12 Jun 14 @ 10:42

Proxama, the global mobile marketing, loyalty and payments company has partnered with PrePay Solutions (PPS), to provide mobile contactless payment solutions, via HCE, to PPS’s customer base. PPS (jointly owned by Edenred... read more

09 Jun 14 @ 11:35

Equity Bank is set to launch its Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services in July 2014 after a successful foray in the local and regional banking sector – a key... read more

04 Jun 14 @ 13:58

Annual domestic card spending by UK consumers passed £0.5 trillion for the first ever time in 2013 as shoppers increasingly choose cards over cash, according to a report published by... read more

04 Jun 14 @ 13:52

In the latest twist concerning the Russia/Ukraine/Crimea situation, it has been reported that the head of a Russian payments company, who was imprisoned in 2013 for organising a cyberattack on... read more

04 Jun 14 @ 13:47

American Express has contacted around 75,000 of its customers in California to warn them that their card data has been posted online by Anonymous Ukraine. In March this year, the... read more

02 Jun 14 @ 12:41

Swedish bank SEB is to sell its card acquiring business Euroline to private equity player Nordic Capital for SEK 2.2 billion. Euroline, which acquires Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club transactions... read more

30 May 14 @ 11:12

With incidents of security breaches and fraud increases, the payment industry is paying close attention to secure identification and personal verification methods – could 2014 be the year that biometric... read more

15 May 14 @ 13:32

US, telco-backed, mobile wallet venture Isis is picking up steam, claiming 20,000 new wallet activations a day over the last month since launch. The Isis wallet – owned by AT&T... read more

15 May 14 @ 10:30

TD Canada Trust has added the capability to make small credit card purchases using NFC mobile payments for Rogers, Bell and TELUS customers in Canada. After the wide release of Rogers suretap... read more

13 May 14 @ 11:49

 who dedicated the payment network to the  taking on the global players like Visa and MasterCard. The new payment network developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a... read more

08 May 14 @ 11:58

KDDI, a major Japanese mobile operator in partnership with MasterCard, announced the launch of the “au WALLET” prepaid card program for 34 million au-brand mobile network subscribers. This will be... read more

08 May 14 @ 09:59

Deutsche Telekom customers can now make purchases with their smartphones with the launch of MyWallet which turns smartphones1 into digital wallets. The app, the digital payment card and an NFC... read more

08 May 14 @ 09:42

EMVCo, owned by American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay and Visa, facilitates worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions by managing and evolving the EMV chip Specifications and related... read more

02 May 14 @ 13:10

With record levels of investment from venture capital groups being ploughed into payment start-ups, is there a risk of another dotcom-style boom and bust? by Victoria Conroy The halcyon days... read more

24 Apr 14 @ 11:01

Card Payments in Europe – Cards and payments at the POS and on the internet continued to drive significant growth in many European countries. The roll-out of contactless cards has started... read more

11 Apr 14 @ 09:27

SIX Payment Services and MasterCard will jointly provide the wallet payment platform MasterPass for card issuing banks. The digital wallet simplifies payments on the internet and offers financial institutions in... read more

09 Apr 14 @ 11:33

According to a report from IHS, contactless payments could be about to receive a significant boost, with global Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled handset shipments set to soar four-fold in the... read more

04 Apr 14 @ 10:41

First Data announced that thinkmoney, part of the Think Money Group, has deployed its PIN NOW SMS solution which provides a digital alternative to the traditional paper PIN mailer. A customer... read more

27 Mar 14 @ 10:42

Embattled Wal-Mart Stores has filed suit against Visa this week in U.S. District Court (Fayetteville) claiming the defendant conspired with large banks to fix interchange fees charged to merchants between Jan... read more

18 Mar 14 @ 09:52

The Target, Neiman Marcus, Michael’s Stores breach trifecta may have finally galvanized the US card payment industry to consider strongly EMV in the US. Too bad consumers are poised to change... read more