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Wells Fargo unveils Android wallet for NFC payments and ATM transactions

Wells Fargo has built a new mobile wallet that enables customers to carry out NFC-based in-store payments as well as ATM transactions with their Android handsets.

24 May 2016

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Pizza Hut partners MasterCard to trial robot cashiers

Spotty teenagers could soon be losing their jobs to robots thanks to a tie up between MasterCard, Pizza Hut and Softbank that will see humanoids take orders and mobile-based payments at some Asian fast food joints.

24 May 2016

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TfL brings contactless payments to Thames Clippers River bus service

From today (20 May), customers travelling on MBNA Thames Clippers River Bus services will be able to pay as you go using contactless payment cards, as part of TfL's continued investment in the river.

20 May 2016

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Pat and Tap dogs become contactless fundraisers

Animal welfare charity Blue Cross has enlisted some four-legged fundraisers, kitting out dogs with coats featuring contactless terminals so that Brits can make donations with a 'pat and tap'.

20 May 2016

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PSR pushes for more transparency in Merchant Service Charges

UK acquirers in future will have to provide retailers with more clarity around the applicable interchange fee and scheme fees for each category and brand of payment cards, according to new draft guidance from the UK's Payments Systems Regulator (PSR)

19 May 2016

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UK monthly contactless spend tops £1.5 billion for first time

Spending on contactless cards has reached a record £1.5 billion in a month for the first time, according to data from the UK Cards Association.

19 May 2016

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Samsung Pay adds loyalty cards in the US

Samsung Pay has fired the latest salvo in the mobile wallet wars, adding support for membership and loyalty cards in the US.

18 May 2016

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Fitbit buys Coin assets for wearable payments play

Thirsty joggers could soon be buying their bottles of water with their Fitbits after the activity tracking company bought the wearable payments assets of Coin. Financial terms of the deal - which marks the end of the road for Coin - were not disclosed.

18 May 2016

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Android Pay launches in the UK

Google's Android Pay has launched in the UK, enabling millions of Brits to make contactless instore and in-app payments with their handsets.

18 May 2016

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BNP Paribas and Carrefour test mobile payments and couponing app

BNP Paribas and Carrefour are about to test an application that will enable customers to pay for purchases with their mobile phones, automatically combining standard loyalty services with the payment facility, whatever bank or bank card they use.

17 May 2016

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Walmart Pay hits 600 stores; MCX postpones roll-out

American retail giant Walmart has begun the rollout of its mobile payments service, introducing its Apple Pay rival to nearly 600 stores in Texas and Arkansas.

16 May 2016

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WePay introduces white label mPOS for platforms

WePay, the leading provider of payments-as-a-service for online platforms including GoFundMe, FreshBooks, and Constant Contact, today announced a white label mobile point of sale solution that enables platforms to seamlessly handle in-person payments in addition to online payments.

16 May 2016

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Verifone and First Data team on fast EMV path for convenience stores

Migrating to EMV payment acceptance in the U.S. often requires merchants to spend considerable time and resources to certify point of sale (POS) systems with each of their processors.

13 May 2016

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Creditcall Achieves EMV certifications with five US processors

Creditcall, the omni-channel payment gateway and EMV Kernel provider, adds TSYS and Heartland to already existing EMV certifications with leading U.S. processors including First Data, Chase Paymentech and Elavon for ChipDNA, Creditcall’s developer friendly EMV SDK for Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, together with Verifone’s VX 820 PIN pad and Miura Systems’ M010 PIN pad.

13 May 2016

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Barclays launches payments service for Android phone users

Barclays Bank is to roll out a stand-alone contactless payment service for Android phone users ahead of the forthcoming launch of Google's Android Pay service in the UK.

12 May 2016

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Ingenico names Joe Leija as general manager, North Americas

Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce division of Ingenico Group (Euronext:FR0000125346 - ING), announced today that Joseph Leija has joined the company as the new General Manager for North America.

11 May 2016

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Wal-Mart sues Visa over failure to mandate Chip and PIN

Visa's insistence that chip card holders in the US can continue to pay with a signature at the checkout has landed it in hot water with Wal-Mart, which is suing the card scheme over its failure to mandate the use of Chip and PIN payments.

11 May 2016

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Worldpay unveils tablet-based POS

Worldpay, the UK’s leading payments processor, has transformed the till as we know it with todays unveiling of My Business Hub.

11 May 2016

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KCB Bank and GoSwiff roll out mPOS in Rwanda

KCB Bank and GoSwiff, a global payment acceptance solutions provider, are rolling out a mobile payment solution (mPOS) for Rwandan merchants, to drive financial inclusion and digital payments in the country.

11 May 2016

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IPad POS outfit orderbird scores EUR20 million investment

orderbird, the leading iPad point of sale (POS) solution in the German speaking markets, closes a series-C financing round totaling more than 20 million Euros. Digital+ Partners, as lead investor, and METRO GROUP have together invested 16.5 million Euros as new shareholders and strategic partners into orderbird.

11 May 2016