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Mizuho Bank unveils J-Coin its new digital currency platform

Mizuho Bank is on track to launch its new digital currency platform J-Coin Pay on 1 March with the support of 60 regional financial institutions.

To make use of the currency, users will download a dedicated app on their smartphone. Payments will be made using QR codes.

The value of the digital currency will be fixed at 1 yen per unit, and will not fluctuate on the market, as virtual currencies such as bitcoin do.

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 07:50
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Ingenico brings secure contactless payment acceptance to mobiles and tablets

Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payment, today announced that it will demonstrate a Tap on Phone (ToP) proof of concept (PoC) – enabling secure NFC payments on consumer-off-the-shelf devices with a dedicated app – at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on 25–28 February 2019. 

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 07:31
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New Technologies Driving New Conversations on Payments and Demands for Access

Want to grab that purchase and go? You’re not alone. Today more than ever, people are living an increasingly digital – and mobile – life and they expect their ability to pay for their needs and wants to match that same “always on” mindset, according to social media conversations identified in the 2019 edition of the Mastercard Digital Payments Study. 

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 07:15
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Windsor Brokers: now live on ISXPay®

iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA: TA8) (“The Company”) is pleased to announce that Windsor Brokers Ltd, one of the most established Forex Brokers in Europe operating for more than 30 years, has now gone live on the ISXPay® unified platform, comprising Paydentity™ identity verification, card processing and acquiring, to Visa, Mastercard and JCB.

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 07:01
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AI maturing fast in decision-making domain

Since the day Deep Blue became the trailblazer in beating a human in the game of chess in 1997, the age of rising complex computing algorithms and programs started. With every year programmers identified new complex puzzles and wrote the algorithms that would work out the scenarios and potential improvisations on the go.

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 06:44
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ADIB launches 100% Capital Protected Equities Basket Note in companies with superior work environment

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading financial institution, has launched a 100% capital protected 'Happy Workplace' equities basket note, designed to capture the outperformance of companies that have a motivated and productive workforce.

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 06:25
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Sberbank customers can transfer money from their cards using recipient phone number

Sberbank announces that a new partner has joined its instant transfer ecosystem. 

Thanks to the partnership with international payment system WebMoney Transfer, clients can now make instant transfers from Sberbank cards to WebMoney purses and vice versa. Only the recipient’s phone number (which the card or purse is tied to) is needed to transfer money to a Sberbank card. Money is transferred instantly.

Igor Manontov, Vice President of Sberbank and Director of the Payments and Transfers Division:

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 06:20
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Gemalto launches one-stop services platform to digitalize mobile subscriber enrollment

Gemalto announces today its Trusted Digital Identity Services Platform, which orchestrates everything needed by mobile operators to digitalize customer enrollment, including the capture, verification and authentication of customer credentials and biometrics.  Drawing on Gemalto's in-depth experience and expertise in these fields, as well as complementary services from trusted partners worldwide, the platform enables 

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 06:16
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NatWest introduces new 'digital branch'
In the new NatWest digital store, customers can drop in and have a coffee while carrying out transactions, either on their own or branch devices. 
They will also be able to book a session with a personal banker for more complex needs, such as advice on getting on the housing ladder, new products, or to better understand their finances through a financial health check. This means busy customers will no longer need to waste time in queues, instead booking to speak to advisors when it suits them best.
Monday, February 25, 2019 - 06:14
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Entrust Datacard to acquire nCipher Security from Thales

Entrust Datacard, a leading provider of trusted identity and secure issuance technology solutions, today announced that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Thales’s market-leading General Purpose Hardware Security Module (GP HSM) business, nCipher Security, which has been operating as a separate stand-alone business within Thales since January 2019. 

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 05:57
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