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Google ditches Wallet debit card

Google is killing off the physical debit card linked to its Wallet app, which has been usurped as the tech giant's main instore payments service by Android Pay and now focuses on P2P transactions.

01 April 2016

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Swiss banks investigate common mobile payments system

Switzerland's five biggest banks are talking to retailers and financial infrastructure provider SIX Group about a joint mobile payments service.

30 March 2016

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UL unveils test suite for Gemalto Pure terminal

UL is proud to announce the launch of its new UL Pure Reader Functional Test Suite and Level 2 Contactless Gemalto Pure Terminal Type Approval services, which assists terminal vendors to validate their product according to the Gemalto PURE certification requirements.

30 March 2016

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Square targets e-commerce with new API

Square is taking on PayPal and Stripe with a new e-commerce API that enables merchants to process online payments on their own self-hosted, fully developed websites.

30 March 2016

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Wirecard adds Aevi tabe to mPOS range

Wirecard AG is expanding its range of mobile point of sale (mPOS) products to include an innovative payment tablet developed by AEVI International GmbH, a subsidiary of Wincor Nixdorf, the world's leading provider of IT solutions for commercial enterprises and retail banks.

30 March 2016

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SmartVista launches Afghanistan national payment system

BPC Banking Technologies, a world leading provider of payment solutions, announces the launch of yet another national payment system based on SmartVista.

30 March 2016

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Ingenico Group and TW2 launch POS service in Rio football arena

Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346-ING), global leader in seamless payment, and TW2, a pioneer technology provider, today announced the launch of POS Controle, a POS based customer service application which enables at one of Brazil’s largest football arenas to provide unprecedented food and beverage services to soccer fans in Rio de Janeiro.

30 March 2016

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Singapore telcos extend mobile payments service to public transport

Singtel today announced that customers can pay for their MRT, LRT and bus rides with Singtel’s Transit NFC SIM. Jointly developed with the Land Transport Authority (LTA), the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) and EZ-Link, Singtel's Transit NFC SIM will enable commuters to pay for public transit rides using just their NFC mobile phones.

29 March 2016

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Samsung Pay takes on Apple in China

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has waded into the huge but competitive Chinese mobile money market, teaming up with China UnionPay to launch its payments service in the country.

29 March 2016

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Global Payments offers Samsung Pay support in China

Global Payments Inc. (GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, is pleased to offer merchants in China the ability to accept Samsung Pay, a simple and safe mobile payment service that works almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card.

29 March 2016

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EMVCo updates payment tokenisation specification to introduce ‘Payment Account Reference’

Global technical body EMVCo has released a bulletin updating the EMV Payment Tokenisation Specification – Technical Framework to provide the payment community with a global, consistent framework to implement ‘Payment Account Reference’ (PAR).

29 March 2016

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Ingenico on acquisition trail

Ingenico is projecting a $500 million revenue boost from 'targeted acquisitions' in the payment space as it sets out a 2020 turnover objective of EUR4 billion.

24 March 2016

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EPC rails over retailers pocketing Durbin windfall

Electronic Payments Coalition Executive Director Molly Wilkinson today wrote Fed Chair Janet Yellen to express concerns regarding the detrimental effect the Durbin amendment is having on consumers.

23 March 2016

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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