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MPOS vendor Miura nails $16 million funding from VC syndicate

Miura Systems the leading provider of mPOS devices announced it has closed a $16 million round of funding to accelerate growth.

11 June 2015

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Verifone to support Apple Pay store rewards

Announced during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple Pay will support rewards programs from merchants with the fall availability of iOS 9.

10 June 2015

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Swiss VC pumps more cash into SumUp

SumUp, Europe’s leading mPOS company, today announced Venture Incubator AG as new investor.

10 June 2015

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Apriva enables chip and pin cards for mPOS with Miura

Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction and information solutions, and Miura Systems, the market leading UK-based mPOS platform provider, today announced their partnership and product integration.

10 June 2015

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MalumPoS malware targets Oracle Micros platform

Cyber-criminals are using a new strain of malware to target point-of-sales system running a type of Oracle software popular with US firms in the hospitality industry, warns security outfit Trend Micro.

10 June 2015

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Sage Pay ready for Apple Pay

Sage Pay has revealed an integration with Apple Pay following confirmation by Tim Cook during the keynote for the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that the service will be coming to the UK this July.

09 June 2015

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Zapp gears up for launch

The day after it emerged that Apple Pay is on its way to the UK, local rival Zapp has sought to grab some of the limelight by unveiling its new 'Pay by Bank app' consumer brand.

09 June 2015

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TfL on-board for Apple Pay's UK launch

Apple Pay will launch in the UK in July, with eight of the country's biggest banks, a host of merchants, and Transport for London all on-board.

08 June 2015

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Samsung Pay launch delayed

In the aftermath of Android Pay's launch, Samsung has put back the introduction of its own mobile payments service until September.

05 June 2015

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Verizon Ventures invests in HCE startup SimplyTapp

The investment arm of US mobile network operator Verizon has confirmed that it has taken a stake in Host Card Emulation specialist SimplyTapp.

04 June 2015

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Apple chooses POS software firm Vend as biz app developer for iPad

Vend, the leading cloud-based retail software company that powers more than 15,000 retailers worldwide, is driving mobile-led business transformation on iOS and iPad.

04 June 2015

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Global Payments and Virtual Next team on mobile payments and loyalty in Canada

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, announced an agreement with Virtual Next, a mobile-based digital rewards solutions company, to offer its Canadian merchants a new mobile payment, loyalty, promotion and gift card service.

04 June 2015

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Powa takes tablet POS to Japan

As the demand for tablet and mobile-based point of sale solutions accelerates across the Asia Pacific region, Powa Technologies today announced that S-Cubism Technologies has become the first Japanese-based POS software provider to complete integration with its PowaPOS tablet-based hardware.

04 June 2015

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Visa Europe says mobile payments will go mainstream within the next year

Smart devices are on track to replace cash and cards as UK mobile payments are projected to hit over £1.2bn a week by 2020, according to research by Visa Europe.

04 June 2015

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Contactless and online shopping drive UK's shift to plastic

Brits spent more than £600 billion on cards last year, with the number of purchases made with plastic soaring thanks in part to the rapidly growing popularity of contactless payments.

04 June 2015

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Verifone to connect POS gateway to Visa merchant platform

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), and Verifone (PAY), a leader in point of sale payments, today announced a partnership that will enable merchants to offer their customers a more streamlined, secure purchase experience across digital and face-to-face commerce environments, often referred to as omni-channel commerce.

03 June 2015

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Home Depot battles bank and consumer lawsuits over data breach

The legal fallout from Home Depot's data breach continues, with the retail giant asking a court to dismiss a consolidated class action lawsuit filed by consumers just as a collection of financial institutions launch their own suit.

02 June 2015

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Revel Systems adds Ethernet cable to iPad POS

Revel Systems, the world's leading iPad Point of Sale platform, today introduced a significant security enhancement to its iPad point of sale (POS) system.

02 June 2015

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Google teases 'hands free' payments

It may have only launched Android Pay last week but Google is already looking for the next big thing in payments, teasing a "hands free" service that will be piloted later this year.

01 June 2015

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EVO Payments to buy merchant acquiring business of Deutsche Postbank

EVO Payments International (EVO), a leading card payment acquirer and payment service provider operating throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, announced today that it has reached agreement with Deutsche Postbank (Postbank) for the purchase of Postbank's merchant acquiring business, P.O.S. Transact (POS Transact).

29 May 2015