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VeriFone and SK C&C team on mobile wallet acceptance

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

VeriFone and SK C&C, the Korea-based global IT services company, announced they are partnering on deployment of open interface standards and technology platforms for management of digital wallet services, acceptance... read more

EU regulators drop antitrust probe into e-payments market

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

EU regulators will drop a 16-month investigation into a group of banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and BBVA (BBVA.MC), after it abandoned plans to launch a standardization process for e-payments, the... read more

Visa introduces Visa Ready Partner Program

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa has launched a new partner program designed to accelerate the introduction of innovative payment solutions globally and further drive the global migration from cash to electronic payments. ‘The pace... read more

MasterCard introduces MasterPass

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard has introduced MasterPass –“the future of digital payments”.  MasterPass is a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as... read more

China’s UnionPay working with Gemalto on NFC payments

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto is collaborating with China’s UnionPay to build a secure mobile NFC ecosystem. UnionPay is China’s leading payment scheme and has the world’s largest network of payment cards, with more... read more

Visa and Samsung sign global NFC deal

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa and Samsung announced a global alliance that combines Visa’s expertise in payments with Samsung’s leadership in mobile device technology – an alliance that has the potential to significantly accelerate the availability of... read more

PayPal Here launch in UK

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

PayPal is bringing its Square-like chip and PIN mobile payment service to the UK this summer, aimed at giving small businesses an alternative payment method to taking cash and cheques. The system,... read more

Atos to spin off payments business

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Atos Origin reported a 6.6% operating profit margin on a turnover up 0.8% to €8.44 billion in 2012 from €8.78 billion a year earlier.  The UK and Ireland business unit... read more

Banco Itaiú and TIM launch Brazil’s first NFC payments Pilot

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM and AllynisTrusted Services Management (TSM) platform are at the core of Brazil’s first mobile NFC payment program. TIM Brasil, a mobile operator with ... read more

Telenor set to announce NFC

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Norway’s Telenor will next week announce plans for a commercial launch of NFC with the country’s largest bank. The operator plans to launch NFC-based mobile payments in summer 2013 with... read more

TfL exec ‘not convinced’ about NFC

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Matthew Hudson, head of business development for fares and ticketing at Transport for London (TfL) is “not convinced” about mobile payments using NFC, according to Techworld who reported a speech he made... read more

Dutch banks partner on NFC payments

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

According to de Telegraaf, a new NFC pilot program involving wireless carrier KPN, payment giant MasterCard and three Dutch banks — ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank — will launch this... read more

iZettle launches wireless chip & PIN device

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

iZettle will now launch a new Chip & Pin device alongside its existing solution that currently uses a customer’s signature to interact with the iZettle app. It will also now... read more

Citi launches mobile collect in Dominican Republic

19 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Citi has announced the launch in the Dominican Republic of Citi Mobile Collect, a new provider payment solution that makes it possible for small grocery stores and other businesses to... read more

Spend Rose 10% in 2012, FICO Data Reveals

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

FICO released its quarterly UK cards data showing that average total sales per ‘classic” credit card hit a two-year high in December of £600.25, surpassing the level from December 2011 by... read more

Banks must drive UK digital payments innovation

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Pitney Bowes, a provider of business communication technologies, has announced the launch of pbSmart Mobile across Europe. The product, which allows a business to build a mobile website quickly and... read more

GSMA’s NFC experience

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

As part of the new NFC Experience at Mobile World Congress, four partners have come together to deliver a mobile contactless payment experience.   CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe... read more

American Express let users buy with Twitter

15 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Credit card company American Express has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows cardholders to purchase items by simply typing in a hashtag. For those unfamiliar with Twitter, the hashtag... 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