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UK Government urged to allow mobile cheque deposit

03 Jul 13 @ 02:41

Three quarters of Brits (75%) want to deposit cheques by photographing them on their smartphones but are being denied by out of touch regulation, according to research by Intelligent Environments. ... read more

Barclays Kenya adopts Pingit App for mobile banking

03 Jul 13 @ 02:40

Barclays Bank of Kenya has launched a mobile banking App (BarclaysKenya) with similar functionality to its full online banking platform. The App is free to use and will be accessed... read more

Increase in fraud fails to stifle Bulgarian cards and payments market

02 Jul 13 @ 02:47

The cards and payments industry in Bulgaria is expected to expand over the next four years despite credit card fraud in the nation reaching its highest ever level last year.... read more

37% of European consumers use mobile banking

02 Jul 13 @ 02:46

More than a third (37%) of almost 12,000 internet users surveyed in 12 European countries are already using mobile banking – and many credit the technology with providing more control... read more

Egyptian mobile payments gateway unveiled

02 Jul 13 @ 02:45

As part of the world’s ‘first ever interoperable’ Arabic mobile money programme, MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telecoms provider Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in... read more

US Financial Institutions collaborate on national mobile payments system

01 Jul 13 @ 02:49

The Clearing House (TCH) announced that it is working with the US’s leading financial institutions to develop an industry wide dynamic credentialing solution to improve the safety and soundness of... read more

Visa and MasterCard suffer further interchange suit

28 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Amazon.com and 7-Eleven sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over card fees after rejecting a multibillion-dollar settlement in an antitrust case. The retailers and about 30 others filed a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan... read more

Cash: we can’t do without it yet

28 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Should we prepare ourselves for a cashless future? Not according to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). True, debit card use has been steadily increasing while fewer and fewer counter payments are... read more

EU to replace SEPA Council and revise EPC and governance programme

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The European Union (EU) is set to revise the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) governance arrangements by replacing the informal SEPA Council with the European Retail Payments Board (ERPB) and... read more

Croatia’s EU Accession is set to improve their Card and Payments Industry

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Croatia’s accession to the EU will stabilise and help investment in the country’s economy. It will create a healthy climate for the cards and payments industry. Croatia will join the... read more

African banking expansion shows no signs of abating

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Retail banks in Sub-Saharan Africa have expanded their activities on the continents as never before over the past six years, with the crisis barely slowing them down. Whilst this mass... read more

Telefónica-MasterCard joint venture ‘Zuum’ goes live in Brazil

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Kuwait International Bank and McDonald’s are initiating a partnership with Seamless concerning the pilot launch of the SEQR mobile payment solution in the State of Kuwait in the Middle East.... read more

Vocalink launch of ‘Zapp’

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto will supply prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide.  The launch is part of “Zuum”, a new payment... read more

WorldPay launches Chip & PIN mobile payment service WorldPay Zinc

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

WorldPay announced the launch of its mobile Chip & PIN payment service, that enables card payments for small businesses and mobile workers; WorldPay Zinc.   The new service is quick and... read more

Lloyds Bank launch MPOS

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has developed a suite of mobile card acceptance solutions for micro-merchants, start-ups and small business owners. The solution will offer a suite of mobile payments products... read more

Carberp malware source code leaked

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

The source code for the notorious Carberp banking malware toolkit, which used to change hands for tens of thousands of dollars, has been leaked, security researchers are warning. Earlier this... read more

Europeans say No to cash this summer

21 Jun 13 @ 00:00

New research from MasterCard shows that Europeans want to enjoy cashfree holidays. The survey shows how people across Europe prefer having their cards on hand on holiday, more than the... read more

Ixaris Payments Server

21 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Ixaris has launched Ixaris Payments Server, a cloud-based platform that enables banks to quickly and cost-effectively develop their own corporate prepaid programmes. The comprehensive, out-of-the-box package allows banks to take a share... read more

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Wero expands merchant payments in France with Orange

06 Sep 26 @ 19:31

Wero is moving further beyond its origins as a peer-to-peer payment service, with Orange becoming the first merchant in France to offer subscription bill paymen... more

ECB and Brazil explore cross-border link between TIPS and Pix

06 Sep 26 @ 19:32

The European Central Bank and Banco Central do Brasil are examining whether Europe’s TIPS instant-payment infrastructure could be connected with Brazil’s hu... more

US Bank tests its own Stablecoin for Cross-Border Payments

10 Sep 26 @ 15:44

US Bank has completed a live cross-border transaction using its own dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming one of the latest major lenders to test whether blockchai... more