23 Oct 15 @ 14:42

With all tech majors like Google, Apple and Samsung already offering mobile payment services, Microsoft has announced that is also planning to join the action. The payment system allows users to store... read more

23 Oct 15 @ 13:22

It has bee revealed that cyber criminals have worked out a way to hack the Chip and PIN card system currently being introduced at businesses throughout the US and widely used... read more

23 Oct 15 @ 13:02

Sweden is on track to becoming the world’s first cashless society, thanks to the country’s embrace of IT, as well as a crackdown on organized crime and terror, according to... read more

23 Oct 15 @ 12:28

Shipments of smart banking and payment cards in the US are projected to increase to just over 502 million in 2015, up from 223 million in 2014, according to latest research from... read more

22 Oct 15 @ 14:29

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin exchange transactions should be exempt from VAT. The ECJ ruling stated that bitcoin transactions “are exempt from VAT under the... read more

22 Oct 15 @ 10:35

Digital is the most disruptive force that the payments industry has seen in decades. It is unleashing profound changes and innovation – from the development of digital payment instruments to... read more

20 Oct 15 @ 14:41

Following an initial launch in Caen, Lille, Nice, Strasbourg and Rennes in 2014, Orange has confirmed its commitment to mobile payment in France by launching Orange Cash nationwide in partnership... read more

20 Oct 15 @ 11:29

MasterCard has announced it will integrate a fully tokenized checkout experience within MasterPass, leveraging the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES), giving consumers the freedom to shop more securely online or in-app from... read more

20 Oct 15 @ 11:06

Advent International owned Oberthur Technologies, plans to sell shares in what it predicts will be 2015’s biggest European technology IPO. Advent is moving forward with a listing even after Oberthur drew interest... read more

19 Oct 15 @ 12:23

Historically, banks have dominated the entire market, but times are changing and the FinTech invaders are beginning to disrupt the space. Banks certainly have their place, but their share is... read more

19 Oct 15 @ 12:15

As reported in June, Diebold is in talks to buy Wincor Nixdorf in a deal that would value the German company at more than €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion), Wincor said... read more

19 Oct 15 @ 12:00

An all-time record 44 billion payments will be made in 2024, up 3.4 billion over 10 years, equating to 120 million payments per day. The increase will be driven by... read more

16 Oct 15 @ 15:46

Thanks to an international law enforcement operation, the ultra-virulent Dridex malware and related botnet have been disrupted as the US’s DOJ targets a Moldovan man in connection with Dridex malware thefts.... read more

16 Oct 15 @ 10:13

Visa and FireEye announced the launch of Visa Threat Intelligence, a cyber intelligence service, Powered by FireEye. Tailored to the needs of the payments industry, this new service will deliver... read more

16 Oct 15 @ 10:04

Wincor Nixdorf has announced the launch of a new automated teller machine (ATM), that allows customers to withdraw cash using a smart phone or a near-field communications (NFC) card. The... read more

16 Oct 15 @ 09:38

IDATE has published its analysis of and forecasts for the global Internet of Things (IoT) market. An opportunity to deliver a synthesis of the Institute’s many reports on the matter... read more

14 Oct 15 @ 05:48

Following in the wake of Apple and Samsung, LG Electronics is rumoured to also be entering the global mobile payment market with G Pay. Not only is it entering South... read more

12 Oct 15 @ 12:06

The worldwide ATM installed base grew 7% in 2014, to reach three million units, according to RBR’s newly published Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2020 report. This comes just... read more

12 Oct 15 @ 07:22

Central bank regulators have proposed changes to stop the global payments system from fragmentation as banks scale back cross-border networks, blaming the cost of new regulation. Banks have long maintained links with other... read more

12 Oct 15 @ 07:21

Policy makers in the US voiced concerns at a meeting last week that credit card networks and issuers have failed to effectively explain the implications of the Oct. 1 EMV liability shift... read more