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Africa Mobile Money Market Worth $14.27 Billion by 2020
July 15th, 2015
According to a new market research report, “Africa Mobile Money Market by Transaction mode (NFC/Smart Cards, Direct Mobile Billing, Mobile Web/WAP Payments, SMS, STK/USSD, and others), by Nature of Payment, by Location, by Type of Purchase, and by Country ...
Ericsson and VeriFone Mobile Money announce global partnership
June 15th, 2015
VeriFone Mobile Money Retail Enablement software suite integrated with Ericsson Wallet Platform to expand payment options, including in emerging markets Ericsson customers gain capability to offer contactless near field communication (NFC) and tap-and-pay services at retail locations Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) ...
Visa Europe: Payment tokenisation service launched
February 24th, 2015
Service protects customer data to enable secure and convenient payments across a variety of technologies Visa Europe today announces its plan to launch a tokenisation service customized for the needs of the European market. Tokenisation technology will be at ...
Mastercard and Visa lose legal round in Europe over swipe fees
June 18th, 2020
Wednesday, the highest court in the U.K. upheld a 2018 ruling by a lower court, the Court of Appeal, that payments firms Visa and Mastercard had restricted competition for retailers by levying fees on transactions, known as multilateral interchange ...
Mastercard and PayPal Expand Partnership in Asia Pacific
August 3rd, 2017
Mastercard and PayPal Expand Partnership in Asia Pacific to Spur Mobile and Digital Commerce Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced an extension of their partnership into Asia Pacific to enhance the consumer experience and make Mastercard ...
Emirates NBD partners with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay for select customers
April 4th, 2017
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, today announced its partnership with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay, for the bank’s customers. Samsung Pay is a secure, fast and convenient mobile payment service that can be ...
People can pay for things using anything they wear via the CCP
March 27th, 2017
Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced the launch of the “Contactless Companion Platform (CCP)” together with its ecosystem partners, Smartlink and Ingenico, built with its industry leading dual interface smart card chip for multiple ...
Android Pay vs Apple Pay: who’s winning the mobile payment battle?
December 22nd, 2016
Apple and Google have been competing in just about every field of technology for some time now – from maps to music – and mobile payments is no exception. Here we’re going to take a close look at how ...
Payment card acceptance expanding fast in developing markets
November 25th, 2016
Rural expansion is driving rapid growth in card acceptance in developing markets, while regulation and new technology are boosting acceptance in more developed markets Underserved regions are showing the fastest growth According to RBR’s latest research, Global Payment Cards ...
Now you can pay with just a selfie
October 10th, 2016
Mastercard announced the European roll out of Identity Check Mobile, a new payment technology application that uses biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition to verify a cardholder’s identity, simplifying online shopping. The technology is now being introduced across 12 markets ...
