The Contactless Revolution Ten Years On: Two-thirds of Brits Now Tap to Pay
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Ten years on from the introduction of contactless cards in the UK, Visa’s annual Digital Payments study released today reinforces the country’s leading position in driving contactless payments. The study of 2,000 consumers in the UK shows that two-thirds (66%) of Brits have used contactless cards to make a payment since they were introduced in September 2007.
Mastercard Launches Android Pay with Maestro in Belgium: a World First
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
After the launch of Android Pay for credit transactions in Belgium in May 2017, Mastercard is bringing mobile payment to another level in the country.
14 billion Cards Worldwide with Debit Leading the Growth
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
The number of payment cards globally reached 14 billion in 2016 and is predicted to rise to 17 billion by 2022, driven by further debit card issuance as the banked population increases Continued rapid expansion of developing markets leads to healthy growth worldwide
Transport for London Reveals Mobile Ticketing App for Oyster Card Users
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, and Transport for London (TfL) today announced the launch of the TfL Mobile Ticketing App for Oyster card users in London, England. The mobile app – designed by TfL and developed by Cubic – will allow Oyster card customers to manage their travel fares and payments, top up their cards and view their journey history on the go via Android or Apple iOS devices.
BofA and FitPay Collaborate on Wearable Contactless Payments
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Bank of America and FitPay, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NXT-ID, Inc., today announced an agreement to extend contactless payment capabilities to a range of new devices, giving Bank of America customers more payment options and accelerating the adoption of new payment devices. This collaborative effort enables Bank of America customers to use their credit or debit cards to make secure contactless payments directly from devices that are... more
Concardis Develops Cutting-edge Payment Platform
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
‘For the first time, merchants in German-speaking Europe can now keep an eye on their payment transactions with real-time review. In doing so, the new Concardis Payengine simplifies, among other things, the process of accepting payments in advance and via invoice. This saves merchants time and effort. And the consumer benefits from shorter delivery times with the same payment convenience they’re accustomed to,’ says Christoph Jung, Vice... more
It’s Time to ENGAGE with all our Digital Partners
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Who could have imagined, just a few years back, that you’d be able to pay with your mobile phone, your watch, or your fitness device? Well, today you can – and if you fast forward a couple more years, we’re likely to see many more of these. At Mastercard we like to think of it as enabling commerce for every device. But how do we get there?
Como and Secure Trading Partner for merchant payments services
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Trading Systems, Payments
Award winning payments group, Secure Trading, has today announced its new strategic partnership with COMO Global S.A., the intelligent payments marketplace, enabling it to extend its industry leading payment gateway services to more of the world’s foremost payment providers and merchants.
Payza Unveils Full Bitcoin Wallet Functionality
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Payza, an award-winning payments technology company, is proud to announce the launch of its latest cryptocurrency feature: Cryptocurrency Address Manager. This new feature enables all Payza members to generate and manage cryptocurrency addresses from within their Payza accounts. With this launch, Payza members will be able to generate their own Bitcoin address and QR code for their Payza account to easily receive Bitcoin from other Bitcoin... more
Trustly recognised by London Stock Exchange as one of the most inspiring and fastest-growing SMEs in Europe
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Trustly, the European payments company, is pleased to announce it has been recognised as one of the most inspiring and fast-growing SMEs in Europe by London Stock Exchange Group in its 2017 edition of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire’ report. Released today, the landmark report recognises SMEs that demonstrate not only positive growth in revenue over the last three years, but also outperform their country peers.
UTRUST's Pre ICO Sells Out $1.5 Million in 90 Minutes, Public ICO 20th September
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
With a team spanning corporate management, B2C startups, payments, blockchain development, law, finance, and more, Payments startup UTRUST is pleased to announce its pre-ICO sold out in 90 minutes on Monday, 28th August.
HSBC Compliance Expert Joins UK Fintech Startup
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Fintech startup Paybase, which delivers an end-to-end solution for payments, compliance and risk, has hired former HSBC Financial Crime and Compliance Manager, Danielle Herndon, as Head of Compliance and MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer).
Square Launches First UK Pop-up Store
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
High streets across the West Midlands could be given a boost if more local businesses accepted card payments, according to a new study released by Square today. When surveyed, 63% of West Midlanders would be more likely to shop locally if they could pay by card.
UTRUST raises over US$1.5m prior to the public ICO
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
UTRUST , the world’s first cryptocurrency payments platform to implement consumer protections on a mass scale, today announces its pre-ICO sold out in 90 minutes raising over US$1.5m. The initial fundraising precedes the first round of the public ICO that’s due to commence on September 20th, 2017 at 1400 (BST) with a higher cap set at US$4m.
Three major banks in the Netherlands select equensWorldline as infrastructure provider for Instant Payments
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Bezons, Worldline, European leader in the payments and transactional services industry announces that its subsidiary, equensWorldline SE, was selected by three major banks in the Netherlands as their infrastructure provider for Instant Payments. This collaboration facilitates the next step in the process of realizing a real-time payment system. In Europe, several preparations are being made for Instant Payments, but the pace and the method... more
