30 Jul 13 @ 15:13

Regulatory attention from the European Commission and national competition authorities is a major factor contributing to changes in the payments industry. Public authorities are convinced that the development of innovative... read more

30 Jul 13 @ 01:28

British consumers will be the first in Europe to experience MasterPass by MasterCard. Major high street and online brands, including, Argos, Boots, House of Fraser and The Hut Group, join thousands of... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 15:28

New research from MasterCard shows that Europeans want to enjoy cashfree holidays. The survey shows how people across Europe prefer having their cards on hand on holiday, more than the... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 15:26

A new report from consultancy Value Partners and law firm Locke Lord has profiled how this ever-present threat risks undermining commerce, banking and entire economies. Given that fraud is one of... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 15:26

The European Commission is proposing to cap interchange on all consumer debit and credit card transactions, a move which would have a major impact on revenue streams for banks operating... read more

28 Jul 13 @ 15:21

A report commissioned by MasterCard from Europe Economics in conjunction with Professor Sheri Markose of the University of Essex has assessed the impacts of introducing interchange fee regulation in the UK... read more

24 Jul 13 @ 01:39

The European Union’s executive body proposed a strict cap on credit and debit card fees on Wednesday, in a move it said could save consumers billions of euros. The proposal,... read more

24 Jul 13 @ 01:36

Wind and BNL BNP Paribas Group, in collaboration with SIA and MasterCard, have started an NFC technology (Near Field Communication), which allows users to make purchases in contactless mode via... read more

23 Jul 13 @ 01:43

Kalixa Group, DeviceFidelity and MasterCard announced the UK launch of the moneto prepaid wallet. The wallet enables near field communications (NFC) functionality on an iPhone, allowing users to tap and pay for goods at thousands of... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:31

Cellum, a developer of mobile payment applications, laid down the gauntlet, announcing that they have achieved a game changing 84% conversion rate- far higher than incumbent solutions.  The company now... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:27

BANAMEX became the first bank from the American continent to launch iAcepta Móvil Banamex, an application developed by Stratus Technologies Mexico called S-Pay mobile POS, which is compatible with handheld... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:24

Leading corporate risk prevention consultancy and analyst Riskskill, a division of UKFraud (www.ukfraud.co.uk), is warning that the expected rapid growth of the global mobile payments market will create a potential... read more

16 Jul 13 @ 02:23

Government efforts to promote cashless transactions have contributed to the steady growth of the cards and payments industry in Azerbaijan up to 2012. According to Timetric, continued support from the... read more

02 Jul 13 @ 02:45

As part of the world’s ‘first ever interoperable’ Arabic mobile money programme, MasterCard, the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and telecoms provider Etisalat have launched a mobile payment wallet in... read more

27 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Gemalto will supply prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide.  The launch is part of “Zuum”, a new payment... read more

21 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Ixaris has launched Ixaris Payments Server, a cloud-based platform that enables banks to quickly and cost-effectively develop their own corporate prepaid programmes. The comprehensive, out-of-the-box package allows banks to take a share... read more

19 Jun 13 @ 00:00

BPC Banking Technologies and Alfa-Bank – the largest private bank in Russia – announced the launch of a contactless payment service based on NFC technology for Russian telecom operator Beeline.... read more

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Visa Inc. sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in a bid to stop the world’s largest retailer from bringing price-fixing claims over merchant swipe fees. Wal-Mart is among more than 7,000 retailers that dropped out... read more

12 Jun 13 @ 00:00

EVO Payments International, LLC (“EVO”), a leading payments service provider, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Deutsche Card Services, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.  With... read more

30 May 13 @ 00:00

MasterCard Mobile, based on Cellum’s technology, has reached the milestone of 100,000 downloads in May. The service was launched in 2011, making payments via mobile available at nearly 200 merchants... read more