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Point of Sale (POS) forecast report

11 Aug 14 @ 12:04

At 93% of total US retail dollar volume, the point of sale (POS) retail market towers above the online market and will continue to do so for years to come.... read more

Analytics and loyalty will drive proximity payments growth

11 Aug 14 @ 11:53

Mobile proximity payments have to date proven lacklustre and despite hundreds of millions spent on developing these platforms, consumer take-up remains low. While the reasons for this are many, the... read more

Mobile payments go beyond mainstream

11 Aug 14 @ 10:48

According to research by IDC, 1.5 billion smartphones will be in use globally by 2017 and consumers will be doing more than ever on them. As a result, more businesses recognise... read more

IBM uncovers Android banking vulnerability

08 Aug 14 @ 14:14

The message for Android is increasingly bleak in the context of security. After Android malware hits South Korean mobile banking customers and Android cyberattacks on 34 European banks it now... read more

Mobile payments to India through Pingit service

08 Aug 14 @ 13:53

Barclays has launched new functionality allowing mobile payments to India through its Pingit mobile payments service in the UK, opening it up to the largest remittance market between the UK and another... read more

SecureNet launch global infrastructure for international payments

08 Aug 14 @ 13:44

SecureNet unveiled plans to launch an innovative global infrastructure built around its cloud-based PayOS platform, which will allow for fully integrated international payment processing. Merchants of all sizes will be... read more

Security fears throttling mobile financial services

07 Aug 14 @ 15:27

A leading digital identity expert has revealed the results of its new research The Rise of the Identity Centric Economy which found that 53% of UK consumers would never use... read more

Mobile Payments and Fraud Survey

07 Aug 14 @ 12:19

The Mobile Payments & Fraud Survey: 2014 Report is the second annual installment of this study highlighting the growth, opportunity, obstacles, preferences and priorities identified by Merchants, Service Providers, Acquirers, Card Associations and Issuers operating in the mobile channel. This year’s Mobile Payments & Fraud Survey builds on the success of last year’s inaugural version by showing new trends and findings, while also providing a longitudinal perspective on how mobile has changed in only 12 months.

Payments incubator specialist Rocket Internet €333m investment for emerging markets

07 Aug 14 @ 11:36

Rocket Internet, a German company that incubates technology startups, has announced that Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. will buy a 10% stake in the company for €333 million ($446 million).... read more

Australians embracing digital payments

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

Paym hits 1 million users for mobile payment service

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

UK explore Bitcoin role

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

EE unveils contactless payments plans with London Underground

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

Apple and Visa to work together?

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

Westpac New Zealand release world first augmented reality banking app

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

European card fraud losses hit new high

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

UK contactless payments surge by 18%

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

PBZ to test HCE for mobile NFC payments on American Express network

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

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more