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Pierre Galeon - allpay - London | 22/08/2012 | 3802 views | 1 comment

Google is trying to inject new life into its mobile wallet platform by launching a cloud-based version of the app that can be linked to Visa, American Express and Discover cards. Will it be enough? When it was launched in 2011, Google Wallet was presented as the ultimateservice that would take the NFC mobile payments revolution by surprise but... Tags: Payments, Retail bankingGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Pierre Galeon - allpay - London | 22/08/2012 | 2680 views

Deja vu

Visa Europe targeted by the EC on credit card interchange fees Haven’t we been here before? The EC says Visa Europe's cross-border credit cardinterchange fees restrict competition between banks and infringe antitrust rules. As already happened in the US in 2005, history isrepeating itself in Europe with the European Commission saying that i... Tags: Cards, PaymentsGroup: Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

Pierre Galeon - allpay - London | 13/06/2011 | 4156 views

The road ahead

Financial institutions, banks and credit cards companies, have invested billions of euros over the last 30 years on payments systems. However over time the complexity of the overall system architectures in place is proving hard to leverage to meet today's demands. But doing away with the old and start from scratch with the new will prove more diffi... Tags: Cards, PaymentsGroup: Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030