15 Aug 16 @ 11:53

Even though studies are showing that an increasing number of users are giving the mobile wallet technology a try, only a few are reported to be using it on a continuous... read more

12 Aug 16 @ 11:14

In an Opinion issued yesterday, the EBA welcomed the Commission’s proposal to bring virtual currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers within the scope of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive.... read more

12 Aug 16 @ 10:58

CVS, which has yet to adopt Apple Pay and other NFC-based payment services, has launched a mobile payment solution of its own. It’s aptly called CVS Pay, and it shows... read more

12 Aug 16 @ 10:30

Although mobile wallets are a relatively new form of payment, nearly 3 in 10 consumers (29%) expressed a willingness to adopt this emerging payments alternative in the next six months,... read more

11 Aug 16 @ 17:00

Ant Financial Services has struck a deal with Ingenico to push its mobile payments system into Europe. Ingenico will allow users of Ant’s Alipay, China’s biggest online-payments platform by transaction... read more

11 Aug 16 @ 16:50

Eight of the largest US banks are forming a group to tackle the growing cyber crime threat. The group includes J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, among others.... read more

10 Aug 16 @ 11:01

The 2016 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by PULSE, takes stock of the debit industry’s shift to chip (EMV) cards and mobile payments. As a result of the October 2015 liability... read more

09 Aug 16 @ 10:16

Alibaba claims it is developing VR mobile payment technology－as the e-commerce giant bets on VR-driven shopping for future growth and is wrestling with arch rival Tencent for supremacy in the booming digital... read more

05 Aug 16 @ 11:24

FICO reveals the UK saw Europe’s largest annual jump in card fraud losses for 2015. Most of the 18% rise in losses came from online transactions, reflecting the growth in... read more

05 Aug 16 @ 10:05

Following several reports in the media regarding the suspension of international money transfers, the Central bank of Nigeria has advised Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora to beware of... read more

05 Aug 16 @ 09:00

Wirecard is working with O2 Czech Republic to offer eKasa which is a fully online, mPOS system together with credit card payment transaction services to all retailers in the Czech Republic.... read more

04 Aug 16 @ 10:38

Mastercard announced that 80% of its US consumer credit cards have chips, representing an 88% increase in chip card adoption since the October 1, 2015 liability shift started to bring... read more

04 Aug 16 @ 10:06

Unicredit Business Integrated Solutions (UBIS)  and SIA have signed an agreement for the sale to the latter – for the sum of €500 million – of the processing activities of... read more

03 Aug 16 @ 09:24

The Bitcoin price crashed yesterday after one of the digital currency’s biggest exchanges revealed it had been hacked and bitcoins stolen. Hong Kong-based Bitfinex announced the security breach and froze all customer accounts late on... read more

02 Aug 16 @ 16:25

Early Warning, a real-time payments provider, has signed an agreement with Visa to enable person-to-person (P2P) payments on its clearXchange network using US-issued debit cards through the Visa Direct platform, it will... read more

02 Aug 16 @ 14:50

M-commerce and mobile payments have gradually been gaining acceptance across the world, particular in developing markets where fixed lines of communication are less available. In Europe, we’ve seen a growing... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:47

ČSOB, one of the largest commercial banks in the Czech Republic and part of the Belgian KBC Group have developed and launched the first mobile wallet for NFC payments in... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:35

Apple Pay now accounts for 75% of US contactless payments and the estimated number of monthly users is up by more than 450% year-on-year, Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed. More than... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:21

Hong Kong’s ­Octopus cards announced on Tuesday an app for Apple devices is to be launched, a week after ­Apple Pay went live in the city. To use the system,... read more

01 Aug 16 @ 14:10

Despite the continued importance of cloud computing resources to organizations, companies are not adopting appropriate governance and security measures to protect sensitive cloud data. These are just a few findings... read more