PayPal's Braintree Will Support Android Pay Merchant Integration
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
At Braintree, we’re expanding our open platform to enable the future of mobile commerce.
SimplyTapp, PromptNow and TIS Cooperate to push HCE mobile payments to Asia Pacific banks
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
SimplyTapp, PromptNow and TIS have created the Asian Payments Cloud initiative to bring the first end-to-end, cloud-based payments solution to the banking and financial services community in the APAC region.
Contactless Transactions Rose By More Than 49%
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Brits have gone contactless crazy according to data from Worldpay, which today revealed that it has processed over £2 billion of contactless payments since January 2012. This surge is even more incredible as it was only in October 2014 that the company reached the £1 billion milestone.
RosEvroBank, Russia in partnership with BPC Processing launches new service for visually impaired people
- 9 years 9 months ago
- ATMs
RosEvroBank, Russia partnering with BPC Processing (BPC Banking Technologies division) and “Intrade” company being strongly committed to bring convenient and user-friendly products and services. Collaboratively companies have developed and installed new ATM supporting visually impaired people. The first in line terminal is located at one of the All Russia Association of the Blind enterprise.
Canadian Uni Installs Bitcoin ATMs For Future of Fintech
- 9 years 9 months ago
- ATMs
A Canadian university is installing bitcoin ATMs across campus, and will accept the digital currency for the purchase of text books, in an effort to stimulate discussion about the future of money and innovation in financial services.
Five FinTech start-ups make it to the Payments Dragons' Den final at PayExpo 2015
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Five exciting new payment start-ups have reached the final for the 2015 Dragons' Den contest at PayExpo. The highly anticipated competition, which received record entries this year, is the ideal platform for emerging companies looking to present their innovative ideas and game-changing payments technologies to a global market. The 2015 Payments Dragons' Den finalists are: xWare42 - a software developer whose core product, xPay, allows banks to... more
Mobey Forum Provides ‘Snapshot of NFC Mobile Payments’ for Banks
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Latest comparison paper depicts an NFC ‘moment in time’, contrasting Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, HCE, Google Wallet and SIM-based mobile payment deployment options
Two Million Danes Unite The Next Wave In Mobile Payments As Danske Bank’s MobilePay Teams Up With PowaTag
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Denmark is leading the way to a cashless society by planning to scrap obligatory cash payments – and now two out of three smartphone users will be able to enjoy an entirely new way to shop as Danske Bank’s market leading MobilePay app introduces the transformative “buy anywhere” capabilities of acclaimed mobile commerce platform PowaTag.
Visa Europe Provides Novation Hub In Israel
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Fresh from the launch of Visa Europe Collab in London earlier this month, the card scheme has exported the idea to Israel with the opening of an innovation hub in Tel Aviv.
‘Just Eat Effect’ has Brits Purchasing More Meals Online Than Ever Before
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
The popularity of online food delivery services such as ‘Just Eat’ has Brits turning off their ovens and turning on their internet browsers in record numbers. According to Worldpay, takeaway only businesses have also seen online sales leap by 22% in the past year, as ordering online becomes the default option for hungry Brits.
Swift Institute Research Indicates Benefits of Outsourcing by Mutual Funds
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
The SWIFT Institute announces the availability of new research that for the first time investigates the consequences of outsourcing different types of services by mutual funds in Europe.
Non-cash Payments Overtook Cash Payments For The First Time
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Dave Hobday, MD of Worldpay UK, said: “We know that 10% of Brits don’t carry any cash on them, so if you’re only taking cash payments, that’s one in 10 potential customers who will never consider shopping with you. “When all the recent talk is around technology making payments fast, secure and convenient, notes and coins increasingly seem like something our children will laugh about in the future.
Postbank tests HCE mobile payments
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Germany's Postbank is to run an internal pilot of an NFC mobile payments app operating in a Host Card Emulation environment. Postbank employees participating in the project will be able to use their Android smartphones at the checkout to make contactless payments with a tap of their phone at the cash register. The technology, supplied by Worldline, includes the use of digital tokens and one-time keys to protect customer card data.
Mobile Payments Company Square Starts Operation in Australia
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Mobile payments company Square is to open its fourth global hub in Melbourne, Australia, to drive sales of its Register tablet POS. The US-based company has hired former National Australia Bank and Visa executive Ben Pfisterer to head up the Australian division. At Visa, Pfisterer led the card scheme's innovation and emerging products unit. He says that Square is looking to tap in to the entrepreneurial spirit of Australia's small business... more
Worldpay extends global payment acceptance capabilities to India
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Worldpay, the global leader in payments has partnered with IndusInd Bank Limited to offer domestic acquiring services in India. The association will assist both companies in processing customers’ payments and marks the first step for Worldpay in entering the Indian market – a result of the growth in eCommerce across the country.
