EMVCo Reports 3.4 Billion EMV Chip Payment Cards in Global Circulation
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Official figures for Q4 2014 released by the global technical body EMVCo show that significant advances are being made globally in the adoption of EMV® chip technology. By the end of last year, the number of EMV payment cards in circulation rose by 1 billion, up 43%, to 3.4 billion, from 2.37 billion in Q4 2013.
Visa Europe launches innovation hub
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Visa Europe today announces the launch of Visa Europe Collab, its new international innovation hub. Working with a network of partners from across the digital and fintech ecosystem, Visa Europe Collab offers start-ups and technology entrepreneurs the insight, tools and connections to forge the technologies and services that will transform citizens’ interactions with payments.
Payments Innovation: Mobile and online payments technology, fraud prevention top list of investments for banks and retailers, global survey by ACI Worldwide and Ovum finds
- 9 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
The overwhelming majority of banks, retailers and billing organisations worldwide are currently investing or planning to invest within the next two years into new payment technologies and infrastructure, a global survey by payments provider ACI and Ovum has revealed. Investment is driven by changing consumer behaviour as well as new market entrants threatening to disintermediate the existing payments supply chain. However, concerns over security... more
Earth Day & Diebold
- 9 years 1 month ago
- ATMs
As Earth Day is celebrated today around the world, over a billion people in 190 countries are expected to take action and reaffirm their commitment to the environment. Diebold, a leading supplier of ATM solutions to financial institutions, is committed to the environment and the Diebold 429, the world’s greenest ATM, is a good example of how Diebold can support Earth Day objectives and help work towards a more sustainable future.
Рaysafecard launches in New Zealand
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Рaysafecard, a global leader in prepaid payments and a member of the international Skrill Group, continues its international expansion by launching paysafecard in New Zealand. Since 2013, the product has been available in Australia. With a higher than average internet and smartphone usage, New Zealand has the perfect prerequisites for prepaid solutions, and is therefore an ideal addition to the paysafecard portfolio.
Worldpay WebDollar was integrated into Play‘n Go gaming
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
The partnership will enable gaming operators that use Play‘n Go to support a broader range of payment methodologies and currencies, as well as offer a more customised gaming experience, in-app payments and so forth.
Late Payments Reach Two-Year Low Among UK Cardholders
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments
New data from FICO (NYSE:FICO), the predictive analytics and decision management software company, showed that late credit card payments have continued to decline in the UK, reaching the lowest point in more than two years. FICO's analysis of around 80 percent of all credit cards issued in the UK showed a continued decline in the percentage of accounts that are delinquent, matched by a decline in the balances that are delinquent.
Compass Plus survey reveals the growth of the multi-channel consumer
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Payments
A recent survey conducted by Compass Plus, an international provider of innovative retail banking and electronic payments software to processors and financial institutions, has revealed that consumer trust in newer payment methods has declined significantly in the last year. However, despite this lack of trust, the results also demonstrate that consumers are still increasing the breadth of channels they use to make payments.
Compass Plus announces new partnership with security solution expert, Futurex
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Compass Plus, an international provider of innovative retail banking and electronic payments software for financial institutions and processors, has announced that its open development payment platform, TranzAxis, has now been fully certified to support Futurex’s Excrypt SSP9000 hardware security modules (HSMs). This new partnership with Futurex, a provider of secure, robust, and cost-effective data encryption security solutions, has extended... more
GPC migrates to TranzAxis to enable alternative payments
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Compass Plus, an international provider of innovative retail banking and electronic payments software to processors and financial institutions, has announced the migration of Global Processing Centre (GPC) in Antigua, the third largest processor in the Caribbean region, to its open development payments platform, TranzAxis, in just three months. The project was implemented in conjunction with Worldwide Financial Systems Solutions (WFSS), Compass... more
Bottomline Technologies reports first quarter results
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of cloud-based payment, invoice and digital banking solutions, reported financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2014. Revenues for the first quarter were $81.3 million, an increase of $14.1 million, or 21%, from the first quarter of last year. Subscription and transaction revenues, which are primarily related to the company’s cloud platforms, increased 30% from the... more
Green Dot Corporation announces the third quarter ended September 30, 2014
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT), has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. For the third quarter of 2014, Green Dot reported $144.7 million in GAAP total operating revenues and $0.30 in GAAP diluted earnings per share. Green Dot reported growth of 6% year-over-year in non-GAAP total operating revenues to $146.8 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.36, representing 50% year-over-year growth.
Compass Plus reveals main challenges of contactless payments adoption in the UK
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
A survey conducted by Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to financial institutions and processors, has revealed that there are three main challenges hindering the mass adoption of contactless payments in the UK; card distribution, fears around security and regional awareness.
Forbes listed ACI Worldwide among the 100 best performing public companies
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced it has been named among the 100 best performing public companies with revenue less than $1 billion by leading business authority Forbes.
NEW AGE OF PHYSICAL BITCOINS?
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
TGBEX Limited, which claims to be the world’s first and only producer of high quality physical bitcoins, was pleased today to announce its launch in the United Kingdom. Co-Founder, Adrian Forbes said, “We are excited to launch in the UK and hope to organise a number of launch parties and promotional events in various cities around the UK over the coming months”. “We have seen interest in the coins from people aged 18 to people over 60 and have... more
