17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The publication of the first ever Payments Roadmap – An Initial Report today (17 June 2013), spells out the Payments Council’s revolutionary approach towards assessing the options for building on the world... read more

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Adyen announced findings from its inaugural Global Mobile Payments Index – taken from over 10 months of payments analysis – showing that worldwide mobile payments transactions on its platform have increased by 75%,... read more

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Starbucks, Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance and Visa Europe have confirm that over 550 company owned  Starbucks stores in the UK accept contactless payments, making it even faster and easier for... read more

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Ogone has upgraded its on-line fraud protection package with the latest detection technology tools and launched a new product, Ogone Fraud Expert . Merchants are being offered improved protection against online fraudsters... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Google Wallet has become a large money pit. The company has dedicated hundreds of developers to Wallet and spent about $300 million to acquire digital payment startups to help develop the app.... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

On June 11, 2013, the US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 37 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. In this report we cover a key iWallet... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

China Mobile and China UnionPay announced on Sunday the launch of an NFC service and mobile wallet, integrating China UnionPay’s contactless payment QuickPass with China Mobile’s mobile wallet services. So... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

SoftBank Mobile has announced its selection for the commercial launch of mobile NFC services in Japan. This launch further expands Japan’s NFC ecosystem, with two major mobile operators having launched NFC services,... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard has brought its near field communications (NFC)-based mobile payment service to Taiwan, in collaboration with mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom and four local banks, and is expected to be operational... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

EVO Payments International, LLC (“EVO”), a leading payments service provider, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Deutsche Card Services, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.  With... read more

11 Jun 13 @ 00:00

China’s central bank has ordered online payment platform EPayLinks to stop issuing renminbi-settled credit cards in partnership with MasterCard. “No payment institution is allowed to cooperate with foreign card companies... read more

10 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The European Payments Council (EPC), representing the European banking industry in relation to payments, together with the Cards Stakeholders Group (CSG) today published version 6.5 of the Single Euro Payments... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

New payment services such as cards, internet and mobile payments may leave many people behind, while also making it more difficult for them to pay in traditional ways such as... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Despite the hype surrounding mobile payments, the consumer love affair with notes and coins will continue unabated for at least another decade, with cash usage remaining on an upward curve... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Telefonica has signed an agreement with Santander and CaixaBank to create a joint venture that will develop new businesses based on the latest mobile and communication technologies.  The new company... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Worldwide announced record growth of its contactless payments technology,MasterCard PayPass, across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region in 2012, citing a 28% (YoY) increase in merchant locations. MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment network... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The new service enables keys, certificates and NFC credentials to be stored securely in a remote location, rather than in the mobile device, is fully compatible with standard EMV contactless... read more

06 Jun 13 @ 00:00

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, in-store mobile wallet payments in EU27+2 is forecasted to grow from less than €0.1 billion in 2012 at a compound annual... read more