04 Dec 13 @ 12:20

The European market for digital content, which could be monitised through mobile operator payment, is expected to increase from an estimated €15.8 billion in 2012 to almost €29 billion in... read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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