02 Feb 16 @ 10:44

ATM rivals Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf announced in late November 2015 that they had entered into a ‘business combination agreement’. Diebold will launch a voluntary public tender offer to all... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:44

Cards and card payment at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:43

GoSwiff, a global provider of mobile payment and marketing solutions, has announced various tie-ups to expand its mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) and value-added service solutions. It has partnered with TBC Bank... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:42

US banking association, The Clearing House, has signed a contract with UK-based payment systems provider VocaLink to build and deliver core elements of a real-time payment system for the US.... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:41

Payment technology services provider, Global Payments Inc, announced in mid-December 2015 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Heartland Payment Systems Inc, a US payment processor, for... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:34

Worldpay is breaking into the small business lending market in a move to provide thousands of customers with flexible loans. Working in partnership with Liberis, the Worldpay Business Finance unit... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:34

Business software provider Sage is now enabling small and medium-sized businesses to make payments directly from their accounts or payroll software. “With firms spending over 8 staff hours every month... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:33

Western Union is to enable cross-border money transfer via mobile and social media in 200 countries and territories worldwide. The newly-developed WU Connect technology platform for remittances integrates with third... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:32

Gemalto has partnered with computer storage and data management company NetApp to provide an integrated solution for Amazon Web Service (AWS) customers. The deal will allow AWS customers to store... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:32

“We scaled too far, too fast and have had a rough ride,” said Rich Williams, Groupon CEO, in a blogpost on 19 November 2015. This frank admission came amid confirmation... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:31

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has launched a web payments working group to help streamline the online checkout process and make internet payments easier and more secure. W3C is... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:31

In a strategic attempt to claim their share of e-commerce sales worth more than €40 billion each year, the German private and cooperative banks have launched their own online payment... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:29

UK-based company Fourex is rolling out self-service currency exchange machines across London’s underground network. The machines enable customers to exchange notes and coins from more than 150 countries for cash... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:27

POS terminals are changing. The change has been coming on for so long, it is difficult to know when it first started, or to pinpoint a single catalyst for change.... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:26

Test tool provider FIME has launched TrustApp, a secure online testing portal for near field communication (NFC) applications embedded in secure elements. “As TrustApp is online, it allows stakeholders [such... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:25

Contactless card transactions now account for 1-in-10 card payments in the UK, up 3.7 percent year-on-year, latest figures from the UK Cards Association show. A total of £929.8 million was... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:24

The heads of 4 leading public services and private companies in France have announced a joint venture to develop contactless mobility solutions. Wizway Solutions has the support of digital security... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:24

Shipments of secure elements rose by nearly 12 percent to more than 9 billion units in 2015, according to figures released by Eurosmart. “The smart security industry continues to grow.... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:22

As smartphone adoption continues to climb, mobile apps are becoming increasingly important tools that offer access to everything from banking and to news and social networking sites. However, even free... read more

02 Feb 16 @ 10:21

Powa Technologies has entered into a local joint venture with China UnionPay to roll out its mobile technology across mainland China. Dubbed a ’10-year strategic alliance’, the agreement will see... read more