27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM card has been selected by China Unicom to secure its mobile wallet program. China Unicom is the nation’s second-largest wireless operator, with more than 220... read more

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

SIX Payment Services (Europe) S.A., the international provider of card-based payment solutions, and Diners Club Italia S.r.l., which belongs to Discover Network and Diners Club International, today announced the signing... read more

27 Feb 13 @ 00:00

VeriFone and SK C&C, the Korea-based global IT services company, announced they are partnering on deployment of open interface standards and technology platforms for management of digital wallet services, acceptance... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

EU regulators will drop a 16-month investigation into a group of banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and BBVA (BBVA.MC), after it abandoned plans to launch a standardization process for e-payments, the... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa has launched a new partner program designed to accelerate the introduction of innovative payment solutions globally and further drive the global migration from cash to electronic payments. ‘The pace... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard has introduced MasterPass –“the future of digital payments”.  MasterPass is a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto is collaborating with China’s UnionPay to build a secure mobile NFC ecosystem. UnionPay is China’s leading payment scheme and has the world’s largest network of payment cards, with more... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Visa and Samsung announced a global alliance that combines Visa’s expertise in payments with Samsung’s leadership in mobile device technology – an alliance that has the potential to significantly accelerate the availability of... read more

25 Feb 13 @ 00:00

PayPal is bringing its Square-like chip and PIN mobile payment service to the UK this summer, aimed at giving small businesses an alternative payment method to taking cash and cheques. The system,... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Atos Origin reported a 6.6% operating profit margin on a turnover up 0.8% to €8.44 billion in 2012 from €8.78 billion a year earlier.  The UK and Ireland business unit... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Norway’s Telenor will next week announce plans for a commercial launch of NFC with the country’s largest bank. The operator plans to launch NFC-based mobile payments in summer 2013 with... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Matthew Hudson, head of business development for fares and ticketing at Transport for London (TfL) is “not convinced” about mobile payments using NFC, according to Techworld who reported a speech he made... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

According to de Telegraaf, a new NFC pilot program involving wireless carrier KPN, payment giant MasterCard and three Dutch banks — ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank — will launch this... read more

22 Feb 13 @ 00:00

iZettle will now launch a new Chip & Pin device alongside its existing solution that currently uses a customer’s signature to interact with the iZettle app. It will also now... read more

19 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Citi has announced the launch in the Dominican Republic of Citi Mobile Collect, a new provider payment solution that makes it possible for small grocery stores and other businesses to... read more

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

FICO released its quarterly UK cards data showing that average total sales per ‘classic” credit card hit a two-year high in December of £600.25, surpassing the level from December 2011 by... read more

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Pitney Bowes, a provider of business communication technologies, has announced the launch of pbSmart Mobile across Europe. The product, which allows a business to build a mobile website quickly and... read more

18 Feb 13 @ 00:00

As part of the new NFC Experience at Mobile World Congress, four partners have come together to deliver a mobile contactless payment experience.   CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe... read more

15 Feb 13 @ 00:00

Credit card company American Express has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows cardholders to purchase items by simply typing in a hashtag. For those unfamiliar with Twitter, the hashtag... read more

14 Feb 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Europe today announced the introduction of a number of improvements for pre-authorized transactions applicable as of November 2013 in the Europe Region.  As pre-authorization volumes continue to grow fueled... read more