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Monzo launches poll on overseas ATM fee levels

Monzo is ditching free overseas ATM withdrawals after concluding that the feature is costing it too much. However, rather than simply imposing a fee, the UK digital bank is now asking customers to vote on how it should charge them.

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Former Bank of England exec Hogg to lead Visa Europe

Visa has appointed former Bank of England deputy governor and chief operating officer Charlotte Hogg as the new head of its European operations.

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Firms still struggling with PCI DSS compliance

Despite the wave of costly data breaches over the last few years, nearly half of global firms that accept plastic are still failing to meet Payment Cards Industry (PCI) security standards, according to a report from Verizon.

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Mastercard turns phones into contactless payments terminals

Mastercard is prepping a pilot that will see small businesses in Poland able to accept contactless payments with only a smartphone.

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PayPal rolls out cashback credit card

PayPal has come up with a novel new weapon to help it take over the high street - an old-fashioned plastic credit card.

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Fitbit brings NFC payments to Ionic smartwatch

Fitbit has struck deals Visa, Mastercard and American Express to bring NFC payments to its new Ionic smartwatch.

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Ice-cream van goes cone-tactless

Barclaycard is aiming to put an end to ice-cream van queue meltdowns through the introduction of a cone-tactless system that lets customers pay with a tap of their card or phone before pouring their own vanilla soft-serve.

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Australia blames bitcoin for rise in organised crime

The growth of online banking and digital currencies haver been cited as the main causes of a massive rise in organised crime in Australia's financial sector according to the country's criminal intelligence agency.

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Mobile contactless spending accelerating in UK

Mobile tap-and-pay spending is accelerating on the high street, spurred by the growing popularity of contactless payments at the point-of-sale, according to new data from Worldpay.

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Permission to appeal sought in £14bn Mastercard class action suit

Walter Merricks, the man spearheading a £14 billion class action lawsuit against Mastercard for overcharging customers, has lodged an appeal against a tribunal's decision to dismiss the claim.

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Uneasy sits the crown as cash use continues decline

The numbers of people using cash to pay for everyday purchases in the UK declined by 11% over the past year as growth in contactless card use accelerated.

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Barclaycard International names former Citi digital payments chief Rodrigues CEO

Barclays has appointed Citi digital payments exec Barry Rodrigues chief executive officer of its Barclaycard International unit.

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EC sets sights on Visa's inter-regional interchange fees

The European Commission has taken another step in its long-running tussle with Visa over interchange fees, turning its attention to the fees merchants in the EU must pay on transactions involving cards issued outside of the region.

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Square stock rises on bigger deals

Shares in payments upstart Square have surged after the company pushed revenues above expectations on the basis of more sales to larger retailers.

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NatWest celeberates 50th anniversary of its first ATM with cash rewards

NatWest is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first ATM by doling out £171 to randomly selected customers, the cash equivalent of what £10 would have been worth back in 1967.

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Contactless sheds growing pains as tenth anniversary looms

With the tenth anniversary of the introduction of contactless cards in the UK fast approaching, Barclaycard is forecasting that tap and pay spending will soar by more than 300% over the next four years as seven-in-ten Brits begin to use the technology more frequently for everyday purchases.

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Cards overtake cash for consumer payments in Australia

Cards have overtaken cash as the primary method for consumer payments in Australia, according to data released by the country's central bank.

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Visa invests in card issuing outfit Marqeta

Visa has made a strategic investment in Marqeta as part of a wider multi-year global partnership with the open API card issuing and processing platform.

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Wordline acquires First Data Baltics

European payments processor Worldline is to make its second acquisition in as many weeks, taking over 100% of the share capital of First Data Baltics for EUR73 million in cash.

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UK judge blocks £14bn class action suit against Mastercard

A Tribunal Court judge has blocked a £14 billion class action lawsuit against Mastercard for overcharging customers, agreeing that the claims were not suitable under the current collective actions regime.