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29 Apr 13 @ 00:00
The card networks are reporting progress among issuers and acquirers in the U.S. transition to EMV-chip cards, but some big retailers are still lashing out against the expectation that they... read more
26 Apr 13 @ 00:00
The undisputed number one player in the smart card industry, Gemalto, recently confirmed its status higher than expected first-quarter sales. This positive trend is noticeable in all of the company’s... read more
26 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Over 120 million transactions are lost each year in the UK through people leaving shops because they can’t pay by card, according to new research from Judo, the UK’s first... read more
26 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Large numbers of Brits are still wary of new ways to pay for goods such as contactless pay, with a quarter stating they find the idea of it ‘scary’. According... read more
25 Apr 13 @ 00:00
As it moves closer to bringing its much-anticipated versatile, secure and widely accepted mobile commerce solution to the marketplace, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has announced the selection of Gemalto to... read more
24 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Mobile billing and messaging aggregator txtNation and Europe’s largest supplier of NFC tags and products, RapidNFC have partnered to become the first to offer direct operator billing via NFC technology. Using NFC... read more
24 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Nationwide Building Society has been hit by an IT glitch affecting online banking, mobile banking and online payments. In a statement, a Nationwide spokesperson said: "We are currently experiencing an IT issue... read more
23 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Within the next six months, 10% of retail banking customers surveyed globally will likely leave their bank and an additional 41% of customers say they are unsure if they will... read more
17 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Belgacom and BNP Paribas Fortis jointly launch the Belgian Mobile Wallet to bring in-app commerce to merchants and consumers. The arrival of ‘in-app commerce’: a complete shopping experience seamlessly integrated... read more
16 Apr 13 @ 00:00
WorldPay and Intershop, a leading provider of state-of-the-art eCommerce solutions have announced an agreement which will see WorldPay services integrated with the Intershop 7 platform. The integration will provide retail merchants... read more
16 Apr 13 @ 00:00
NXP Semiconductors today announced with ALIOTH, a leading Russian government and payment cards solutions provider, the launch of a contactless smart card solution product called SCOne. It combines banking, transport... read more
12 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Elavon and Banco Santander, an international financial institution operating in 10 major markets with more than 100 million clients serviced by 15,000 branches, today confirm the establishment of a joint... read more
11 Apr 13 @ 00:00
A number of players – particularly non-bank organizations – are actively marketing general-purpose prepaid cards to the unbanked and under-banked segments as a viable alternative to a checking account. According... read more
10 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Total ACH payment volume grew to over 21 billion transactions[1] in 2012, up 4.19 percent over 2011, according to new statistics released today by NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association.... read more
10 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Global payments services provider, DataCash – a MasterCard company, today announces the launch of GateKeeper:2.0. Aimed at online merchants and acquiring banks from a white label perspective, Gatekeeper:2.0 utilises advanced... read more
10 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Kalixa Group, a next generation payments company, today unveiled a range of disruptive products in issuing, acquiring and acceptance that are set to roll-out across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific... read more
09 Apr 13 @ 00:00
Already investigating credit-card giant Visa, the European Commission launched Tuesday a fresh anti-trust probe into its rival MasterCard over payment of inter-bank fees. The Commission said it had concerns that... read more
09 Apr 13 @ 00:00
IDC Financial Insights today announced the availability of a new report, “Business Strategy: Mapping the e-Wallet Landscape”. Referred to variously as digital wallets, mobile wallets, or mobile payments, e-wallets can... read more
14 Apr 26 @ 20:03
Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven s... more
21 Apr 26 @ 14:35
Revolut is beginning to sound more like a future public market heavyweight than a fast-growing European fintech. Chief executive Nik Storonsky has said the com... more
16 Apr 26 @ 11:46
American Express is positioning itself early for what could become one of the next major shifts in digital payments: AI agents that do more than recommend produ... more
