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7 DECEMBER 2016

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901. Future of wallets lies beyond payments – Forrester (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Future of wallets lies beyond payments – Forrester Faster and more secure payments is not enough for success Mobile wallets that just offer users a faster and more secure payment method will lose ... Tuesday, 10 February 2015 902. Gemalto buys ID & security business (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) Gemalto buys ID & security business Acquisition for undisclosed sum Gemalto has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the secure document business of Swiss-based Trüb. Trüb supplies identification ... Tuesday, 10 February 2015 903. Mobile money pilot in Ethiopia (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Mobile money pilot in Ethiopia Plan to have 20,000 agents in next three years A mobile money service called HelloCash has started a pilot scheme in Ethiopia. The scheme is operated by Lion International ... Monday, 09 February 2015 904. Contactless transaction limit increases (Card & Payments World \| News/Contactless) Contactless transaction limit increases Change to be introduced from September The limit on making contactless payment transactions without entering a PIN will increase from £20 to £30 on September ... Monday, 09 February 2015 905. Fraud fears holding back m-payments (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) Fraud fears holding back m-payments A third think phones will have taken over from cards by 2020 Fear of fraud is the main reason smartphones have yet to challenge cards as the preferred payment instrument. ... Friday, 06 February 2015 906. UK contactless spending triples (Card & Payments World \| News/Contactless) UK contactless spending triples Transactions are now mainstream, claims UKCA Transaction limit to increase in September Spending on contactless cards more than trebled in the UK last year to £2.32bn. ... Friday, 06 February 2015 907. ‘High growth’ in payment card market (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) ‘High growth’ in payment card market Increasing contactless demand drives 2014 figures The growing demand for contactless and US EMV migration defined a “high-growth” payment card market in 2014, ... Thursday, 05 February 2015 908. Bitcoins paid for drugs worth US$100m on ‘deep web’ (Card & Payments World \| News/Online payments) Bitcoins paid for drugs worth US$100m on ‘deep web’ Website founder faces possible life term The creator of Silk Road has been convicted on charges including enabling over US$100m in drug transactions ... Thursday, 05 February 2015 909. AliPay takes stake in Indian m-payments provider (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) AliPay takes stake in Indian m-payments provider Chinese giant signals global intentions The owner of Chinese epayment brand AliPay has entered into a strategic agreement to buy a stake Indian mobile ... Thursday, 05 February 2015 910. Former Visa counsel joins Credorax (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) Former Visa counsel joins Credorax Appointment as chairman of board Digital merchant acquiring bank Credorax has appointed former Visa Inc general counsel Joshua Floum as chairman of its board of ... Wednesday, 04 February 2015 911. PayPal cuts back on physical store plans (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) PayPal cuts back on physical store plans Departures and job cuts ahead of scheduled IPOs The executive responsible for moving PayPal into physical retail has left the payment brand as it cuts back ... Wednesday, 04 February 2015 912. John Lewis and Waitrose triple ATM numbers (Card & Payments World \| News/ATMs) John Lewis and Waitrose triple ATM numbers Extension of partnerships The number of ATMs at John Lewis and Waitrose stores will triple under expanded new agreements. The long-term agreements with independent ... Wednesday, 04 February 2015 913. Nearly 2m register for Paym (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Nearly 2m register for Paym System can now be accessed by 40 million Over 1.85 million people have now registered with their bank or building society for the UK’s Paym mobile phone number based payment ... Tuesday, 03 February 2015 914. Venmo could challenge PayPal dominance (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Venmo could challenge PayPal dominance Stablemate is ranked highly for m-payments security Although PayPal retains its dominance as a mobile payment method it could soon face a challenge – ironically ... Tuesday, 03 February 2015 915. M-banking apps fail the consumer test (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) M-banking apps fail the consumer test Barclays voted best, but ratings are mediocre The five most popular UK mobile banking apps have been given mediocre ratings for functionality (how much can people ... Tuesday, 03 February 2015 916. China cracks down on foreign fintech providers (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) China cracks down on foreign fintech providers Businesses call for delay to “intrusive” law China is planning a crackdown on foreign bank technology providers that will impact companies looking to ... Monday, 02 February 2015 917. UK mobile security start-up nets US$31m in contracts (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) UK mobile security start-up nets US$31m in contracts Revenues secured in first year of trading Mobile security company Omlis says it has secured contracts worth more than US$31m in contracted revenues ... Monday, 02 February 2015 918. Crossborder barrier to mobile money (Features/Loyalty) Crossborder barrier to mobile money Mobile remittances are growing rapidly in domestic markets, but the challenge is how to expand crossborder. We assess how the industry can tackle this issue. Report ... Monday, 02 February 2015 919. 2015 Predictions: Will Russia be excluded from SWIFT? (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) 2015 Predictions: Will Russia be excluded from SWIFT? Over the next few weeks we will be publishing an ongoing series of predictions from payments experts on what 2015 holds for the industry. Keep checking ... Monday, 02 February 2015 920. Mobile fraud losses jump 70% in 2014 (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) Mobile fraud losses jump 70% in 2014 Merchants flock to mCommerce channel, but so do fraudsters Article by Annich McIntosh The rate that mobile commerce merchants lose revenue to fraud increased ... Friday, 30 January 2015 921. HSM modules to beef up Bitcoin security (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) HSM modules to beef up Bitcoin security Hardware Security offered with multi-signature platform Bitcoin startup Gem has partnered with Thales e-Security to introduce a Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) ... Friday, 30 January 2015 922. Contactless to star in Coronation Street (Card & Payments World \| News/Contactless) Contactless to star in Coronation Street Deals with two ITV soaps Visa Europe has signed product placement deals with Coronation Street and Emmerdale to have its contactless payments featured in ... Friday, 30 January 2015 923. Aviv joins Diebold as East Europe and Israel VP (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) Aviv joins Diebold as East Europe and Israel VP 30-year veteran appointed Transaction security company Diebold has appointed Riki Aviv as VP, Eastern Europe and Israel. She will be responsible for ... Friday, 30 January 2015 924. Mobile biometric revenue to top US$33bn (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) Mobile biometric revenue to top US$33bn Adoption in m-payments and banking predicted to outpace previous estimates Global mobile biometric market revenues are poised to increase more rapidly than ... Thursday, 29 January 2015 925. Visa tells merchants to invest interchange cash in digital (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) Visa tells merchants to invest interchange cash in digital Network puts €200m into emerging tech Visa Europe CEO Nicolas Huss has called on merchants to invest the cash they will save from EU interchange ... Thursday, 29 January 2015 926. Semafone names chief operating officer (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) Semafone names chief operating officer PCI expert appointed Iain Johnston has joined Semafone, the secure payment technology for call centres provider, as chief operating officer. He was formerly ... Thursday, 29 January 2015 927. Külper appointed at paysafecard (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) Külper appointed at paysafecard Online prepaid company paysafecard has appointed Jan Marc Külper as a digital expert. In his role as VP of business development, he takes on the responsibility of the ... Thursday, 29 January 2015 928. 66% of contactless spend via Apple (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) 66% of contactless spend via Apple Expansion outside US will be challenging, says CEO Cook Two out of every three dollars spent for US contactless payments on the Visa, MasterCard and American Express ... Wednesday, 28 January 2015 929. eBay sets up payments division (Card & Payments World \| News/Online payments) eBay sets up payments division Company recruits ex-Apple staff With its PayPal operation due to be spun-off this year, eBay has moved to set up its own payments division. eBay has recruited RJ Pittman, ... Wednesday, 28 January 2015 930. Samsung to take on Apple in payments (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Samsung to take on Apple in payments Struggling handset maker in discussions with payment network Samsung is considering an NFC payments system for its new Galaxy S6 handsets that will challenge ... Monday, 26 January 2015 931. Monitise considers sale options (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Monitise considers sale options Three revenue warnings in a year Shares dive as analysts post SELL notes Monitise has appointed advisors to consider strategic options, including a sale, after its ... Friday, 23 January 2015 932. Support offer to ‘innovative’ European start-ups (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) Support offer to ‘innovative’ European start-ups Payment network provides expertise to 8 fintech players MasterCard is inviting innovative start-ups from across Europe to apply for the next edition ... Thursday, 22 January 2015 933. Ingenico buys 100% of m-payments provider (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) Ingenico buys 100% of m-payments provider Company also makes changes to management team POS company Ingenico has bought 100% of US mobile payments and mCommerce platform provider ROAM. ROAM and ... Thursday, 22 January 2015 934. Amazon ditches mobile wallet (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Amazon ditches mobile wallet Latest payments failure from a tech giant Amazon is cancelling the mobile wallet app that it announced in July last year. The app for Android devices was trialled on ... Wednesday, 21 January 2015 935. iZettle partners with cloud POS platform (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) iZettle partners with cloud POS platform Link enables iPads to function as mPOS devices Mobile POS company iZettle has partnered with cloud-based retail technology platform Vend. The partnership ... Wednesday, 21 January 2015 936. UK retail fraud migrates online (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) UK retail fraud migrates online Reported fraud incidents total over 135,000 in last year Fraud committed at UK retailers is moving increasingly online with 30% of retailers identifying fraud and ... Wednesday, 21 January 2015 937. Untrained employees the ‘weakest link’ for banks (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) Untrained employees the ‘weakest link’ for banks Warning about cybersecurity risks As the UK and US announce increased cooperation on cybersecurity – particularly around the banking sector – an expert ... Monday, 19 January 2015 938. Spotify teams up with prepaid provider (Card & Payments World \| News/Prepaid) Spotify teams up with prepaid provider Payment option for Premium users Music streaming service Spotify has partnered with with prepaid solutions company paysafecard. The partnership will enable ... Thursday, 15 January 2015 939. US bankers turned off by Big Data (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) US bankers turned off by Big Data Global survey produces interesting findings for fintech vendors A global survey of bankers has found those in the US are the most disillusioned with technology, ... Thursday, 15 January 2015 940. IoT device shipments to top 1 billion (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) IoT device shipments to top 1 billion 2015 to be a ‘turning point’ for NFC One billion wireless Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be shipped globally in 2015 (up 60% increase on last year), according ... Wednesday, 14 January 2015 941. MasterCard names new global prepaid head (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) MasterCard names new global prepaid head MasterCard has appointed Michael Fiore as group executive global prepaid solutions. Taking up the role on January 15, he will lead the ongoing ... Tuesday, 13 January 2015 942. Amex rated top social media brand (Card & Payments World \| News/Social media) Amex rated top social media brand 78% ‘completely ignore’ customers American Express and Samsung are the most responsive brands on Twitter, replying to nearly 100% of tweets directed at them. That ... Tuesday, 13 January 2015 943. MasterCard agrees Russia processing deal (Card & Payments World \| News/Card networks) MasterCard agrees Russia processing deal Visa likely to follow soon MasterCard has reached an agreement have its Russian payment transactions processed within the country. Russia’s central bank ... Tuesday, 13 January 2015 944. ‘Independent’ mPOS terminal for large merchants (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) ‘Independent’ mPOS terminal for large merchants Device claimed to give more choice over deployments Verifone has launched an mPOS device and operating system that is designed to gives larger merchants ... Monday, 12 January 2015 945. Gemalto closes digital security acquisition (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) Gemalto closes digital security acquisition Completion of US$890m takeover Gemalto has completed the acquisition of data and software protection company SafeNet after approval by the relevant regulatory ... Friday, 09 January 2015 946. Cyberattacks down by half in last two years (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) Cyberattacks down by half in last two years Despite this the number of records stolen remains at near record levels Criminal use increasingly sophisticated techniques to target card data The number ... Thursday, 08 January 2015 947. French card scheme rolls out anti-fraud system (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) French card scheme rolls out anti-fraud system 'More than EMV' needed to combat increasingly sophisticated frauds French national card scheme Cartes Bancaires is deploying a network-based transaction ... Thursday, 08 January 2015 948. Ukash boss joins Emerging Payments Association (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) Ukash boss joins Emerging Payments Association Group plans to create global hotspot for payments innovation David Hunter, CEO of UK online money company Ukash, has joined the advisory board of the ... Thursday, 08 January 2015 949. 7 fintech start-ups selected for mentoring (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) 7 fintech start-ups selected for mentoring Payments software provider among companies to get investment opportunities Seven financial technology start-ups have been selected to take part in this ... Wednesday, 07 January 2015 950. Money transfer provider hit by US$30.8m fraud (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) Money transfer provider hit by US$30.8m fraud Chief financial officer resigns Internet money transfer company Xoom says it has suffered a fraud that resulted in the illicit transfer of US$30.8m ... Wednesday, 07 January 2015 951. Poland and Slovakia lead in Europe contactless issuance (Card & Payments World \| News/Contactless) Poland and Slovakia lead in Europe contactless issuance Long-term potential is high but barriers to adoptance remain Poland and Slovakia are the only two countries in Europe where more than half ... Wednesday, 07 January 2015 952. New m-payments player targets emerging markets (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) New m-payments player targets emerging markets Telco partners with internet platform German internet platform Rocket has partnered with Philippines telco PLDT on a mobile payments venture targeted ... Tuesday, 06 January 2015 953. Google sues over interchange (Card & Payments World \| News/Interchange) Google sues over interchange Legal action after settlement opt-out Google has sued payment brands Visa and MasterCard, accusing them of charging illegal interchange fees in the US. In a legal complaint ... Tuesday, 06 January 2015 954. Hacking group member held over PayPal frauds (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) Hacking group member held over PayPal frauds Group also claims responsibility for Sony and Microsoft attacks A member of the Lizard Squad hacking group has been arrested on suspicion of involvement ... Tuesday, 06 January 2015 955. MasterCard appoints Sri Lanka & Maldives country manager (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) MasterCard appoints Sri Lanka & Maldives country manager Plans to open new office in Colombo MasterCard has appointed R. B. Santosh Kumar as country manager, Sri Lanka and Maldives. The payment ... Friday, 19 December 2014 956. Interchange: Merchants will pay 'high price' for plans to exclude Amex (Card & Payments World \| News/Interchange) Interchange: Merchants will pay 'high price' for plans to exclude Amex Small business group hits out at UK bid to extend issuer exemptions Plans to exclude higher cost card schemes such as American ... Friday, 19 December 2014 957. Boku ramps up for carrier billing battles (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Boku ramps up for carrier billing battles Exclusive interview with Mike Cahill about what he hopes to achieve on his return to Boku from Amex Mike Cahill was one of the first employees of mobile ... Friday, 19 December 2014 958. EU reaches interchange agreement (Card & Payments World \| News/Interchange) EU reaches interchange agreement MEPs approve reforms on domestic and crossborder payments Interchange fees are set to be capped under uniform rules across the European Union following a deal struck ... Thursday, 18 December 2014 959. Apple Pay recruits for global launches (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Apple Pay recruits for global launches Job ad highlights plans for expansion across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa Apple is advertising for staff to expand its Apple Pay system across the ... Thursday, 18 December 2014 960. MBNA trials digital wallet (Card & Payments World \| News/Online payments) MBNA trials digital wallet UK pilot for online transactions MBNA has started a trial of the MasterPass digital wallet for online purchases. The card issuer is the first in the UK to trial the MasterCard ... Thursday, 18 December 2014 961. Apple Pay nears total credit card coverage (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Apple Pay nears total credit card coverage Latest 10 banks come on board Apple Pay now covers 90% of US credit card transactions after ten more banks signed up for the m-payment system. The latest ... Tuesday, 16 December 2014 962. Amex opens tech hub (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) Amex opens tech hub New facility in Silicon Valley American Express has opened a new technology hub in Silicon Valley that will focus on innovations in big data, cloud computing and mobile infrastructure. ... Monday, 15 December 2014 963. Alipay strengthens Apple Pay links (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Alipay strengthens Apple Pay links New app enables biometric payments Chinese payment app Alipay has taken a large step towards linking with Apple Pay by updating its mobile app to enable iPhone ... Thursday, 11 December 2014 964. Partnership to combat Latin America CNP fraud (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) Partnership to combat Latin America CNP fraud Companies link to target region’s growing ecommerce market ReD and First Data Mexico have formed a strategic partnership to offer enhanced fraud prevention ... Wednesday, 10 December 2014 965. Prepaid company gets 1m Facebook fans (Card & Payments World \| News/Social media) Prepaid company gets 1m Facebook fans Competition launched to celebrate landmark Prepaid payments company paysafecard has passed the one million fans barrier on its Facebook page. The page features ... Tuesday, 09 December 2014 966. Instant payments are ‘next frontier’ says ECB (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) Instant payments are ‘next frontier’ says ECB Need for one pan-European solution at avoid fragmented market Instant payments with the immediate availability of funds is the ‘next frontier’ for the ... Tuesday, 09 December 2014 967. EMVCo outlines EMV version 2 (Card & Payments World \| News/EMV) EMVCo outlines EMV version 2 Guide provides details on latest chip specifications Global technical body EMVCo has published a revised version of its guide to EMV technology. The free to download ... Tuesday, 09 December 2014 968. 27 Taiwan banks launch NFC payments (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) 27 Taiwan banks launch NFC payments More due to join venture soon Twenty-seven banks in Taiwan have launched NFC mobile payment services. The offering is being led by by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co ... Monday, 08 December 2014 969. Network launches crossborder cloud payments in China (Card & Payments World \| News/Card networks) Network launches crossborder cloud payments in China Digital payments capability made available to Chinese banks MasterCard has launched its cloud-based payment services for crossborder digital payments ... Friday, 05 December 2014 970. Paym a "smash hit" claim banks (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Paym a "smash hit" claim banks Pair issue figures for Black Friday sales Two banks say their newly-introduced Paym mobile payment app has been “a smash hit” with shoppers, accounting for a total ... Friday, 05 December 2014 971. New funding sees Stripe valued at US$3.5bn (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) New funding sees Stripe valued at US$3.5bn Series C round at online payment provider Online payments provider Stripe has secured US$70m in venture capital funding that has brought its market valuation ... Thursday, 04 December 2014 972. Europe interchange proposals “will hit SMEs” claim (Card & Payments World \| News/Regulation) Europe interchange proposals “will hit SMEs” claim EU meets today to discuss caps The current draft of the European Union’s proposed new regulations on capping payment card interchange will harm small ... Thursday, 04 December 2014 973. Bitcoin hits Top 10 networks for online spending (Card & Payments World \| News/Card networks) Bitcoin hits Top 10 networks for online spending High-tech and Beauty top spending categories on Black Friday & Cyber Monday A total of US$296m was spent globally across the Bitcoin network ... Thursday, 04 December 2014 974. Banks shift investment focus to payments (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) Banks shift investment focus to payments Diversification of channels puts payments at top of bank agendas The rapidly evolving infrastructure required for accepting new payment methods such as mobile ... Wednesday, 03 December 2014 975. Pasha Bank deploys contactless solution (Card & Payments World \| News/Contactless) Pasha Bank deploys contactless solution Rollout in Azerbaijan Pasha Bank in Azerbaijan has rolled out a contactless card acquiring and issuance solution for Visa and MasterCard payment cards, as ... Wednesday, 03 December 2014 976. UnionPay starts special discounts at tourist spots (Card & Payments World \| News/Loyalty/Marketing) UnionPay starts special discounts at tourist spots Offers to expand international acceptance network UnionPay International is offering special privileges for its cardholders at 20 global tourist ... Tuesday, 02 December 2014 977. The 6 things that FinTech investors look for (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) The 6 things that FinTech investors look for VC company partner sets out priorities Financial technology investors are looking for platforms that enable banks to stay relevant – such as mobile payments ... Tuesday, 02 December 2014 978. Barclays launches video banking services (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) Barclays launches video banking services App for 24/7 face to face banking Barclays is enabling its customers to use video banking via their smartphone, tablet or computer to speak to employees and ... Monday, 01 December 2014 979. Monitise gets £49.2m investment (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Monitise gets £49.2m investment Boost to m-banking software provider Mobile banking software company Monitise is to receive £49.2m investment from the Santander, Telefónica and MasterCard. Monitise ... Monday, 01 December 2014 980. Skrill Group buys e-money provider (Card & Payments World \| News/Prepaid) Skrill Group buys e-money provider Acquisition to expand prepaid card solution Skrill Group has signed an agreement to acquire electronic money system Ukash. Financial terms of the transaction ... Monday, 01 December 2014 981. The Most Influential People in Payments (Features/Reports/Data) The Most Influential People in Payments - The first ten of our top 100 now published Also in the current printed edition of Card & Payments World: • Profile of the top 20 global mobile remittance services ... Friday, 28 November 2014 982. The Top 10 most prolific POS malware families (Card & Payments World \| News/Fraud and Security) The Top 10 most prolific POS malware families The point of sale is an especially lucrative target for cybercriminals. From BlackPOS to ChewBacca, Lancope security researcher Brandon Tansey describes the ... Friday, 28 November 2014 983. London gets half Europe FinTech investment (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) London gets half Europe FinTech investment We list the best-placed cities to lead FinTech innovation London accounts for over half of all investment in European financial technology companies. So ... Friday, 28 November 2014 984. FCA sets out terms for credit card study (Card & Payments World \| News/Regulation) FCA sets out terms for credit card study Market “not working well” for some customers The Financial Conduct Authority has set out the terms of reference for its study of the UK credit card market. ... Tuesday, 25 November 2014 985. New prepaid rules will hit high-fee issuers, says Fitch (Card & Payments World \| News/Prepaid) New prepaid rules will hit high-fee issuers, says Fitch More transparent issuers likely to benefit New US proposals to tighten regulation of the prepaid card market may spur a consolidation of small, ... Tuesday, 25 November 2014 986. Retail thoughts turn to mobile for holiday spending (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Retail thoughts turn to mobile for holiday spending Hopes pinned on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Black Friday and Cyber Monday are shopping days eagerly awaited by retailers anxious to turn round ... Tuesday, 25 November 2014 987. Polish banks launch m-payments system (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Polish banks launch m-payments system Consortium rolls out open standard A consortium of major Polish banks is to launch a mobile payment system called Blik in January next year. The Polish central ... Monday, 24 November 2014 988. 40% chance of Visa Europe sale (Card & Payments World \| News/Card networks) 40% chance of Visa Europe sale Estimate of asking price goes up Visa Inc says it may have to pay more than US$10bn for Visa Europe if the banks that own the European payment network exercise their ... Monday, 24 November 2014 989. Norway opts for artistic approach to ID documents (Card & Payments World \| News/Identity) Norway opts for artistic approach to ID documents Stylish new design to combat growing identity misuse Norway is to introduce stylish new identity and passport documents that will feature designs ... Friday, 21 November 2014 990. M-payment focus moves back to NFC (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) M-payment focus moves back to NFC Market to maintain double-digit growth rates The NFC chip market will maintain high double-digit growth rates in 2015, with the sector being boosted by rollouts ... Friday, 21 November 2014 991. Pingit to be used on national bus network (Card & Payments World \| News/Mobile) Pingit to be used on national bus network P2P app is added as m-payment option UK bus operator First Bus has become the first nationwide public transport company to offer the Barclays Pingit app as ... Thursday, 20 November 2014 992. Spire Payments buys Middle East POS business (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) Spire Payments buys Middle East POS business New operation to be based in Dubai POS solutions provider Spire Payments has acquired the EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) division of STS for an undisclosed ... Thursday, 20 November 2014 993. The Top 5 buzzwords for payments (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) The Top 5 buzzwords for payments What to look out for in 2015 Payments lingo is going mainstream with words like tokenisation now regularly tripping off the tongues of normal (ie. non-payments) people. ... Thursday, 20 November 2014 994. Mazovian Railways agrees card payments partnership (Card & Payments World \| News/Transit) Mazovian Railways agrees card payments partnership Link-up with payments provider SIX Payment Services has secured an agreement to provide payment services for Mazovian Railways (MR), a regional ... Wednesday, 19 November 2014 995. Payment processor tops Fintech 100 (Card & Payments World \| News/Fintech) Payment processor tops Fintech 100 Three payment companies in top five of 100 leading companies in Fintech Payment and banking technology provider FIS has come first in rankings of the top 100 fintech ... Wednesday, 19 November 2014 996. New chairman for SIMalliance (Jobs & People/Jobs & People) New chairman for SIMalliance Gemalto executive appointed The SIMalliance has elected Hervé Pierre as the new chairman of its board to serve a one-year term. Pierre, who has served as SIMalliance’s ... Wednesday, 19 November 2014 997. Five ways Bitcoin can shake up payments and banking (Card & Payments World \| News/Financial Services) Five ways Bitcoin can shake up payments and banking Currency can benefit industry, says BNP Paribas analyst Although Bitcoin is regarded as a currency, its most revolutionary impact may be as a tool ... Tuesday, 18 November 2014 998. Contactless transactions up by 150% (Card & Payments World \| News/Contactless) Contactless transactions up by 150% Big increase in UK over last six months Contactless is shaken off its novelty tag and surging towards the mainstream according to Worldpay, which says there has ... Tuesday, 18 November 2014 999. Card manufacturer doubles capacity (Card & Payments World \| News/Company news) Card manufacturer doubles capacity Opening of new £3m facility UK card manufacturer allpay Card Services has completed a £3m state-of-the-art-facility which it says will double its current production ... Tuesday, 18 November 2014 1000. Apple rated top for digital payments influence (Card & Payments World \| News/Customer Insight) Apple rated top for digital payments influence Company rated three times more influential than nearest rival in Top 10 rankings Apple is three times more influential in digital payments than its ... Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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