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Spire Payments and TECS gain approval for mPOS

Spire Payments’ in collaboration with TECS, a market-leading payment solution integrator, has received approval to initiate deployment of their latest mobile payment solution in Central and Eastern Europe.

23 March 2016

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Major UK banks line up in support for Android Pay launch; Nationwide pulls plug on V.me

Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society are the first banks to have lined up behind Google for the forthcoming launch of Android Pay in the UK

23 March 2016

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Huawei launches Chinese NFC payments service

Chinese handset manufacturer Huawei has teamed up with China UnionPay on an NFC-based mobile payments service, taking on a host of local rivals and Apple, according to the Wall Street Journal.

23 March 2016

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NCR Epsilon achieves EMV certification with First Data

NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, today announced that it has received EMV certification from First Data Corporation for its Epsilon payments application.

22 March 2016

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Goeasy announces POS finance venture with Sears Canada

goeasy Ltd. (GSY.TO), ("goeasy" or the "Company"), the leading full service provider of goods and alternative financial services that improve the lives of everyday Canadians, today announced that its subsidiary, easyfinancial Services Inc. ("easyfinancial"), has entered into a framework agreement with Sears Canada Inc. ("Sears") to provide a point-of-sale financing platform for Sears' customers who wish to purchase large ticket items.

18 March 2016

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CommBank adds Kounta app to Albert POS device

In a world-first, from today businesses will be able to use a single device to both take payments as well as access front-end point of sale and back-end processing systems; improving operational efficiency and their customers’ experience.

17 March 2016

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Mobile payment network rolled out in Austria

Payment Services Austria is rolling out a national SIM-based NFC mobile payments app for Maestro cardholders using Android handsets.

17 March 2016

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ACI Worldwide and Verifone to deliver pan-European card platform fo Auchan Group

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global provider of real-time electronic and eCommerce payment and banking solutions, announced today it will partner with Verifone (NYSE: PAY), a global provider of payments and commerce solutions, to deliver a comprehensive pan-European card payments platform for Auchan Group, one of Europe’s largest food retailers.

16 March 2016

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Icici introduces HCE-based contactless mobile payments

In what it claims is an Indian first, Icici Bank has launched an HCE-based contactless mobile payments service, enabling nearly 30 million customers to make in-store purchases with a tap of their smartphones.

15 March 2016

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Miura Systems launches POSzle

Global mPOS leader Miura Systems today launches POSzle – a modular tablet Point of Sale (POS) bundle that also supports integrated payments to offer small businesses an elegant, low cost, and powerful out-of-the-box POS solution ready for any dynamic retail and hospitality environments.

09 March 2016

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PayPal Here SDK in UK signs first eight businesses

PayPal has revealed the first partners to adopt its PayPal Here SDK in the UK.

09 March 2016

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Square arrives in Australia

Square today announced the availability of its payment processing and hardware in Australia.

08 March 2016

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Paymit hits the high street

From today, you can use Paymit to make mobile and cashless payments in selected shops and restaurants.

04 March 2016

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Administrators sell failed Powa units

Administrators have found buyers for two units of Powa Technologies, the failed payments startup that once claimed to be worth $2.7 billion.

03 March 2016

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Debit card reform has helped small banks - Philadelphia Fed

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve has just released a report that debit card reform has helped small banks.

03 March 2016

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Google pilots Hands Free payments app

Google has begun testing its Hands Free payments app, letting a small group of people in San Francisco leave their wallets and phones in their pockets and pay just by talking.

02 March 2016

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Samsung Pay comes to Wells Fargo customers

Today Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (WFC) customers may use a Samsung mobile device to use Samsung Pay to conveniently make purchases at magnetic stripe payment terminals as well as terminals set up for contactless payments.

02 March 2016

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Wirecard acquires Romanian payment provider

Wirecard AG today acquired all shares of the Provus Group which is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania.

29 February 2016

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Android Pay coming to the UK - Telegraph

Google will bring its Android Pay service to the UK next month, according to the Daily Telegraph.

29 February 2016

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UK contactless spending trebles in 2015

Spending on contactless cards in the UK rose more than three-fold in 2015 to reach £7.75 billion, propelled by an increase in the spending limit to £30 and the ongoing popularity of transit payments on the London transport network.

26 February 2016