23 Oct 15 @ 12:28

Shipments of smart banking and payment cards in the US are projected to increase to just over 502 million in 2015, up from 223 million in 2014, according to latest research from... read more

20 Oct 15 @ 14:41

Following an initial launch in Caen, Lille, Nice, Strasbourg and Rennes in 2014, Orange has confirmed its commitment to mobile payment in France by launching Orange Cash nationwide in partnership... read more

01 Oct 15 @ 15:15

How European Issuers Can Thrive in an Ecosystem Defined by Tokenisation-Enabled NFC Payments. This whitepaper highlights key actions European card issuers can take now to gain a competitive advantage with regards to m-payments. Issuers are encouraged to determine their m-wallet strategy — whether to build their own or support other pre-existing offerings and then developing "top of wallet" strategies.

16 Sep 15 @ 19:34

Contactless cards and payments are the new normal for Europe. The country profiles of the Payment Cards Yearbooks provide the individual background of contactless cards and POS terminals by country,... read more

09 Sep 15 @ 12:08

Shoppers around the world are demanding their retail experience be transformed, a study by MasterCard has revealed at this year’s World Retail Congress. Retailers are under increasing pressure to adopt new payment... read more

17 Aug 15 @ 16:41

TSYS has announced the publication of a new white paper titled “How European Issuers Can Thrive in an Ecosystem Defined by Tokenisation-Enabled NFC Payments.” The white paper explains that the recent... read more

27 Jul 15 @ 14:54

Obviously, the consolidation within the European acquiring industry market is underway. The country profiles of the Payment Cards Statistical Yearbooks provide the individual background of the card acquirers by country,... read more

23 Jul 15 @ 10:32

Following the launch of Apple Pay in the UK last week, new MasterCard figures show that the British public are willing to embrace mobile payments despite some hesitation. 1 in... read more

07 Jul 15 @ 08:49

Wirecard Group has announced a partnership with MyOrder (a Rabobank Company) for the issuance of contactless mobile cards based on HCE (host card emulation) technology. MyOrder is a mCommerce platform... read more

06 Jul 15 @ 15:58

The latest data from Visa Europe shows that uptake of contactless payments in Europe continues to climb with over 1 billion transactions made in the last 12 months.  Figures also show... read more

29 Jun 15 @ 16:24

Shipments of NFC-enabled handset are projected to increase to 756 million in 2015, up from 444 million in 2014, according to latest research from IHS Technology. NFC Research Key Findings:... read more

01 Jun 15 @ 12:00

Google has Android Pay. The internet giant outlined a set of APIs that will allow developers to add an Android Pay button to their app and banks to enable payments... read more

18 May 15 @ 15:13

Oberthur Technologies (OT) has announced its partnership with Samsung for the deployment of Samsung Pay in Europe later this year. The Samsung Pay service will allow Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge... read more

06 May 15 @ 14:39

O2 is rumoured to have acquired the Weve mobile commerce and advertising consortium saying the business will be run as a standalone subsidiary. In a statement, the former joint venture states: “We... read more

01 May 15 @ 12:19

Finally, some good news for CurrentC! As the new CEO, Brian Mooney, formerly CEO of Bank of America Merchant Services, one of the largest US merchant payment acquirers, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a... read more

08 Apr 15 @ 15:37

Tech giant Microsoft is planning a move into host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments by preparing for the regulatory approvals needed for the launch of such a service. Microsoft unveiled... read more

07 Apr 15 @ 13:35

Ingenico Group and Intel Corporation have announced a collaboration to combine Intel technology and Ingenico Group secure payment acceptance for the Internet of Things. The companies will jointly develop a... read more

09 Mar 15 @ 15:50

Samsung, which is gearing up to launch its own mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, in Korea and the US this summer, has decided not to collect fees on Samsung Pay... read more

02 Mar 15 @ 09:40

Proxama has unveiled details of its new end-to-end mobile proximity marketing and payments proposition following the acquisition of Aconite Technology last year. Proxama’s new Digital Payments Division will be led by... read more

23 Feb 15 @ 16:52

According to a new Berg Insight reporter global merchants the world over are deploying more NFC terminals at the point of sale and activating the NFC capability. Berg Insight estimates... read more