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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

Beyond Square: The Evolving Mobile POS

22 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Driven by the runaway success of Square in the US, the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) has recently experienced a surge in popularity, with a throng of new players looking to carve... read more

Debit networks adopt common U.S. debit via Discover

21 Mar 13 @ 00:00

The Secure RemotePayment Council (SRPc) today announced that the ten debit network members of its Chip and PIN Workgroup have agreed to adopt a common U.S. debit application identifier (AID) and... read more

Visa CEO calls digital wallet fee on PayPal ‘appropriate’

21 Mar 13 @ 00:00

To continue PayPal’s pain, following on from the news that MasterCard will levy a Digital Wallet fee, Visa Inc. CEO, Charlie Scharf suggested on Wednesday that the payment network may... read more

BNP Paribas Fortis and Belgacom launch the Belgian mobile wallet

21 Mar 13 @ 00:00

RBS has unveiled a new banking app which will allow customers to transfer money to contacts on their smartphone. The bank said it was confident that the app was secure,... read more

Western Union launches new platform enabling stored value worldwide

21 Mar 13 @ 00:00

The first is the launch of the Western Union Global Share platform, which enables the company to introduce new stored-value solutions in markets around the world by joining forces with... read more

US Treasury issues guidance on virtual currencies – regulatory details remain unclear

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

FinCEN, the Financial Crimes Network of the US Treasury, has turned its attention to virtual currencies after releasing a new guidance note on the management and usage of virtual currencies like Bitcoin, Facebook... read more

Visa Europe in forced sale?

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

The European banks that own Visa Europe may soon decide to sell the credit-card organization to US-based Visa Inc. (V) and set up a rival system in Europe, people familiar with the... read more

MasterCard threat sees eBay shares hit hard

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

eBay Inc  shares hit a new low for 2013 on Monday as concern mounted about the impact of a new "digital wallet" fee on the company’s PayPal business. MasterCard, one... read more

BPC Banking technologies helps credit Dnepr bank launch payWave

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, today announces the launch of Visa payWave products in Credit Dnepr Bank, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.... read more

Pret sees growth in contactless

20 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Contactless payments at sandwich chain Pret A Manger have boomed over the past 12 months, according to the firm’s director of IT, delivery and support, Andy Chalklin. "Contactless payments in... read more

Visa announces strategic processing relationship with Planet Payment

15 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Visa recently announced the opening of the Myanmar market to ATM and POS acceptance through their licensing agreements with Co-operative Bank, Kanbawza Bank, and Myanmar Overseas Bank.  This represents significant... read more

80% of corporates yet to fully migrate to SEPA

14 Mar 13 @ 00:00

European corporates continue to underestimate the work involved in complying with new SEPA regulations, which become mandatory on 1st February 2014. With the SEPA deadline fast approaching, an interactive webinar &... read more

RBS unveils text-to-pay app

14 Mar 13 @ 00:00

Forrester Research, Principal Analyst in eCommerce and Channel Strategy, Martin Gill says that mobile will evolve as the main platform for retailers over the next three years.  39% of UK... read more

PayPal debuts iPad App

14 Mar 13 @ 00:00

PayPal on Wednesday served up its first iPad app, a version of its product intended to help small businesses process transactions. The app, which can accept PayPal and cash in... read more

PKO Bank Polski launches mobile payment service

14 Mar 13 @ 00:00

PKO Bank Polski has launched IKO, a mobile payment service that covers all payment situations. The roll-out includes all Bank’s ATMs and ultimately more than 6,5000 POS terminals of eService,... read more

ACI Worldwide completes acquisition of Online Resources Corporation

14 Mar 13 @ 00:00

ACI Worldwide announced it has completed the acquisition of Online Resources Corporation, a leading provider of online banking and full service bill pay solutions. The acquisition adds Electronic Bill Presentment and... read more

B+S Card Service launch European Payments in the UK

14 Mar 13 @ 00:00

B+S Card Service, one of Germany’s largest acquirers and a one source solution for electronic payment processing, today officially launched in the UK. Founded in 1989 B+S is part of... 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