20 Aug 13 @ 16:32

UK consumers have made 51 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months, according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased five fold... 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

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

22 Jul 13 @ 02:15

Movida, the mobile payments joint venture between Visa Inc. and Monitise announced a deal with ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, to utilize Movida’s mobile payments service for the... read more

22 Jul 13 @ 01:45

Société Générale, one of the largest European financial services groups, announced that they launched the bank’s first NFC Visa payment service in Strasbourg, France relying on Oberthur Technologies’ Trusted Service... 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 @ 02:23

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

11 Jul 13 @ 02:34

Braintree announced it will offer Venmo Touch to card issuers and mobile banking providers, delivering one touch mobile payments to their customers. Braintree is collaborating with Simple, a leader in online and mobile banking,... 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

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

17 Jun 13 @ 00:00

Starbucks, Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance and Visa Europe have confirm that over 550 company owned  Starbucks stores in the UK accept contactless payments, making it even faster and easier for... 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

11 Jun 13 @ 00:00

China’s central bank has ordered online payment platform EPayLinks to stop issuing renminbi-settled credit cards in partnership with MasterCard. “No payment institution is allowed to cooperate with foreign card companies... read more

30 May 13 @ 00:00

payleven says it is making its Chip & PIN card reader available for anyone to buy off the shelf in Apple retail stores and on the Apple online store across... read more

28 May 13 @ 00:00

Visa Inc and MasterCard  sued trade groups and retailers that rejected a $7.25 billion settlement in a price-fixing suit and asked a court to rule that the card companies’ fee practices weren’t... read more

23 May 13 @ 00:00

Visa Europe announced two significant additions to its Visa Personal Payments mobile service: Multi-Currency and Immediate Payments. The new functions will enable consumers to make instant transactions from their mobile... read more

23 May 13 @ 00:00

According to Anderson Zaks organisations should actively take time out to review their approach to handling the growing number of consumer credit and debit card payments.  In a guide published today,... read more

07 May 13 @ 00:00

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has now completed the roll out of contactless payment to 644 of its UK stores, including its railway and airport franchise stores. The move cements M&S’... read more

07 May 13 @ 00:00

Europe’s economic crisis has been a powerful driver for many European governments to take measures against the shadow economy as they look to consolidate budgets and foster recovery, according to... read more