Computop Recognised for Processing Secure Payments in Europe
Payment service provider Computop will attend RBTE in London to discuss the security benefits of its recent Payment Card Industry Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) certification. An industry security developed by MasterCard and Visa to curb increasing theft and misuse of credit card data, the P2PE certification enables Computop’s Paygate solution to offer UK and EU omnichannel retailers a certified point of sale (POS) solution based on P2PE... more
Earthport Selected by FX4BIZ to Enhance Global Expansion
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Earthport (AIM: EPO.L), the leading payment network for cross-border transactions, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with FX4BIZ, a corporate FX provider with a fast growing European presence. The partnership will help with FX4BIZ’s global expansion and enhance its offering as an efficient, secure facilitator of cross-border payments for SMEs. Earthport's technology has become part of its unique market positioning as... more
JCB Cards to be Accepted by International Bank of Azerbaijan
JCB cards will be accepted at all of IBA's acceptance locations throughout the country by the end of February 2016.
China UnionPay and Visa Commit to the Philosophy of Openness
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Security, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
China UnionPay (CUP) and Visa Inc. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Shanghai with both parties agreeing to collaborate on payments security, innovation and financial inclusion. The MOU was signed between Shi Wenchao, President of CUP, and Charlie Scharf, Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc.
BlackBerry and Barclays Bank Team Up to Offer P2P Money Transfers
BlackBerry and Barclays Bank announce partnership to enable P2P money transfers via the UK bank's Pingit application over the BBM messaging service.
Japanese EMV Migration is Gaining Momentum with FIME
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Security, Compliance, Infrastructure
FIME announces today that its Japanese laboratory is the first in the country to be accredited by JCB to perform functional testing on contactless payment terminal kernels, in line with its Book C-5 specification which relates to the JCB’spayment scheme. Global manufacturers of contactless payment terminals and mobile point of sale (mPOS) devices, in addition to kernel developers, can now validate the compliance of their products in FIME’s... more
Vodafone and TransferTo Join Forces to Enhance Mobile Money Growth Worldwide
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
TransferTo, a leading global Mobile Money hub, has partnered under a framework agreement with Vodafone Group to enable real-time international money transfers to M-Pesa Mobile Money accounts worldwide. Powered by TransferTo’s cross-border Mobile Money network, the global partnership will make it faster and easier for consumers and organizations to send money to multiple M-Pesa accounts, in real time.
Bell ID Token Service Provider Integrated with Android Pay
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Bell ID, the mobile payments specialist recently acquired by Rambus Cryptography Research, today announces it will support international issuing banks, payment schemes and processors to integrate with Android Pay. Bell ID customers can utilize its Token Service Provider (TSP) software to enable and secure near field communication (NFC) payments functionality on Android phones.
Visa Europe to Launch Tokenisation Service
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Tokenisation replaces the traditional 16-digit Visa account number with a unique series of numbers, helping to prevent exposure of sensitive consumer account information in online and mobile payments. Trumpeted by Visa as a key new tool in the fight against fraud, it arrived in Europe a year ago, having already been introduced in the States for the launch of Apple Pay.
Amadeus to Release Virtual Wallets for B2B Travel Agency Payments
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Amadeus to release digital wallet to target market for €332 billion of B2B travel agency payments.
Yorkshire Building Society Selects NoteMachine as their Cash Machine Provider
- 8 years 7 months ago
- ATMs
Yorkshire Building Society is the second largest building society in the UK. It has a national network of branches and agencies, assets of £38.5 billion, employs approximately 4,600 people and has 3.3 million customers. In addition to replacing their existing estate with brand new NCR ATMs, NoteMachine will be providing additional services such as automated deposits, mini-statements and voice guidance for visually impaired customers.
Rakuten Kobo to Benefit from Worldpay in Canada
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
Toronto-based Rakuten Kobo Inc., one of the world’s most innovative eReading companies, has selected Worldpay, a leader in global payments, to manage its online payment processing and acquiring in Canada. Rakuten Kobo had been working with Worldpay in the US, Europe and Japan, and will now benefit from the eCommerce provider’s broad range of payment solutions and global expertise in its home country.
Meridian Selects Linedata's Solution to Enhance its Lending Business
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Credit Cards, BPM, Infrastructure
Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, is pleased to announce that Linedata Capitalstream, the Best-in-Class solution that provides leading financial institutions with the tools and services they need to automate multiple lines of business around the globe, has partnered with Meridian.
Western Union Partners with Viber to Offer Fast Way to Money Transfer
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, and Viber, a leading mobile messaging app with 664M+ unique users worldwide, today announced an agreement to offer a fast and simple way to send money to friends and family virtually anywhere in the world from the convenience of the Viber app. Leveraging the recently released WU® ConnectSM platform, the collaboration between Western Union and Viber will focus on three key... more
London Taxis Drive to Cashless Society
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Travelling in one of London's iconic black cabs is about to become even easier. It was confirmed that every London taxi will be required to accept card payments for their fares by October this year.
