06 Aug 14 @ 15:03

The Milestones Report released today by the Australian Payments Clearing Association, the payments industry self-regulatory body, shows that as with cheques, Australian consumers are increasingly giving up cash in favour... read more

06 Aug 14 @ 14:43

More than 1 million people have registered for a new mobile payment service which has the potential to eventually link up every current account in the country with a phone... read more

06 Aug 14 @ 14:37

The government is to explore the role that digital currencies such as Bitcoin could play in the financial system and whether they need to be regulated. Chancellor George Osborne will... read more

05 Aug 14 @ 15:29

As reported late July, London Underground, DLR and Overground trains are to accept contactless payments. From 16 September, customers will be able to tap their contactless debit card to pay... read more

05 Aug 14 @ 14:40

In another bout of analyst fuelled prospecting, Apple and Visa are now deepening their relationship – Pacific Crest analysts issued a report in which they declare that “we think a partnership between Apple and Visa would... read more

05 Aug 14 @ 11:23

Westpac New Zealand will release the world’s first banking app for account management using augmented reality. Customers will soon be able to use augmented reality and its 3D imagery to... read more

04 Aug 14 @ 12:25

FICO has published its latest map of card fraud in Europe, showing that card fraud losses in 2013 for the 19 European countries studied reached €1.55 billion. This figure was... read more

04 Aug 14 @ 10:34

The use of contactless cards to make contactless payments has continued to gain monthly momentum in the UK, according to figures released by Visa Europe today. Consumers made almost 20 million... read more

01 Aug 14 @ 11:47

Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ, Intesa Sanpaolo Group), Intesa Sanpaolo Card and American Express have initiated a pilot to test – for the first time – HCE (Host Card Emulation) for... read more

01 Aug 14 @ 11:27

The US Department of Homeland Security today issued an advisory alert to businesses concerning the existence of Backoff, a new point-of-sale malware which infiltrates retail computer systems. The alert, issued on... read more

01 Aug 14 @ 10:49

A notable proportion of those who own a tablet or e-reader use it for banking activities and see this as their primary banking method according to a recent survey by... read more

01 Aug 14 @ 10:24

Bharti Airtel used Q1 numbers to highlight how its African subscribers have taken to mobile money with enthusiasm. “Telecoms are back to growth in Africa, this time spearheaded by internet... read more

31 Jul 14 @ 16:03

Around 72% of US consumers affected by fraud have also been victims of data breaches, according to data from the National Consumers League and US research company Javelin Strategy and... read more

31 Jul 14 @ 15:58

mPOS payment player Square has revealed plans to launch a EMV-compliant chip and signature version of its mPOS dongle as the US continues to implement EMV. Square has built a... read more

31 Jul 14 @ 15:56

A new European Union (EU) financial services tsar tasked with regulation and ensuring financial stability in the EU would be appointed in Brussels under new plans being considered by Jean-Claude... read more

30 Jul 14 @ 15:42

Europe’s mobile network operators (MNOs) could save millions of euros per year with better management of mobile payments compliance, according to  mobile monitoring experts Empello. In the UK, a market... read more

30 Jul 14 @ 15:37

Google is unlikely to launch a traditional bank because of the associated costs and regulation, according to a new report from research firm Forrester. Instead, Google will likely become a... read more

30 Jul 14 @ 15:33

Japanese game console maker Nintendo is enabling gamers in Japan to purchase titles on Nintendo’s eShop by tapping their contactless NFC payment cards against their Wii U controllers. Nintendo is... read more