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SetPay chooses payworks to launch mPOS in Spain

SetPay, an mPOS solution provider in Spain, has chosen the payworks platform to launch its payment solution, lowering the entry barrier for card acceptance for small and medium sized local businesses and freelancers in Spain.

15 July 2015

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Thai mobile operator AIS addresses PCI DSS with TNS

Thailand’s leading mobile operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), is partnering with Transaction Network Services (TNS) to enhance its product portfolio to address the specific PCI DSS needs of its merchant customers.

14 July 2015

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Payment Alliance International and CardFlight form mPOS agreement

Payment Alliance International (PAI), a leader in electronic payment processing solutions, and CardFlight, a top mobile point of sale (POS) technology provider, today jointly announced they have entered into a partnership agreement for EMV mobile POS (mPOS).

13 July 2015

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French card fraud rates fall

For the first time in more than a decade, the fraud rate for card transactions in France fell slightly last year, new figures show.

13 July 2015

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CU Wallet adds merchant offers to mobile payments app

CU Wallet, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) providing the industry’s first credit union driven mobile payments application, and Relevant Solutions, the leading provider of mobile in-store shopping content for financial institutions, have entered a strategic alliance integrating merchant offers and promotions with CU Wallet’s mobile wallet.

10 July 2015

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Co-op double charges thousands of customers

A "processing error" on Tuesday saw thousands of Co-op customers double charged for card payments, the UK retailer has warned.

09 July 2015

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Verifone appoints Steve Aliferis president, Asia Pacific

Verifone (PAY) today announced the appointment of Steve Aliferis as president of Asia Pacific. Additionally, the company announced the appointment of Arthur Jiang as senior vice president and general manager for China, which was recently established as a separate region reporting to CEO Paul Galant.

09 July 2015

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Ant Financial adds messaging, P2P payments and loyalty offers to mobile app

Alibaba's Ant Financial has revamped its mobile payments app to incorporate a wealth of new features including merchant discounting and loyalty points, mobile-to-mobile money transfer and social messaging services.

08 July 2015

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Apple files P2P payments patent

Apple has filed a patent which uses NFC and Bluetooth technology to enable person-to-person payments between iPhones or Apple Watches.

08 July 2015

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Hiboutik unveils POS offering

Managing a business properly has never been easier and cost-effective than now. There are certainly many POS solutions out on the market today, but few can offer as many advantages as the free POS software Hiboutik, a new generation among point of sales solutions.

07 July 2015

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Barclays joins Zapp as Apple Pay looms

With the UK launch of Apple Pay imminent, Barclays has joined the ranks of financial institutions and retailers supporting the home-baked 'Pay by Bank App' from Zapp.

07 July 2015

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European contactless adoption explodes

Contactless is the new normal in Europe, with more than a billion tap-and-go purchases worth EUR12.6 billion on Visa cards in the last 12 months.

06 July 2015

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MPOS tech drives 50% of transactions at Formula E Visa London ePrix

The 2015 FIA Formula E Visa London ePrix marked one of the first major implementations of contactless mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) technology in Europe, allowing visitors to pay for purchases with their Visa card.

02 July 2015

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KFC taps Alipay for Chinese mobile payments

KFC has become the latest major retailer to strike a deal with Alipay, enabling customers in China to pay for their fried chicken with their mobile phones.

01 July 2015

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Square launches payroll service

Square has added to its roster of services aimed at small businesses with the launch of a payroll product.

01 July 2015

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Mahindra Comviva and Pole SCS ink HCE m-payments agreement

Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile financial and mobility solutions, signed a strategic agreement with the Pole SCS (Secured Communicating Solutions) of Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region, France, a worldwide recognized technology cluster dedicated to the development of contactless, mobile-wireless and secured proximity solutions.

30 June 2015

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Computop and Bitnet partner on merchant bitcoin acceptance

Computop, a leading payment service provider (PSP), and Bitnet, a bitcoin payments processor, today announced a strategic technology partnership.

30 June 2015

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MasterCard turns parking meters into coupon-delivery tools

MasterCard has teamed up with Parkeon to launch a couponing platform, called City Connector, that delivers offers and services from local businesses via on-street parking meters.

30 June 2015

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Barclays takes on Apple with wearable payments

Barclaycard is rolling out three new wearable payments devices - a wristband, fob and sticker - that can be used to make ‘touch and go’ contactless payments across the UK.

29 June 2015

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Vending machine card payments outfit PayRange raises $12m

PayRange, makers of the world's simplest way to enable machines to accept card and digital payments, today announced that it has received $12 million in Series A funding led by Matrix Partners to modernize the $45 billion vending industry still stuck in the era of cash and coins.

25 June 2015