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Bitcoin ATM

29 Oct 13 @ 17:43

Bitcoin has launched the world’s first cash machine for buying and selling the online currency. It has been installed at a coffee shop in Canada. The kiosk is equipped with... read more

Global Payments rolls out Discover Global Network acceptance in UK

28 Oct 13 @ 17:54

Global Payments, one of the world’s largest card processing providers, is rolling out Discover Global Network acceptance to enable its UK customers to take five major international cards. The upgrade,... read more

Australia creates new industry body – Australian Payments Council

25 Oct 13 @ 17:09

The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Payments Clearing Association have proposed creating a new industry body called the Australian Payments Council, to better coordinate the country’s payments system.... read more

Global payment provider Clear2Pay for sale?

25 Oct 13 @ 15:48

Clear2Pay, the Belgian financial services and electronic payments company is up for sale by Private equity firm Aquiline Holdings LLC, according to two people familiar with the situation – according to... read more

MEPs vote to suspend US data sharing deal

25 Oct 13 @ 11:17

The European Parliament has voted to suspend the sharing of financial data with the US, following allegations that citizens’ data was spied on. The allegation forms part of leaked documents from... read more

Disruption to payments systems as SEPA deadline looms

25 Oct 13 @ 11:01

The European Central Bank has warned companies that are stalling on updating their systems that the SEPA deadline is fast approaching and that big-bang upgrades will cause significant problems to... read more

HID Global’s ActivID security authentication appliance

25 Oct 13 @ 10:35

HID Global announced that its ActivID Authentication Appliance has been selected by the European Banking Forum (EBF) organisation as the winner of the Most Innovative Security Product in the 2013 Retail... read more

TransferWise launch P2P international mobile money transfer

25 Oct 13 @ 10:27

TransferWise, the international money transfer platform started by the first employee of Skype, has launched the world’s first peer-to-peer mobile money transfer app. The free app, which is compatible with iPhone,... read more

Dwolla stakes claim with launch of Dwolla Credit

24 Oct 13 @ 16:51

Dwolla has taken its first step to move beyond support for cash with the launch of Dwolla Credit. The service is being launched in partnership with Alliance Data Systems (ADS),... read more

Security advancements for mobile banking applications

24 Oct 13 @ 16:12

To support financial institutions (FIs) in developing and deploying secure mobile banking applications (apps), e-security solutions provider, Cryptomathic has released a white paper ‘Secure Mobile Transactions – Fact or Fiction?’.... read more

PaymentPlus and WorldNet sign agreement

24 Oct 13 @ 15:27

PaymentPlus, Ireland’s fastest growing provider of payment services and WorldNet TPS, leading provider of secure multichannel payment solutions, have signed an agreement to promote WorldNet TPS online payment services to... read more

Equens starts SEPAklaar.nl SEPA compliance campaign

24 Oct 13 @ 15:22

Payment processor Equens has launched the ‘SEPAklaar.nl’ [translated, ‘SEPA-ready.nl’] campaign. This campaign is aimed at medium-sized businesses and organisations that may find themselves under time pressure in migrating their payment... read more

Over half of UK’s mobile apps require payment methods to support mobile commerce

24 Oct 13 @ 15:13

The UK is struggling to launch successful mobile apps due to the difficulty of incorporating payment methods to enable mobile commerce according to a new research report carried out by... read more

IBM Labs design two-factor security for mobile transactions

24 Oct 13 @ 15:03

IBM scientists have developed a new mobile authentication security technology based on near-field communication (NFC). The technology provides an extra layer of security when using an NFC-enabled device and a... read more

Rio launches NFC ticketing with smartphones

21 Oct 13 @ 12:39

Rio de Janeiro will be the first city in Brazil to launch a pilot program enabling mobile NFC ticketing for public transportation. This initiative is a partnership between RioCard Tecnologia... read more

Commonwealth Bank roll-out NFC payments

21 Oct 13 @ 12:17

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank says its latest app update, with a uniform app interface rolling out across iOS, Android and, for the first time, Windows Phone 8 will offer enhanced general... read more

Clear2Pay launches validated M/Chip Advance Test Solution

21 Oct 13 @ 11:45

Clear2Pay says that its M/Chip Advance Test Solution has been analysed and validated by FIME, a renowned EMVCo and MasterCard accredited test laboratory. The Test Suite enables card vendors to... read more

MasterCard and Worldline integrate and deploy MasterPass

17 Oct 13 @ 17:16

MasterCard and Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e- payment services, have announced a partnership to integrate and deploy MasterPass. This collaboration, which covers all countries operated by Worldline – UK ,... 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