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MasterCard partner with VimpelCom and Orange to offer mobile money globally

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

As the mobile industry is in the midst of the buzzing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the future of m-commerce and smartphone payments are high on the agenda. eBay has... read more

GlobalPlatform specification supports service provider integration into the NFC Ecosystem

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

GlobalPlatform, the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has advanced its specification for the Management of Mobile NFC Services to specifically address how service providers can connect... read more

China Unicom selects Gemalto in China’s first NFC payment service

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM card has been selected by China Unicom to secure its mobile wallet program. China Unicom is the nation’s second-largest wireless operator, with more than 220... read more

SIX Payment Services and Diners Club Italy sign a long-term merchant acquisition agreement

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

SIX Payment Services (Europe) S.A., the international provider of card-based payment solutions, and Diners Club Italia S.r.l., which belongs to Discover Network and Diners Club International, today announced the signing... read more

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

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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

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more