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Santander’s bank transforms its mobile banking into m-commerce marketplace

15 Apr 14 @ 12:21

The new BZWBK24 mobile banking app enables its users in Poland to shop at a variety of merchants embedded in the application. Users can make daily shopping with home delivery,... read more

Facebook applies for e-money license

15 Apr 14 @ 11:49

Reports have surfaced in multiple media outlets this morning that Facebook is seeking regulatory approval from the Irish central bank for providing financial services in the form of remittances and e-money –... read more

Apple expected to adopt NFC for mobile payment plans

14 Apr 14 @ 11:38

Apple’s 2014 roadmap was laid out in pretty considerable detail by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last week in an investor note, and while ordinarily analyst predictions aren’t worth the paper... read more

CaixaBank, Santander and Telefónica launch Yaap

14 Apr 14 @ 10:52

CaixaBank, Banco Santander and Telefónica have announced Yaap – the brand for their digital services joint-venture initially announced last year. Yaap is the chosen name for the Spanish firm whose... read more

Icahn backs down from PayPal demand

14 Apr 14 @ 10:34

Carl Icahn has backed off from his demands for eBay to spin out its fast-growing PayPal payments unit on Thursday, after the billionaire investor failed to drum up support from... read more

US tightening regulations for virtual currencies

14 Apr 14 @ 09:47

As the rise and fall of virtual currencies continue, the US Attorney General has raised the prospect of applying money-laundering and know-your-customer controls to virtual currency transactions as a means... read more

WorldPay and ZNAP agree global partnership for global mobile payments

14 Apr 14 @ 09:40

WorldPay and ZNAP, the mobile business platform, have agreed a global partnership for global mobile payments  which will enable multi-channel commerce for new and existing businesses. The joint offering has... read more

MasterPass wallet solution launches in Switzerland

11 Apr 14 @ 09:27

SIX Payment Services and MasterCard will jointly provide the wallet payment platform MasterPass for card issuing banks. The digital wallet simplifies payments on the internet and offers financial institutions in... read more

ACH volume grows to nearly 22 billion payments in 2013

10 Apr 14 @ 09:21

In 2013, ACH volume grew to almost 22 billion electronic payments[1], an increase of 4% over 2012 volume, according to new statistics released by NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association.... read more

NFC: A technology in search of a problem?

09 Apr 14 @ 11:33

According to a report from IHS, contactless payments could be about to receive a significant boost, with global Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled handset shipments set to soar four-fold in the... read more

Royal Canadian Mint axes digital currency MintChip

09 Apr 14 @ 09:36

Just three months after announcing its Bitcoin rival MintChip, The Royal Canadian Mint has shut its cloud-based digital currency and is looking to offload the business. The Mint unveiled plans... read more

Barclays’ customers: £6.6 million per month with contactless cards

09 Apr 14 @ 06:24

Barclaycard has announced that its customers are spending £6.6 million per month on their contactless cards. The latest figures from Barclaycard show that contactless payments have increased threefold since 2012,... read more

Top 10 ways acquirers can block a data breach

08 Apr 14 @ 19:09

The Strawhecker Group (TSG), in coordination with the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) for the benefit of TRANSACT 14 Attendees, has developed a new infographic entitled The Top 10 Ways Acquirers... read more

Less than 1% of European ATMs upgraded to Windows 7

08 Apr 14 @ 19:06

New research from RBR reveals that the banking industry has migrated very few ATMs away from Windows XP, despite the long‑publicised end of support from Microsoft on 8th April 2014.... read more

Equifax partners with Jumio for mobile commerce

08 Apr 14 @ 11:22

Equifax has announced its partnership with Jumio, an industry leader in the mobile commerce space that specializes in payments and ID scanning and validation products for mobile and web transactions.... read more

MPOS devices could leave millions worldwide open to attack

07 Apr 14 @ 11:41

Mobile Point of Sale (MPOS) devices can be easily hacked, leaving banks, retailers and millions of customers exposed to serious fraud around the world, global information security firm MWR InfoSecurity... read more

Advanced Payments Report 2014

07 Apr 14 @ 10:03

Advanced Payments report 2014, publishes the results of our 8th annual Advanced Payments Survey charting the development of the mobile and other advanced payments, capturing expectations, opinions and perspectives from all across the globe.

AFP payments fraud and control survey

04 Apr 14 @ 11:11

Despite a slight decrease in corporate payments fraud and a heightened interest in security risks, 2013 saw an increase in fraud specific to credit and debit cards as criminals and... 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