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Elavon and Banco Santander close deal to deliver merchant services in Spain

12 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Elavon and Banco Santander, an international financial institution operating in 10 major markets with more than 100 million clients serviced by 15,000 branches, today confirm the establishment of a joint... read more

Prepaid cards – competition or bridge to checking?

11 Apr 13 @ 00:00

A number of players – particularly non-bank organizations – are actively marketing general-purpose prepaid cards to the unbanked and under-banked segments as a viable alternative to a checking account. According... read more

ACH payment volume exceeds 21 billion in 2012

10 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Total ACH payment volume grew to over 21 billion transactions[1] in 2012, up 4.19 percent over 2011, according to new statistics released today by NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association.... read more

DataCash launches next generation global fraud & risk management solution

10 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Global payments services provider, DataCash – a MasterCard company, today announces the launch of GateKeeper:2.0. Aimed at online merchants and acquiring banks from a white label perspective, Gatekeeper:2.0 utilises advanced... read more

Launch of Kalixa Group set to disrupt global payments market

10 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Kalixa Group, a next generation payments company, today unveiled a range of disruptive products in issuing, acquiring and acceptance that are set to roll-out across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific... read more

EU launches fresh probe into MasterCard

09 Apr 13 @ 00:00

Already investigating credit-card giant Visa, the European Commission launched Tuesday a fresh anti-trust probe into its rival MasterCard over payment of inter-bank fees. The Commission said it had concerns that... read more

Redefining the e-Wallet Landscape

09 Apr 13 @ 00:00

IDC Financial Insights today announced the availability of a new report, “Business Strategy: Mapping the e-Wallet Landscape”. Referred to variously as digital wallets, mobile wallets, or mobile payments, e-wallets can... read more

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

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

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Global Banks set ground rules for Agentic Commerce as Fraud and Liability risks rise

27 Sep 26 @ 18:53

Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more

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

UK Banks complete first live transactions using Tokenised Deposits

27 Sep 26 @ 18:52

Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more