05 Dec 13 @ 12:51

New research announcing continued growth in European online and mobile payment markets comparing five major EU territories: the UK; Germany; France; Belgium and The Netherlands, explores differing regional and cultural... read more

03 Dec 13 @ 13:22

Oberthur Technologies (OT) has partnered with mBank, an entity affiliated to the PlaNet Finance group that aims to facilitate financial inclusion through mobile technology, to offer mobile branchless banking in... read more

03 Dec 13 @ 12:04

In a nightmare scenario for the UK governments part owned bank, RBS customers are still reporting problems accessing  services this morning despite the bank claiming that it has fixed the... read more

03 Dec 13 @ 11:51

NCR Corporation has taken the next step in the transformation of its Financial Services business, announcing that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Digital Insight Corporation, a leader... read more

29 Nov 13 @ 12:34

A US start-up, SimplyTapp, which has created the ‘Host Card Emulation’ (HCE) approach to mobile HCE-based NFC payments recently embraced by Google, has raised its series a funding round. Most of... read more

28 Nov 13 @ 10:14

A new market research report titled “Mobile Wallet Market”, published by Allied Market Research, indicates the global mobile wallet market is expected to reach $5,250 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 127.5%... read more

27 Nov 13 @ 15:22

As the global leader in NFC payments, it comes as no surprise that The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) has issued Best Practice for NFC Mobile Payment in Hong Kong,... read more

27 Nov 13 @ 12:31

Prodec Networks has released a new infographic to highlight how vulnerable business are to internal data breach threats. In addition, it shows the financial impact this can have on a business. After employees,... read more

27 Nov 13 @ 09:59

Nationwide Building Society, in partnership with Visa Europe, is announcing the launch of V.me, a digital wallet that will offer the Society’s over 6 ½  million credit and debit card... read more

27 Nov 13 @ 09:38

Bips, the Danish bitcoin exchange, has been forced to shut down its consumer wallet initiative after suffering a major cyber-attack that saw £1 million in bitcoins stolen. Copenhagen-based Bips is... read more

26 Nov 13 @ 16:33

Bank of East Asia says it will launch a mobile NFC payment service for its credit card customers in Hong Kong early next year. BEA’s i-Pay system will utilize Near... read more

26 Nov 13 @ 14:00

The nation’s ongoing love affair with online shopping will deepen on Monday 2nd December 2013 when it is predicted that online transactions will top 7.7 million, up 16% on 2012,... read more

25 Nov 13 @ 16:03

Vodafone has selected Gemalto to provide and operate its global Trusted Service Management (TSM) platform and deploy NFC mobile payments and other services. This multi-year global contract will provide the foundation... read more

22 Nov 13 @ 16:53

The UK’s Payments Council has released findings that suggest that around 12 pence in every £1 of consumers’ Christmas shopping this year will be spent online via e-commerce and m-commerce.... read more

22 Nov 13 @ 16:39

Safaricom has offered to negotiate a settlement with rival Airtel in an abuse of dominance dispute filed before the competition regulator. Correspondence between the two firms shows that Safaricom agreed to... read more

22 Nov 13 @ 16:22

Not surprisingly, malware is still the most dangerous threat to enterprises, end users and financial institutions. Its success has spawned improved detection and prevention technologies which continue to threaten malware’s... read more

22 Nov 13 @ 16:06

In an unsurprising piece of news, Google has decided to follow companies such as PayPal who have developed a physical extensions of their mobile payment solutions. The news that Google was likely... read more

22 Nov 13 @ 10:06

First Data Corporation and Oberthur Technologies announced a strategic partnership to manage and promote EMV in the US. First Data is a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing.... read more

21 Nov 13 @ 11:05

Banks, credit card companies and other payment service providers (PSPs) should put multiple “security measures” in place to ensure that they can repel attempts to breach the integrity of internet... read more

21 Nov 13 @ 10:52

MasterCard and Worldline, Atos subsidiary for e-payment services, announced their extended partnership on the integration and deployment of MasterPass. Worldline will develop a digital wallet platform with open interfaces available... read more