20 May 14 @ 12:13

Groupon has unveiled Gnome, an iPad POS system with deep integration into Groupon’s infrastructure that the company hopes will spur uptake among merchants that regularly run promotions through the service.... read more

20 May 14 @ 12:01

In a surprising move, Google Wallet users can now choose to pay with PayPal when shopping in the Google Play store. Google Wallet and PayPal have been competing with each... read more

20 May 14 @ 11:52

Tech companies have invested millions in trying to persuade people to make mobile payments, but the closure of a high-profile app launched by Twitter’s co-founder suggests too few are willing... read more

19 May 14 @ 11:36

MasterCard announced that it has entered into an agreement with Opus Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,  (“Opus”) to acquire its subsidiary, ElectraCard Services Private Limited, (“ECS”), a leading global provider of software... read more

19 May 14 @ 11:34

The European Payments Council (EPC), representing the European banking industry in relation to payments, today launched a three-month public consultation on possible modifications to the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) and... read more

15 May 14 @ 15:38

HID Global and Proxama, the global platform provider of mobile proximity marketing, mobile wallet and payment solutions, announced that they have partnered to create a solution enabling rapid deployment of... read more

15 May 14 @ 10:30

TD Canada Trust has added the capability to make small credit card purchases using NFC mobile payments for Rogers, Bell and TELUS customers in Canada. After the wide release of Rogers suretap... read more

14 May 14 @ 13:44

ITCARD a leading provider of banking services in Poland has launched the first biometric ATM shared network in Europe, called Planet Cash. By the end of this year the company... read more

14 May 14 @ 12:58

INSIDE Secure has announced at Cartes America the launch of MatrixSSE, a software secure element for mobile application protection including enterprise, entertainment and financial applications. The solution allows mobile applications... read more

13 May 14 @ 16:04

Contactless payment card shipments accelerated globally in 2013, according to figures released today by the Smart Payment Association (SPA) at an opening-day session at the CARTES America conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. In... read more

13 May 14 @ 13:58

The latest Smart Insights Report establishes that mPOS, the combination of smartphone convenience with the needs of the bank card acceptance at the point of sales, will account for 52... read more

13 May 14 @ 11:49

 who dedicated the payment network to the  taking on the global players like Visa and MasterCard. The new payment network developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a... read more

13 May 14 @ 09:58

Clear2Pay has announced that the NFC Forum, the non-profit industry association that advances NFC technology, approved its Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) and Simple NDEF Exchange Protocol (SNEP) Conformance Test... read more

12 May 14 @ 11:53

Frozen out and unable to benefit from exclusive online deals, 3.5 million shoppers1 are fighting back against credit refusal by finding alternative payment methods. An estimated 2.3 million shoppers were... read more

12 May 14 @ 11:46

The US may not complete the migration from magnetic-stripe cards to EMV chip cards until 2018 even though the EMV liability shift deadline for merchants and issuers arrives in 18... read more

09 May 14 @ 15:00

Singapore is set to go live with its G3 Immediate Payments system, putting it in an elite club – alongside the UK, Sweden and Poland – of countries with a... read more

09 May 14 @ 09:30

US banking regulators have been warning banks for over a year to beef up their cyber security as attacks on financial institutions are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and widespread. According... read more

08 May 14 @ 11:58

KDDI, a major Japanese mobile operator in partnership with MasterCard, announced the launch of the “au WALLET” prepaid card program for 34 million au-brand mobile network subscribers. This will be... read more

08 May 14 @ 10:11

As Russia begins to ramp up its own counter sanctions to the West, it has been revealed that Visa and MasterCard will have to pay nearly $4 billion in deposits... read more

08 May 14 @ 09:59

Deutsche Telekom customers can now make purchases with their smartphones with the launch of MyWallet which turns smartphones1 into digital wallets. The app, the digital payment card and an NFC... read more