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IsBank enables mobile prestaging at 5,000 ATMs

22 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Turkey-based SoftTech has developed IsCep, a cash withdrawal service that integrates the mobile banking platform of Turkey’s IsBank with the bank’s ATMs. The system reduces transaction time at the ATM... read more

Citibank launches paperless mobile payment system

22 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Citibank India announced a new paperless mobile payment system for its credit and debit card customers that would do away with the charge slips and be implemented for the entire... read more

eBay beat estimates and pushes mobile sales

21 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Early market data from the 2012 holiday shopping season confirms a well-known trend:  mobile is becoming a major factor in the evolution of retail channels, particularly e-commerce.  The 2012 Thanksgiving... read more

Bango and Telefónica announce global mobile payments partnership

21 Jan 13 @ 00:00

eBay, operator of the world’s largest online marketplace, surged to an eight-year high after fourth-quarter revenue topped analysts’ estimates, helped by record holiday sales on the web and mobile devices.... read more

Mobile payments to reach $90 billion by 2017

21 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Bango and Telefónica Digital announce that they have signed a Global Framework Agreement. The two companies will partner globally to create an enhanced direct-to-bill payment experience for mobile app stores.... read more

Brits trust banks more than government to protect them from fraud

21 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Four fifths (80 per cent) of Brits think that government and law enforcement agencies only do an average or below average job of fighting card or account fraud, according to... read more

SIA central Europe: new transactions record achieved in Hungary in 2012

21 Jan 13 @ 00:00

SIA Central Europe achieved a new record in transactions in Hungary over the last year. In 2012, the hub of the SIA Group in Central Europe also focusing on card... read more

Tablet banking taking off

16 Jan 13 @ 00:00

You see them everywhere these days – iPads, electronic tablets, and e-readers – and now they are making headway as online banking tools.  According to a recent survey by SYNERGISTICS... read more

Visa annual cardholder expenditure exceeds €1trillion on debit cards

15 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Annual spend on Visa debit cards across Europe has exceeded €1trillion (€1.02 tn) for the first time. The figure represents an annual increase of 8.8%, reports payments technology company Visa... read more

TSYS and Visa support people-centered payments in India

15 Jan 13 @ 00:00

TSYS technology is playing its part in an innovative payment solution launched by Visa in India. The Saral Money program provides Indian consumers with access to financial services and electronic... read more

Skrill partners with electronic ID technology provider Cybits

15 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Skrill, a leading provider of online payment solutions, is today announcing a partnership with Cybits Holding AG (www.cybitsholding.de) having acquired a share in the company for 985,000 Euros at the... read more

WorldPay and MoneyGram to expand Direct-to-Account Service

09 Jan 13 @ 00:00

MoneyGram and WorldPay, a global leader in payments processing, risk and alternative payments, announced today the two companies have entered into a strategic alliance to expand MoneyGram’s direct-to-account money transfer service... read more

Diebold demonstrates conceptual millennial-inspired ATM that enables cardless transactions

09 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Influenced by the expectations of the Millennial generation, Diebold, Incorporated is reimagining the automated teller machine (ATM) experience. Diebold has developed the first ATM that includes integration with mobile devices via the cloud,... read more

New European cybercrime centre (ec3) to tackle rising trend in payment card fraud

08 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Europol today publishes its Situation Report on Payment Card Fraud in the European Union, based on the analysis of intelligence provided by law enforcement agencies and other key operational partners. Although... read more

Payments 2012 – The Year in Review (and a look ahead)

07 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Payments has traditionally ranked among the most dynamic industries in the world, and 2012 was no exception.  The year was marked by new technologies, new entrants, new regulations, and in... read more

Mobile marketing and remote mobile payments transform holiday shopping in 2012

07 Jan 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Worldwide, Comviva Technologies and Tutuka today announced a strategic collaboration that combines Comviva’s mobiquity mobile payment platform, Tutuka’s prepaid processing platform and MasterCard’s global electronic payments network to further extend... read more

Fiserv selects Aconite EMV migration solution

07 Jan 13 @ 00:00

Fiserv has selected Aconite’s Smart EMV Manager solution to further enhance its EMV card processing systems with advanced capability. Operating across a diverse range of card processing platforms, Fiserv needed a... read more

Money transfer system empowers Financial Institutions to define and manage payment processing

07 Jan 13 @ 00:00

ACI today the release of ACI Money Transfer System 5.0 the company’s leading wholesale banking solution. The newest version of Money Transfer System offers financial institutions the utmost flexibility in... read more

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Stablecoin cards quietly cross a payments milestone

19 Jan 26 @ 17:51

Global stablecoin card payments have reached a notable inflection point. Monthly transaction volumes climbed to around $1.5 billion in August, up from roughly $... more

Revolut Pay positions itself for Agentic Commerce

19 Jan 26 @ 18:02

Revolut Pay is making an early and deliberate move into agentic commerce, becoming one of the first EU-based payment methods compatible with Google’s Agent Pa... more

Agentic commerce triggers new battle over checkout control

27 Jan 26 @ 17:55

The rapid advance of agentic commerce is forcing e-commerce platforms to confront an uncomfortable question: who controls the checkout when machines, not humans... more