16 Jun 14 @ 16:19

French payment processor Worldline is set to be spun off by its parent Atos in an initial public offering (IPO) valued at €610 million. Worldline will issue around €255 million... read more

16 Jun 14 @ 16:16

The French domestic card scheme, Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB), is planning to introduce biometric payment based on fingerprints before the end of 2014. CB is working with the National... read more

13 Jun 14 @ 12:12

BlackBerry announced it has reached a three-year deal with Canadian mobile payment technology firm EnStream to provide a secure platform for mobile-payment transactions between several big Canadian banks and their customers.... read more

13 Jun 14 @ 10:59

While much of the debate around European card regulation and interchange focuses on Visa and MasterCard, how will three-party schemes fare under proposed legislation? The July 2013 publication of European... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 13:32

RS2 Software, the company behind the comprehensive, high-performance and high-availability card management solution BankWORKS, has announced a major license and services agreement with a global payments processing company. The comprehensive... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 12:29

In the wake of high-profile retailer breaches, how is the payment industry responding? The year 2013 looks likely to be defined as the year of the data breach, as fraudsters... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 11:00

Ixaris – the payments innovator that pioneered virtual prepaid cards and rapid deployment of payments solutions for corporates – has announces a ground-breaking approach for banks to bring new payments... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 10:52

Yaap, the joint-venture between CaixaBank, Banco Santander and Telefónica, has signaled the beginning of its business operations with the launch of its first service, Yaap Shopping, in the cities of... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 10:42

Proxama, the global mobile marketing, loyalty and payments company has partnered with PrePay Solutions (PPS), to provide mobile contactless payment solutions, via HCE, to PPS’s customer base. PPS (jointly owned by Edenred... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 09:47

Major FinTech investments occur every six months in financial institutions, with 21% of them valued at $10m or more, according to research released today by CCgroup, a London-based B2B technology... read more

12 Jun 14 @ 09:09

Powa Technologies Group has announced the acquisition of Hong Kong-based mobile expert MPayMe in a move that will vastly increase its global reach and provide a leading payment solution for... read more

11 Jun 14 @ 14:26

By the end of 2015, 70% of US credit cards and 41% of US debit cards will be EMV enabled, says Aite Group. In a new research report, EMV: Lessons... read more

11 Jun 14 @ 10:17

Digital payments experts Consult Hyperion, in conjunction with the GSMA, have published a guide to help banks and mobile operators understand the Host Card Emulation (HCE) and SIM Secure Element... read more

11 Jun 14 @ 09:30

The UK finance industry has launched a cyber security framework for sharing detailed threat intelligence, testing cyber security and benchmarking financial service providers. The CBEST framework was developed by the Council of Registered... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 12:31

Tesco Bank has launched its delayed current account, tempting customers with 3% interest and extra Clubcard points. The supermarkets banking arm is firmly trying to position itself as a challenger... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 12:05

Amazon.com Inc will start managing online payment subscriptions for start-ups and other companies – the latest in a series of quiet moves the e-commerce giant has made into PayPal’s turf over the past year.... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 11:28

New research by Aite Group in its report, Money Goes Mobile, tracks the evolution of the digital wallet ecosystem, mobile wallet growing pains and the success stories emerging as an... read more

10 Jun 14 @ 11:19

Mobile commerce is the fastest growing trend within the mobile industry, and mobile is the key ecosystem for the digital economy today. Juniper Research affirms that the value of digital content billed... read more