03 Sep 13 @ 14:53

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) offers a new SIM platform that allows several different NFC applications to be executed securely and simultaneously on a single SIM card. The SkySIM CX SIM-card... read more

03 Sep 13 @ 12:35

Telefonica Czech Republic is set to launch a trial of mobile point-of-sale devices aimed at small firms and entrepreneurs who previously were unable to accept credit cards. The new device... read more

03 Sep 13 @ 12:00

Kalixa Group has been selected by Invapay, a procurement and electronic payment solution provider, as its global acquiring partner. Invapay will use Kalixa Accept’s acquiring and payment gateway services to... read more

03 Sep 13 @ 10:18

Zenius Solutions has introduced Zenius ONE a mobile commerce solution which the company says can be deployed in under 90 days, features a mobile wallet with payment, loyalty and couponing,... read more

23 Aug 13 @ 18:43

The acquiring business, already fraught with rivalry, became even more competitive with an announcement from daily-deals giant Groupon that it will supply traditional POS terminals to merchants as part of... read more

20 Aug 13 @ 17:35

American payments start-up Stripe has officially launched in the UK and is now setting its sights on mainland Europe. Stripe provides merchants with an API that they can embed into... read more

20 Aug 13 @ 15:31

According to the a new report by Timetric, rising competition from domestic payment card networks is set to significantly alter the current operational model of international card networks.  The ability... read more

05 Aug 13 @ 11:27

Telcos France Telecom-Orange, SFR, along with Bouygues Telecom, and banks BNP Paribas and Crédit Mutuel-CIC plan to move their NFC projects from a few local deployments to the national stage... 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

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

08 Jul 13 @ 02:36

EE – currently the UK’s only 4G carrier, unveiled that it will be bringing NFC payment capability to its pay monthly customers with a service it’s calling ‘Cash on Tap’.... read more

08 Jul 13 @ 00:00

EE – currently the UK’s only 4G carrier, unveiled that it will be bringing NFC payment capability to its pay monthly customers with a service it’s calling ‘Cash on Tap’.... 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

01 Jul 13 @ 02:49

The Clearing House (TCH) announced that it is working with the US’s leading financial institutions to develop an industry wide dynamic credentialing solution to improve the safety and soundness of... read more