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern... read more

Isis rebrands as Softcard

03 Sep 14 @ 13:40

Troubled US mobile wallet platform Isis is rebranding itself as Softcard, in an effort to distance itself from the Islamic militant group of the same name. In a statement on... read more

FIS acquires Clear2Pay for €375m

03 Sep 14 @ 13:31

Global banking and payment solution provider FIS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire payment and processing solution provider Clear2Pay. Founded in 2001, Clear2Pay is a major player in the... read more

Home Depot investigating suspected data breach

03 Sep 14 @ 13:28

US DIY and home improvement merchant Home Depot has become the latest US retailer to be hit by a credit and debit card data breach, according to security blogger Brian... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Visa announces €500 Million European Investment Signals Strategic Response to Payments Sovereignty Push

31 May 26 @ 12:59

The debate around European payments sovereignty has intensified significantly over the past two years. Policymakers, regulators and financial institutions acros... more