22 May 14 @ 16:09

The newly established Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB) is setting up two working groups to explore the role of mobile and ‘innovative’ payments methods, as Europe begins the transition to... read more

22 May 14 @ 15:06

For the first time since Q4 2008, near the height of the credit crisis, year-over-year receivables increased by more than 1% in Q1 2014. Purchase volume increased by 7.0% on... read more

22 May 14 @ 12:52

PayPoint has merged its internet payment service provider and mobile phone payment businesses, previously trading as PayPoint.net and PayByPhone. The new business, known as PayPoint Mobile and Online, combines PayPoint’s depth of expertise in... read more

21 May 14 @ 15:35

EBay has asked users to change their passwords following a cyber-attack that compromised one of its databases. The US firm said the database was hacked between late February and early... read more

21 May 14 @ 09:19

First Annapolis Consulting recently completed its 2014 Mobile Banking Study, which highlights the growing importance of mobile banking among the top 100 US regulated depositories. Key findings include: Nearly all... read more

20 May 14 @ 15:34

LifeLock has pulled its LifeLock Wallet app from various mobile app stores. In a blog post on its corporate website, LOCK Chairman and CEO Todd Davis said that the company had withdrawn... read more

20 May 14 @ 12:13

Groupon has unveiled Gnome, an iPad POS system with deep integration into Groupon’s infrastructure that the company hopes will spur uptake among merchants that regularly run promotions through the service.... read more

20 May 14 @ 12:01

In a surprising move, Google Wallet users can now choose to pay with PayPal when shopping in the Google Play store. Google Wallet and PayPal have been competing with each... read more

20 May 14 @ 11:52

Tech companies have invested millions in trying to persuade people to make mobile payments, but the closure of a high-profile app launched by Twitter’s co-founder suggests too few are willing... read more

19 May 14 @ 11:36

MasterCard announced that it has entered into an agreement with Opus Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,  (“Opus”) to acquire its subsidiary, ElectraCard Services Private Limited, (“ECS”), a leading global provider of software... read more

19 May 14 @ 11:34

The European Payments Council (EPC), representing the European banking industry in relation to payments, today launched a three-month public consultation on possible modifications to the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) and... read more

15 May 14 @ 15:38

HID Global and Proxama, the global platform provider of mobile proximity marketing, mobile wallet and payment solutions, announced that they have partnered to create a solution enabling rapid deployment of... read more

15 May 14 @ 13:32

US, telco-backed, mobile wallet venture Isis is picking up steam, claiming 20,000 new wallet activations a day over the last month since launch. The Isis wallet – owned by AT&T... read more

15 May 14 @ 10:30

TD Canada Trust has added the capability to make small credit card purchases using NFC mobile payments for Rogers, Bell and TELUS customers in Canada. After the wide release of Rogers suretap... read more

14 May 14 @ 13:44

ITCARD a leading provider of banking services in Poland has launched the first biometric ATM shared network in Europe, called Planet Cash. By the end of this year the company... read more

14 May 14 @ 12:58

INSIDE Secure has announced at Cartes America the launch of MatrixSSE, a software secure element for mobile application protection including enterprise, entertainment and financial applications. The solution allows mobile applications... read more

13 May 14 @ 16:04

Contactless payment card shipments accelerated globally in 2013, according to figures released today by the Smart Payment Association (SPA) at an opening-day session at the CARTES America conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. In... read more

13 May 14 @ 13:58

The latest Smart Insights Report establishes that mPOS, the combination of smartphone convenience with the needs of the bank card acceptance at the point of sales, will account for 52... read more