06 March 2015

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Retail banking

Cardtronics launches subscriptions service for free ATM transactions

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Cardtronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CATM), the world’s largest retail ATM owner / operator, has launched ATMpass, a membership program that gives consumers surcharge-free cash access at thousands of participating ATM locations.

Wholesale banking

Swift adds peer assessments to sanctions testing service

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SWIFT announces the addition of Peer Assessment to its Sanctions Testing service.

Payments

Qualcomm launches 3D fingerprint scanning for mobile authentication

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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), is extending its mobile security leadership with the launch of Qualcomm® Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology, the mobile industry’s first 3D fingerprint authentication technology based on ultrasonic technology.

Mobile & online

ZTE launches retina-scanning smartphone

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ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona that a new flagship device, the ZTE Grand S3, will be launched with a pioneering eye-based biometric solution from EyeVerify.

Retail banking

NBAD contracts with BT for managed network services

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BT today announced a contract with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) to provide a managed end-to-end networked IT services solution to the bank’s new financial hub in London.

Retail banking

SecureKey lands $19 million in new funding

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SecureKey Technologies today announced it has raised $19 million in Series C funding led by current investors including Blue Sky Capital and Rogers Venture Partners LLC.

Retail banking

Stratos launches bluetooth connected card

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Stratos, Inc., today announced the launch of the Stratos Bluetooth Connected Card™, the industry's first payment card that consolidates an unlimited number of plastic cards into one and works everywhere traditional cards are accepted.

Cards

Wagamama and MasterCard partner on meal payment app

03 March 2015 | 1359 views | 0

MasterCard have partnered with wagamama to bring restaurant customers a more convenient, quicker and fuss-free way to pay for their meals via an app on their phone.

Payments

Bango provides app stores with carrier billing platform

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Mobile payments leader Bango (AIM: BGO) announces Bango Grid – a new and unique product that enables app stores to launch and manage carrier billing markets with unparalleled ease, as they grow global mobile content sales.

Retail banking

Moven founder Brett King joins Anthemis as venture partner

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Anthemis Group, the leading digital financial services investment and advisory firm, today announced that mobile banking visionary and Moven Founder and CEO Brett King is joining the organisation in the role of Venture Partner.