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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

The most dangerous malware trends for 2014

22 Nov 13 @ 16:22

Not surprisingly, malware is still the most dangerous threat to enterprises, end users and financial institutions. Its success has spawned improved detection and prevention technologies which continue to threaten malware’s... read more

Google Wallet card ready for launch

22 Nov 13 @ 16:06

In an unsurprising piece of news, Google has decided to follow companies such as PayPal who have developed a physical extensions of their mobile payment solutions. The news that Google was likely... read more

First Data and Oberthur sign long-term strategic partnership to promote EMV in the US

22 Nov 13 @ 10:06

First Data Corporation and Oberthur Technologies announced a strategic partnership to manage and promote EMV in the US. First Data is a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing.... read more

ECB outlines new security standards for internet payments

21 Nov 13 @ 11:05

Banks, credit card companies and other payment service providers (PSPs) should put multiple “security measures” in place to ensure that they can repel attempts to breach the integrity of internet... read more

Live at Cartes: MasterCard and Worldline partner to integrate MasterPass

21 Nov 13 @ 10:52

MasterCard and Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment services, announced their extended partnership on the integration and deployment of MasterPass. Worldline will develop a digital wallet platform with open interfaces available... read more

Live at Cartes: Worldline launches new payment terminals

21 Nov 13 @ 10:40

Worldline, Atos subsidiary in e-payment services, presents its two latest payment terminals at Cartes 2013. YOMANI touch enhances the user experience with a large touchscreen, while YOMOVA brings the full... read more

If you’re not in mobile payments you’re standing still

21 Nov 13 @ 10:11

Realex Payments is advising merchants across all sectors that they must continue to respond to the burgeoning mobile payments world and not be left behind their competitors. Realex Payments has experienced a... read more

Live from Cartes: UniCredit Bank selects Gemalto for contactless payment in Russia

21 Nov 13 @ 09:43

Gemalto has been selected to supply its Optelio contactless payment stickers to UniCredit Bank in Russia. UniCredit Bank is a member of a leading European financial group in banking services with... read more

Canada’s Rogers deploys suretap Wallet

21 Nov 13 @ 09:35

Rogers Communications, Canada’s largest provider of wireless voice and data services, has chosen Sequent’s open Wallet Management Platform to power its suretap wallet, the first mobile wallet from a carrier... read more

Live from Cartes: AnywhereCommerce unveils Nomad 2.0 MPOS

21 Nov 13 @ 09:25

AnywhereCommerce announced the general availability of Nomad 2.0, its newest mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) appliance for chip-card and magnetic stripe card acceptance. A more compact and lighter version of AnywhereCommerce’s original... read more

Live at Cartes: allpay Card Services selects Datacard for Card Personalization

20 Nov 13 @ 09:03

Datacard Group has announced that allpay Card Services, an established and fast-growing independent card bureau and manufacturer based in the U.K., has selected the Datacard MX Series Platform for its next-generation... read more

Live from Cartes: Close to one billion contactless smartcards to be shipped in 2013

20 Nov 13 @ 08:04

Eurosmart, the voice of the Smart Security Industry, has released its forecasts for the worldwide shipments of microcontroller-based Smart Secure Devices and contactless smartcards in 2013 and 2014. With an estimate... read more

Barclays refreshes Pingit for corporate payments

19 Nov 13 @ 19:24

Barclays has launched another new feature within its mobile app, Pingit, giving large businesses such as insurance companies, retailers and utility companies the ability to pay individuals using their mobile... read more

Europe’s payment users call for a fair, competitive and transparent payment market

19 Nov 13 @ 19:00

The European Payment Users Alliance is a group of European payment users who have come together to call for more transparency and competition in the payment market. We welcome the... read more

Live at Cartes: Thales secures ROYALGATE’s new mobile point of sale

19 Nov 13 @ 18:51

Thales announces that ROYALGATE has deployed Thales payShield 9000 hardware security modules (HSMs) to secure its PAYGATE mobile point of sale (mPOS) solution allowing businesses to process secure card payments... read more

Five arrests made in $45 million cyberheist

19 Nov 13 @ 18:42

Five men in New York have been arrested in connection to a huge cyberheist after “packing bags to the brim with stolen cash.” Federal prosecutors said that the group of thieves... read more

Live at Cartes: NXP enables NFC and secure internet payment

19 Nov 13 @ 10:35

NXP has announced that the PN544PC, a derivative of the most widely adopted near field communication (NFC) radio controller (PN544), is being integrated into select new computing devices. Intel’s 4th... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more

UK Moves to Open iPhone Contactless Payments to Apple Pay Rivals

22 Oct 26 @ 18:16

The UK’s competition regulator has set out proposals that could significantly widen access to contactless payments on Apple’s iPhone, potentially lowering b... more