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TagNitecrest begins manufacture of biometric payment cards in the UK

North West based, plastic card manufacturer, Nitecrest Group, are pioneering new Biometrics technology creating some of the first wave of fingerprint activated payment cards.

01 May 2019

Company update/payments

PFS live with Garmin Pay

Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), an e-money payment company, today announced its partnership with Garmin Pay allowing for cards issued and managed by PFS in the UK to be used on compatible Garmin smartwatch devices.

01 May 2019

Company update/Cards

Mastercard rolls out new business card programme

From Cyber/ID theft protection to a 24/7 business assistant and financial management tools, your business Mastercard is here to help with a new small business program now available across Mastercard Business and World Elite offerings.

01 May 2019

Company update/Cards

Transport ticketing outfit Masabi raises $20 million

Masabi, the company bringing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ticketing and payments to public transport, today announced a $20 million growth funding round with investment led by Smedvig Capital with MMC Ventures and other existing investors.

01 May 2019

News/Cards

Which? raises alarm over ATM network charges

Britain’s free to use ATM network is on course to be "decimated" in the coming months unless urgent action is taken to protect access to cash, new research from Which? reveals.

01 May 2019

News/payments

Man dissolves credit card to make contactless ring

There may be no shortage of wearable payment options on the market, but one handy man has decided to opt for something a little more personal, and time consuming: dissolving his credit card and putting the RFID chip in a home-made resin ring.

01 May 2019

Company update/payments

Sabre partners Visa on B2B virtual payments in travel industry

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading technology provider to the global travel industry, and Visa (NYSE: V), today announced a partnership to support the growth of business-to-business (B2B) virtual payments in the travel industry.

30 April 2019

Company update/security

Worldpay releases FraudSight tool

Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) is releasing FraudSight a new solution designed to prevent fraud and optimize approval rates potentially boosting revenue across all channels.

30 April 2019

News/Cards

Competition watchdog drops objections to PayPal takeover of iZettle

The UK's competition watchdog has given the green light to PayPal's $2.2 billion takeover of Swedish mobile point-of-sale vendor iZettle.

30 April 2019

News/Cards

Mastercard and Visa to slash inter-regional fees for tourist cards in EU

Mastercard and Visa have agreed to cut interchange fees for payments made in Europe by cards issued elsewhere by an average of 40% following an EU anti-trust investigation.

29 April 2019

News/Cards

Sainsbury's trials cash and card-free store

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is abolishing the cash register with its first mobile scan and go outlet in London's Holborn Circus.

29 April 2019

Company update/Cards

Independent coffee shops across the UK unite to collect cashless donations for charity

For the first time ever, 100 of the independent coffee shops taking part in UK Coffee Week - the nation’s largest coffee charity fundraiser - will be collecting contactless donations via iZettle, allowing cashless coffee drinkers to tap-to-donate in seconds using contactless or wearable tech.

29 April 2019

Company update/payments

Verifi hires Hitesh Anand As chief product officer

Verifi, Inc., leading provider of chargeback & dispute mitigation services for card-present and card-not-present merchants, today announced that Hitesh Anand has joined its executive team as Chief Product Officer.

29 April 2019

Company update/Cards

3C Payment strikes partnership deal with UnionPay

3C Payment, a leading independent payment service provider and UnionPay, the global payment organisation with the world’s largest issued card base, have announced a partnership to expand UnionPay card acceptance in Europe.

29 April 2019

Finextra TV/Cards

Encapsulating themes from the payments market

Marion King, Director of Payments, NatWest, speaks about her role and the responsibility it entails, including determining payments strategy for a major UK Bank, keeping NatWest's customers secure, regulation and innovation, what key themes we are seeing in the payments market and the developments to come.

29 April 2019

Company update/payments

Shopify unveils POS hardware

To revolutionize in-person shopping for the world’s fastest-growing brands and their customers, today we’re launching a new retail hardware collection, including three devices: The Shopify Tap & Chip Reader, Dock, and Retail Stand.

25 April 2019

Company update/payments

Thales launches payment hardware security module

Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data protection, announces the availability of a next-generation payment hardware security module (HSM), payShield 10K, enabling customers to adopt new innovative digital payment technologies easily and securely.

25 April 2019

Company update/security

NatWest begins customer pilot of biometric card

The first biometric fingerprint card issued by a UK bank enters circulation today. As part of a national trial NatWest is piloting cutting edge, biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers.

24 April 2019

Company update/payments

Tap n Go bids to bring cryptocurrency to the high street

Tap n Go (TAP) announces the launch of an innovative Crypto Wallet with payment card access for users that want to buy, sell and exchange digital assets with the convenience of access to traditional fiat currencies.

24 April 2019

News/startups

Tencent invests in Argentine mobile banking startup Uala

Chinese Internet powerhouse Tencent has made another investment in the Latin American fintech scene, buying a stake in Argentine mobile banking firm Uala.

24 April 2019