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SkySIM CX Multi-Application NFC SIM received EMVCo approval

03 Sep 13 @ 14:53

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) offers a new SIM platform that allows several different NFC applications to be executed securely and simultaneously on a single SIM card. The SkySIM CX SIM-card... read more

Dutch banks introduce mobile payments

03 Sep 13 @ 14:43

UL has announced the soft launch of mobile payments in Leiden, The Netherlands, and has been actively working with the Dutch banks for the past year to make this happen.... read more

North American Bancard fights fraud with Fractals

03 Sep 13 @ 12:59

Alaric announced that North American Bancard, an industry leader in payment card processing, has selected Alaric’s Fractals fraud prevention and detection product, in a competitive pitch for the merchant acquirer’s fraud... read more

MasterCard, C-SAM, DNP introduce NFC mobile wallet services in Japan

03 Sep 13 @ 12:44

MasterCard, C-SAM and DNP announced the coming launch of a white-label near-field communication (NFC) mobile wallet service in Japan that enterprises will use to offer their customers more rewarding experiences... read more

Telefónica trials NFC mPOS

03 Sep 13 @ 12:35

Telefonica Czech Republic is set to launch a trial of mobile point-of-sale devices aimed at small firms and entrepreneurs who previously were unable to accept credit cards. The new device... read more

Invapay selects Kalixa as global acquiring partner

03 Sep 13 @ 12:00

Kalixa Group has been selected by Invapay, a procurement and electronic payment solution provider, as its global acquiring partner. Invapay will use Kalixa Accept’s acquiring and payment gateway services to... read more

Banco Santander partnership takes iZettle to Brazil

03 Sep 13 @ 11:52

iZettle has launched its services in Brazil. The news comes as a result of the company’s global partnership with Banco Santander. Starting now, individuals and small businesses all around Brazil... read more

Zenius unveils secure cloud-based mobile payment solution

03 Sep 13 @ 10:18

Zenius Solutions has introduced Zenius ONE a mobile commerce solution which the company says can be deployed in under 90 days, features a mobile wallet with payment, loyalty and couponing,... read more

EC allows Telefonica digital payments service

02 Sep 13 @ 18:09

The European Commission has given proposals by CaixaBank, Santander and Telefonica to set up a joint venture to offer digital financial services the green light.

Global Core Banking to hit $10 billion

02 Sep 13 @ 17:25

The estimated size of the global core banking market is $8.6 billion in 2013. Celent predicts it will grow at a 4.0% rate over the next four years, reaching $10.1... read more

WorldPay eCommerce transaction volume grows 45%

02 Sep 13 @ 17:03

The eCommerce division of WorldPay has announced significant growth across all product groups with transaction volumes up 45% compared to the first half of 2012. In the first half of 2013,... read more

Deposits at ATMs growing

02 Sep 13 @ 16:55

Providers have been updating the ATM channel with new features and services including innovations in deposit making such as envelope-free deposits. This activity has resulted in an increase in deposit... read more

Vodafone launches M-Pesa in Delhi

23 Aug 13 @ 18:47

Vodafone India along with ICICI bank launched its mobile money transfer and payment service ‘M-Pesa’ in Delhi, expanding the footprint in the Capital. The company plans to roll-out the service... read more

South African mobile banking growth revealed

23 Aug 13 @ 18:45

Standard Bank says its mobile banking customers as at July 2013 have swelled to 3 million, representing a 58% increase from the same period last year. On 15 August the group reported a... read more

Bank of America surpasses 1 million small business mobile users

23 Aug 13 @ 18:44

Bank of America announced that it has surpassed 1 million small business mobile users.  “Today’s small business owners aren’t behind desks all day, and many don’t even have a desk,”... read more

Groupon move into POS terminals

23 Aug 13 @ 18:43

The acquiring business, already fraught with rivalry, became even more competitive with an announcement from daily-deals giant Groupon that it will supply traditional POS terminals to merchants as part of... read more

Coinbase enables bitcoins via text message

20 Aug 13 @ 18:41

Bitcoin wallet service Coinbase has created an SMS interface, which enables users to send and receive bitcoins via text message. Any Coinbase customer, regardless of the network they are on and whether... read more

Facebook testing new mobile payment option

20 Aug 13 @ 18:39

Facebook is entering the mobile payment market with a new PayPal-like product. The on-the-go purchasing system would allow shoppers to input their Facebook login details to bypass the hassle of... 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