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IView taxi app now enables iZettle payments

iView Incorporation's mobile car service app, Taxi 24/7, will now allow passengers in the United Kingdom to pay their taxi driver by simply inserting their bank card into an iZettle Chip &PIN reader.

02 December 2014

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PC Financial and TD Bank mobile wallet joint venture Ugo makes commercial debut

UGO Mobile Solutions L.P. today announced the availability of UGO Wallet: an open digital wallet application that enables consumers to start replacing credit cards and loyalty cards from their physical wallet with a simple, secure digital payment method on their smartphone.

26 November 2014

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Danish telcos sell m-payments venture to bank-owned rival

Swipp, a mobile payments service owned by a consortium of Danish banks, has acquired Paii, a rival outfit formed by a group of telcos.

26 November 2014

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Twitter lets users add coupons to cards for in-store redemption

In its latest foray into the commerce sphere, Twitter is testing a feature that lets users add discounts from advertisers on the social network to their payment cards.

25 November 2014

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RBS suffers another IT glitch

The day after it was fined £56 million over an IT meltdown, Royal Bank of Scotland has suffered a minor glitch which has seen some customers unable to use their credit and debit cards.

21 November 2014

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Square takes Register worldwide

Square is looking to expand beyond North America by making its Register point-of-sale software available to businesses worldwide.

20 November 2014

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PayPal launches Pebble smartwatch app

PayPal has built an app for the Pebble smartwatch that lets users check in and pay at retailers on the go.

19 November 2014

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Intuit and Revel to launch iPad POS with QuickBooks integration

Intuit Inc. (INTU) is partnering with Revel Systems as the premier partner to launch QuickBooks Point of Sale powered by Revel Systems, a new Online iPad point-of-sale (POS) solution that works seamlessly within the QuickBooks ecosystem.

18 November 2014

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South Korean messaging firm partners banks on mobile wallet

South Korean Web giant Daum Kakao has teamed up with 16 banks to launch a mobile wallet service for online, offline and person-to-person payments.

18 November 2014

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Aussie telco Optus launches mobile payments app

In an Australian telco first, Optus is launching a contactless payment app that uses Near Field Communication (NFC) and Visa payWave technology to pay for cash purchases below $100.

14 November 2014

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Americans trust banks over Apple for mobile wallets

Despite the fanfare that accompanied Apple Pay's launch, less than a third of Americans would consider obtaining a mobile wallet app from the iPhone maker, while more than two thirds would take a bank's offering, according to a survey from Phoenix Marketing International.

14 November 2014

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Vodafone SmartPass arrives in the UK

SmartPass, the mobile contactless payments services developed by Vodafone with Visa has quietly been launched in the UK following several global rollouts.

13 November 2014

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Square to release chip card reader with $29 price tag

Square has announced plans for a new chip card reader that will retail with a $29 price tag and replace its current free-of-charge mag-strip-only dongle.

13 November 2014

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Oberthur and Mobeewave form mPOS partnership

Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space and Mobeewave, a key actor in mobile payment, are announcing a solution – Flying mPOS – turning any NFC device equipped with OT’s PEARL eSE into a secure mobile payment terminal (mPOS).

12 November 2014

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Merchant Link and Mocapay forge mobile payment alliance

Mocapay, a merchant-centric, mobile marketing and payments solution provider, and Merchant Link, a leading provider of payment gateway and data security solutions, today announced the formation of a business alliance that will empower merchants seeking innovative mobile payment and payment security offerings.

12 November 2014

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Sainsbury's bids to kill the checkout queue with mobile shopping app

UK supermarket Sainsbury's is piloting an app designed to cut the duration of a weekly shop by guiding users around stores and letting them pay through their handsets.

12 November 2014

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NCR to offer bitcoin payments via iPOD POS; activates cash function at video ATM

NCR is to bring bitcoin payments to the high street by integrating support for the crypto-currency via its Silver iPOD point-of-sale device for small business owners.

10 November 2014

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Home Depot hackers also seized 53 million email addresses

A third-party backdoor and a Windows vulnerability helped the Home Depot hackers plunder 56 million card transaction at the point-of-sale and escape with an additional 53 million email addresses, the US home improvement chain has revealed.

07 November 2014

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Worldpay launches Total Mobile mPOS tech

Worldpay, the UK’s leading payments processor, has called time on queuing with the launch of Worldpay Total Mobile, a multi-user, mobile Chip & PIN payment service, providing a scalable, cost-effective way for medium and large businesses to take payments anywhere.

06 November 2014

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GoSwiff launches mobile card reader

Mobile commerce and marketing services innovator goSwiff launched today its new Duo + card reader, which features compatibility across all smartphones and tablets.

06 November 2014