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CyberSource sets up in France

09 Apr 13 @ 00:00

CyberSource has announced the opening of a French subsidiary in Paris, tasked with bringing its fraud management solutions to French online retailers. This will be CyberSource’s second expansion into Europe... read more

No more ‘excessive’ card surcharges

08 Apr 13 @ 00:00

 A ban on "excessive" debit and credit card charges begins on Saturday 6 April. Consumers booking a range of items from cinema tickets to hotel rooms now have new protection from... read more

Prepaid pays in Spain

08 Apr 13 @ 00:00

While the financial crisis and conservative consumer spending has hindered growth across all card categories, the cards and payments industry in Spain is expected to recover by 2017, with prepaid... read more

StarHub announce Near Field Communication mobile wallet

08 Apr 13 @ 00:00

C-SAM and StarHub, Singapore’s fully integrated info-communication company announced the newest update to the SmartWallet mobile app which will enable near field communication (NFC) peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile ticketing services. The mobile ticketing... read more

50% of US smartphone owners use mobile banking

08 Apr 13 @ 00:00

The use of mobile phones to access a bank account, credit card, or other financial account became more prevalent in the Unites States last year, according to the Federal Reserve... read more

Monarch Airlines Welcomes aboard Adyen’s payment solution

08 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Adyen announced that Monarch, the UK’s leading scheduled leisure airline and independent travel group, has chosen to roll out the Adyen payment solution across its online and mobile websites. The move... read more

Global Payments confirms support for V.me by Visa

04 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Visa Europe today confirms that Global Payments will be the second card payments processor to support the launch of the V.me by Visa digital wallet service in the UK. Global... read more

Mobile Fraud – Data security 1.0.

03 Apr 13 @ 17:23

The explosive growth of mobile commerce brings with it unique challenges and opportunities for payment players. As more transactions are routed through mobile devices and tablets, what are the key... read more

Government plans to open up banking sector take a step forward

27 Mar 13 @ 00:00

The Government today launched a consultation setting out proposals for introducing a new system of competition-focused regulation for payment systems. This forms part of the Government’s work to create a... read more

Field notes from the Isis Pilot

27 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Nearly three years since rumors began to swirl that the major mobile network operators (MNOs) sought to provide NFC payments, the Isis mobile wallet finally launched in late October 2012. ... read more

CreditCall extends EMV footprint in APAC

27 Mar 13 @ 00:00

CreditCall, the specialist payments services provider, today announces that Duncan Solutions has selected its contact and contactless EMV Level 2 Kernels to migrate its services to the EMV standard. Duncan... read more

Payleven becomes FSA authorised Chip & PIN mPOS

27 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Payleven announces it has become the first mPOSt provider to be fully authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a payment institution. This accreditation was issued due to the... read more

Outsourcing servicing sunctions to Credit Card Processors

27 Mar 13 @ 00:00

The prevailing operating model for the largest consumer credit card issuers in the U.S. is to deliver key portfolio servicing functions (e.g., customer service, collections, etc.) in-house or, in the... read more

G&D ensures security of O2 wallet payments in Germany

26 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will ensure the security of applications in Telefónica Germany’s electronic wallet, the O2 Wallet. In February the telecommunications company became the first network operator in Germany... read more

Datacard Group Announces the ultimate platform for Intelligent Card Issuance

26 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced the enhancement of its Datacard MX Series Platform  for central card issuance programs worldwide with the introduction... read more

Ingenico announces an agreement for the acquisition of Ogone

26 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Ingenico today announced it has reached an agreement in principle with Summit Partners to acquire Ogone, the leading pan-European online payment services provider for an enterprise value of € 360... read more

Dazzling growth of contactless cards in Turkey

22 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Turkish banks are continuing to develop their products & services and offer practical solutions for facilitating the lives of card users thanks to the investments they make in parallel with... read more

Banco Sabadell NFC m-payments pilot

22 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Spanish financial services provider Banco Sabadell, in partnership with Telefonica and BlackBerry, have launched a pilot project for contactless payments with NFC-enabled mobile phones. Trial participants, which are also Banco... 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