08 Nov 13 @ 13:06

Following the recent launch of its mobile wallet consultancy practice, risk and fraud prevention consultancy UKFraud (www.ukfraud.co.uk) has launched a range of analytical, consultancy and advisory services aimed at helping... read more

07 Nov 13 @ 16:13

First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market payment acceptance business, today announced that it has become a UK Payment Institution after successfully achieving independent membership of the UK Financial Conduct... read more

07 Nov 13 @ 15:53

Canada’s first open mobile wallet, “Ugo” has been introduced by PC Financial and TD. The companies plan to combine multiple payment and loyalty programs into a secure mobile solution. Canada’s largest... read more

07 Nov 13 @ 12:51

FICO, a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, has announced the availability of a proximity correlation service for credit and debit card issuers aimed at improving the safety of... read more

07 Nov 13 @ 12:28

As the UK economy throws itself headlong into being a cashless economy, almost three quarters (71%) of people in the UK are now expressing concerns or dissatisfaction with having to use... read more

05 Nov 13 @ 14:07

Is a cashless society the shape of things to come? Many predict a world without physical money, where people are prepared to carry out all their banking transactions through mobile... read more

04 Nov 13 @ 18:00

SecureTrading, the UK’s leading independent payment processor, has joined forces with FEXCO to deliver Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC), as it targets a broader range of international markets. The new partnership... read more

04 Nov 13 @ 17:53

Consumer adoption of mobile payments will deliver wide-ranging benefits for the UK economy, according to a new report published today by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr). The... read more

01 Nov 13 @ 16:25

In a further blow to online and digital currencies, one of the co-founders of Liberty Reserve, which was abruptly shut down by the US government in May, pleaded guilty “to money... read more

01 Nov 13 @ 12:30

New research from the University of Surrey warns about the security of ‘contactless’ payment cards following a study in which they proved the technology was susceptible to fraud. The technology... read more

01 Nov 13 @ 12:14

Boots UK, Visa Europe and WorldPay say that customers are able to pay with their contactless cards at all Boots UK stores, following the successful completion of the roll out... read more

30 Oct 13 @ 17:47

The value of international money transfers made via mobile phones will exceed $10bn for the first time this year, according to Juniper Research. However, the cost and complexity of regulating... read more

30 Oct 13 @ 09:46

A UK Bitcoin exchange is launching in London this week that will bar customers from the US, citing diverging regulatory approaches to the experimental digital currency. Bitcoin has made the news recently for... read more

30 Oct 13 @ 09:26

NTT DOCOMO, founder of Japan’s Osaifu-Keitai mobile payments service and MasterCard have announced the upcoming commercial launch of iD/PayPass-branded payments via DOCOMO’s iD mobile credit payment system. The launch opens up some... read more

29 Oct 13 @ 18:27

In a blog post this week, Google announced that local businesses can now offer coupons on Google Maps almost as quickly as you grab directions via the app. The company is rolling... read more

29 Oct 13 @ 18:17

U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest bank in the United States and lead bank of U.S. Bancorp and Mitek Systems have made an agreement in which U.S. Bank will offer Mitek’s Mobile... read more

29 Oct 13 @ 17:43

Bitcoin has launched the world’s first cash machine for buying and selling the online currency. It has been installed at a coffee shop in Canada. The kiosk is equipped with... read more

28 Oct 13 @ 17:54

Global Payments, one of the world’s largest card processing providers, is rolling out Discover Global Network acceptance to enable its UK customers to take five major international cards. The upgrade,... read more

25 Oct 13 @ 15:48

Clear2Pay, the Belgian financial services and electronic payments company is up for sale by Private equity firm Aquiline Holdings LLC, according to two people familiar with the situation – according to... read more

25 Oct 13 @ 11:17

The European Parliament has voted to suspend the sharing of financial data with the US, following allegations that citizens’ data was spied on. The allegation forms part of leaked documents from... read more