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Visa has launched an open beta developer programme for its upcoming digital wallet, which will now be called V.me.
16 November 2011
Visa Europe has taken a minority stake in Beyond Analysis, a UK-based analytics firm, as it looks to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour from card transaction spending patterns.
15 November 2011
Belgian electronic payments outfit Clear2Pay has inked an agreement to buy UK ATM testing specialist Level Four Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
14 November 2011
MasterCard has teamed up with chip giant Intel to make online shopping simpler and more secure by letting customers tap their cards or phones against computers to complete payments.
Vantiv, a payment processor owned by Fifth Third Bancorp and Advent International, has filed with regulators for an initial public offering.
11 November 2011
Intruders have hit online gaming outfit Steam and accessed a database containing user information, including encrypted credit card data.
MineralTree, a US start-up providing cloud-based payment services specifically designed for small and medium businesses, has formally launched after securing $1.5 million in funding.
10 November 2011
Bank of America's MBNA card business plans to create up to 1000 jobs at a new technology and operations centre in the UK city of Chester.
09 November 2011
German banking technology vendor Wincor Nixdorf has decided not to offer a quantitative forecast for its 2011/2012 results, claiming the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis is making predictions pointless.
Virgin boss Richard Branson has reputedly made a 'multimillion dollar' personal investment in Square, the US-based startup that enables small businesses to take credit card payments on their mobile phones.
08 November 2011
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has become the latest US issuer to introduce chip and PIN corporate cards for international travellers.
The South African city of Durban is preparing to pilot a contactless payments system for its bus network.
Credit card giant American Express has set up a $100 million fund to invest in digital commerce startups.
Intuit is partnering with carrier AT&T to take on start-up Square in the emerging mobile card processing market.
07 November 2011
The Canadian government is to use bank-issued credentials from TD Bank, Scotiabank and BMO to enable citizens to obtain access to public services online.
HSBC was hit by a major glitch on Friday afternoon, leaving angry customers unable to access their online accounts or use cash machines as the weekend beckoned.
04 November 2011
While banks and telcos continue to tread gingerly in the mobile payments space, trailblazers like Starbucks and PayPal are reporting massive surges in transaction volumes.
Japanese telco NTT Docomo has moved to boost its mobile payments operations in Germany, buying a controlling stake in private bank Bankverein Werther.
A Spanish man adder bit of a shock when he tried to withdraw some cash from his local ATM, with the machine dispensing a snake alongside his euros.
Big banks and card schemes are among a list of 26 companies that are working with the UK government on the creation of a new personal identity system for consumers transacting online.
03 November 2011
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