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Oberthur partners with mBank to offer mobile branchless banking

03 Dec 13 @ 13:22

Oberthur Technologies (OT) has partnered with mBank, an entity affiliated to the PlaNet Finance group that aims to facilitate financial inclusion through mobile technology, to offer mobile branchless banking in... read more

RBS broken by Cyber Monday IT glitch

03 Dec 13 @ 12:04

In a nightmare scenario for the UK governments part owned bank, RBS customers are still reporting problems accessing  services this morning despite the bank claiming that it has fixed the... read more

NCR announces financial services acquisitions

03 Dec 13 @ 11:51

NCR Corporation has taken the next step in the transformation of its Financial Services business, announcing that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Digital Insight Corporation, a leader... read more

EU to maintain bank data sharing deal with US

02 Dec 13 @ 12:27

The European Union says it has received written assurances from the US government that NSA spies did not tap into financial messaging data transmitted over the interbank Swift network and... read more

The fight against online payment fraud in Europe

02 Dec 13 @ 11:50

A recent pan-European survey(1) on e-commerce companies to find out what measures they take to combat online payment fraud and what their expectations are in terms of fraud management has... read more

HCE-based NFC payments player SimplyTapp closes funding round

29 Nov 13 @ 12:34

A US start-up, SimplyTapp, which has created the ‘Host Card Emulation’ (HCE) approach to mobile HCE-based NFC payments recently embraced by Google, has raised its series a funding round. Most of... read more

Global mobile wallet market to reach $5,250 Billion

28 Nov 13 @ 10:14

A new market research report titled “Mobile Wallet Market”, published by Allied Market Research, indicates the global mobile wallet market is expected to reach $5,250 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 127.5%... read more

V.me launches in the UK, France, Spain and Poland

28 Nov 13 @ 09:55

V.me by Visa, the first pan-European digital wallet service to be offered by banks and financial institutions, is now live in the UK, France, Spain and Poland. The UK’s Nationwide... read more

Hong Kong banks agree common NFC payment standard

27 Nov 13 @ 15:22

As the global leader in NFC payments, it comes as no surprise that The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) has issued Best Practice for NFC Mobile Payment in Hong Kong,... read more

The likelihood of a data breach within an organisation

27 Nov 13 @ 12:31

Prodec Networks has released a new infographic to highlight how vulnerable business are to internal data breach threats. In addition, it shows the financial impact this can have on a business. After employees,... read more

Nationwide first in the UK to launch V.me digital wallet

27 Nov 13 @ 09:59

Nationwide Building Society, in partnership with Visa Europe, is announcing the launch of V.me, a digital wallet that will offer the Society’s over 6 ½  million credit and debit card... read more

Danish bitcoin exchange Bips suffers cyber-breach

27 Nov 13 @ 09:38

Bips, the Danish bitcoin exchange, has been forced to shut down its consumer wallet initiative after suffering a major cyber-attack that saw £1 million in bitcoins stolen. Copenhagen-based Bips is... read more

Bank of East Asia to launch mobile NFC payment in 2014

26 Nov 13 @ 16:33

Bank of East Asia says it will launch a mobile NFC payment service for its credit card customers in Hong Kong early next year. BEA’s i-Pay system will utilize Near... read more

Mega Monday: the UK’s busiest ecommerce shopping day

26 Nov 13 @ 14:00

The nation’s ongoing love affair with online shopping will deepen on Monday 2nd December 2013 when it is predicted that online transactions will top 7.7 million, up 16% on 2012,... read more

Hewlett-Packard expands its activities in mobile banking and payments

26 Nov 13 @ 13:52

HP says it will further expand its activity in the mobile banking and payments industry, through the signing of a global agreement with Accumulate. Following a successful implementation of the... read more

Vodafone to setup global NFC mobile payments

25 Nov 13 @ 16:03

Vodafone has selected Gemalto to provide and operate its global Trusted Service Management (TSM) platform and deploy NFC mobile payments and other services. This multi-year global contract will provide the foundation... read more

Payments Council forecasts 12% of 2013 festive spending from e-commerce

22 Nov 13 @ 16:53

The UK’s Payments Council has released findings that suggest that around 12 pence in every £1 of consumers’ Christmas shopping this year will be spent online via e-commerce and m-commerce.... read more

Safaricom calls truce in growing M-Pesa unrest

22 Nov 13 @ 16:39

Safaricom has offered to negotiate a settlement with rival Airtel in an abuse of dominance dispute filed before the competition regulator. Correspondence between the two firms shows that Safaricom agreed to... 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