17 Dec 13 @ 16:42

It is rumoured that Amazon may have made another acquisition, and another move to expand its role in the world of mobile payments. Italian newspapers are reporting that the e-commerce giant has acquired Gopago,... read more

17 Dec 13 @ 09:25

It has been another topsy turvy week for Bitcoin as Norway, the government of Scandinavia’s richest nation, confirmed the virtual currency doesn’t qualify as real money. “Bitcoins don’t fall under... read more

16 Dec 13 @ 15:42

A group of US retailers have vowed to continue fighting a US District Court ruling in favour of a $5.7 billion interchange settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit card... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 14:12

The European Parliament voted today[1] to give the right of access to a basic bank account at little or no cost to up to 30 million EU residents who want... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 13:59

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is drafting new mobile payment rules to regulate mobile payments, the Xinhua-run Economic Information Daily reported Wednesday. Fan Shuangwen, deputy head of PBOC’s department of... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 12:47

MasterCard says it will enable Commonwealth Bank of Australia MasterCard cardholders to securely load and store payment account credentials on select flagship NFC-enabled Samsung devices, enabling fast and secure contactless payments accelerating mobile payments... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 11:34

Wells Fargo is to allow customers to load their credit cards on to the telco-backed Isis mobile wallet in the first phase of a pilot test of the technology, which... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 11:23

Jumio has revealed the top five ways that identity thieves and fraudsters target victims, in conjunction with the release of a new report entitled The Fraudsters Playbook. The Playbook includes... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 10:45

New mPOS provider Swish Payments has been granted a Financial Institution license by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). This allows Swish to operate as a licensed financial institution under... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 10:28

LifeLock, an identity-theft firm, is to grow its mobile presence with the acquisition of mobile wallet start-up Lemon for an initial consideration of $42.6 million. In conjunction with the all-cash... read more

13 Dec 13 @ 09:00

In an unsurprising reaction, the draft European Parliament report on the proposed Regulation on banking interchange fees (MIF) would water down the Commission proposal so that the majority of the... read more

12 Dec 13 @ 11:25

In its strongest attempt to date to bolster intra-regional trade, East Africa’s biggest economies have launched an integrated real-time cross-border payments system designed to remove bottlenecks to business, Kenya’s central bank... read more

12 Dec 13 @ 11:14

ReD and Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment services, have announced a partnership to enrich Worldline’s payments and fraud solution. Through the partnership, Worldline will strengthen its current fraud management and scoring... read more

11 Dec 13 @ 16:46

A new white paper has been announced titled “EMV is Not Enough: Considerations for Implementing 3D Secure.” The paper considers the impending US EMV migration to Europay, MasterCard and Visa... read more

11 Dec 13 @ 16:19

In continuing its mission to be North Americas most innovative bank, RBC today marked a North American first by announcing Facebook P2P money transfers for customers to send money to... read more

11 Dec 13 @ 12:50

Global Payments Asia-Pacific and 1O1O, a leading mobile operator in Hong Kong, have announced the launch of a mobile point-of-sale (mPOS solution) terminal. Compatible with both iOS and Android devices... read more

11 Dec 13 @ 12:27

A survey conducted by Compass Plus has revealed that though popularity for the mobile channel continues to grow, NFC support is in decline. The annual survey, which was carried out at... read more

10 Dec 13 @ 11:37

The Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has announced that ExxonMobil, Giant Eagle, Kum & Go convenience stores and Rite Aid Corp. are among the growing number of merchants to become MCX... read more