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Can banks gain scale with Cloud Issuance & Host Card Emulation?

17 Jul 14 @ 09:22

Thus far, bank rollouts of mobile payment and wallet services have been hindered by multiple factors from the dependency on the secure element owner, the inability to deploy wallet services... read more

Apple launches iTunes mobile payments in Japan

16 Jul 14 @ 15:30

In a small step towards Apple’s payments ambitions, and one giant leap for the Apple rumour mill, the high-tech firm has launched an iTunes-backed payments system — in Japan. The company has... read more

TSYS teams up with Threatmetrix to tackle fraud prevention

16 Jul 14 @ 15:18

TSYS’s ProPay is partnering with ThreatMetrix to provide an advanced fraud prevention system that accurately differentiates real customers from cyber-criminals. The companies are collaborating on TSYS Guardian CyberShield, a cloud-based,... read more

TMG builds wearable payments app for Google Glass

16 Jul 14 @ 11:39

Payments processor, The Members Group (TMG) intrigued attendees of the TMG Executive Summit with a demonstration of its custom-built wearable payments app. In a presentation aptly named “The Future of... read more

Germany ramps up contactless deployment with BASE digital wallet launch

16 Jul 14 @ 09:39

Belgium’s BASE mobile subscribers in Germany can now make contactless payments using their smartphone at the supermarket, when filling up their car and in restaurants using the “BASE Wallet” digital... read more

CUA to launch a host card emulation-based mobile NFC payments service

15 Jul 14 @ 16:50

Australian credit union CUA have partnered with Cuscal to rollout redi2PAY mobile payment app that turns any NFC-enabled smartphone running the latest Andorid operating system – KitKat 4.4 or later – into a... read more

The modern wallet: mobile wallets are making life easier

15 Jul 14 @ 16:24

There’s no denying the impact that digital connectivity is having on our daily routines. It’s changed how we watch video, keep tabs on our health – even the way we connect with our... read more

UK authorities hit Shylock malware

15 Jul 14 @ 13:38

A cybersecurity threat known as Shylock has been disrupted thanks to an international operation, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is reporting. Shylock was said to have been installed on... read more

EU Banking Authority warns financial institutions to avoid virtual currencies

15 Jul 14 @ 13:08

Europe’s Banking Authority has warned its financial institutions to avoid dealing in Bitcoins and other virtual currencies until a forthcoming regulatory regime has been established. It also laid out various elements that... read more

Retail mobile apps slow to adopt payment functionality

15 Jul 14 @ 12:58

In recent years, major retailers have embraced the use of “smart” technology in store fronts. From using tablets at the checkout counter to mobile credit applications, retailers are developing creative... read more

Barclays to roll out of voice biometrics to 12m customers

11 Jul 14 @ 11:24

Barclays plans to expand its use of voice biometrics to streamline authentication when clients call the bank, but the technology is still not widely trusted or understood. Barclays has been... read more

Europe embraces contactless purchases

11 Jul 14 @ 11:05

Throughout 2013 Visa cardholders used their contactless cards to make more than 94.3 million purchases in the UK compared to just under 25 million contactless purchases in 2012. Contactless purchases... read more

Visa Europe sees end of payment cards

09 Jul 14 @ 15:36

Visa Europe is predicting an end to plastic payment cards as changing consumer preferences and new technologies take hold. The network is looking at how to overhaul security standards and... read more

Mt. Gox CEO sells bitcoins.com domain

09 Jul 14 @ 15:31

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles is putting the domain name bitcoins.com up for sale and states that the proceeds will be used to reimburse users of the bankrupt currency exchange.... read more

Ingenico Payment Services opens up Belgium web shops to mobile payment

09 Jul 14 @ 09:09

Ingenico Payment Services, previously Ogone, has signed an agreement with Seamless regarding the mobile wallet SEQR. Its mobile payment services can now be offered to the thousands of Belgian web... read more

ISIS and Isis undertake rebranding

08 Jul 14 @ 16:38

As if the Isis mobile wallet venture was not suffering enough problems due to sluggish customer uptake, it has now been forced to rebrand itself in order to avoid confusion... read more

Monitise share price slumps on revenue slash

08 Jul 14 @ 16:32

Global mobile money specialist Monitise has seen its share price plummet more than 15% today after the company issued a trading update stating that its revenue growth this year would... read more

Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf create ATM security association

08 Jul 14 @ 16:29

ATM manufacturers Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf have decided to put competitive differences aside in order to form an ATM security association. The two have come together as criminals renew their... 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