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Company update/Eftpos

Payleven scoops an additional $10 million in funding

payleven, the leading mobile payments company for small and medium sized businesses, announced today the close of its Series D funding round with the addition of Seventure Partners, one of the key European venture capital firms, as an investor.

11 February 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Apriva ensures EMV availability across Ingenico terminal estate

Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction processing solutions, today announced it has completed EMV certification with Global Payments for Ingenico’s Telium2 terminals connecting through the Apriva Gateway.

09 February 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Oz telco Optus targets iPhone owners with contactless stickers

Optus today has announced new payment accessories, a band and a sticker, for its mobile payment facility,

08 February 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Ingenico forms fintech partnership with Toronto's MaRS Discovery District

MaRS Discovery District and Ingenico Group Canada, the global leader in seamless payment, have entered into a partnership to drive fintech development and innovation.

03 February 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Mountain America Credit Union integrates Android Pay and Samsung Pay

With Mountain America Credit Union's Mobile Banking app, members can transfer funds, locate nearby branches, make mobile deposits and pay loans anytime, using a smartphone or tablet.

28 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Visa dominates contactless payments in Europe

Contactless cards achieved a breakthrough in Europe in 2014, as the number of payments grew by 155% – a figure which is forecast to continue to soar over the next few years.

28 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

SIA enters digital couponing with acquisition of T-Frutta

SIA S.p.A. has acquired 69% (51% acquisition plus capital increase) of UBIQ, a start-up established in 2012 from a spin-off of Parma University, specializing in the design and development of innovative technology solutions, particularly in the field of promotions, where it operates with the brand T-Frutta.

28 January 2016

News/Eftpos

Wendy's investigates possible card data breach

American fast food chain Wendy's is investigating possible fraudulent charges to cards used at some of its restaurants.

27 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

AVT adds mobile payments to vending machines

AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC), a leading manufacturer of automated retailing centers and custom vending machines, announced that it will include mobile payment acceptance as a standard feature on all their 2016 machines.

27 January 2016

News/Eftpos

UK becomes 'cash-second' nation as contactless payments soar

Britain has become a "cash-second" nation, claims Visa Europe, which saw an explosion in contactless payments drive an 11.5% rise in the number of transactions it recorded in the country last year.

26 January 2016

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Australian bank boycott of Apple Pay continues as NAB rolls out Android rival

National Australia Bank has launched a new mobile payment service for Android smartphones, NAB Pay, as the country's biggest banks continue their boycott of iOS rival Apple Pay.

25 January 2016

News/Eftpos

CaixaBank first in Spain to introduce Samsung Pay

CaixaBank and its newly-launched mobile subsidiary imaginBank are to be the first in Spain to roll out mobile payments services on Samsung Pay.

22 January 2016

News/Eftpos

More Swiss banks join Paymit ahead of high street expansion

Paymit, the mobile-to-mobile payment app developed by UBS, Zurcher Kantonalbank, Swisscom and SIX has recruited an additional three banks ahead of a planned February roll out to retailer eftpos terminals.

21 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Verifone to partner with Microsoft for EMV-ready payments

Verifone (NYSE: PAY) today announced its partnership with Microsoft to provide comprehensive EMV-ready Payment as a Service solutions certified for Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail and Commerce solutions.

20 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Elo self-service platform to integrate with Verifone payment device

Elo, a global supplier of interactive touchscreen solutions, today announced the ability of its self-service platform to integrate with one of Verifone’s latest payment devices—the Verifone e355—bringing support for loyalty programs and emerging payment methods, including Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV), near field communication (NFC), and mobile wallets, to retail self-service and endless aisle environments.

20 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Verifone to acquire AJB Software Design

Verifone (NYSE: PAY) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire AJB Software Design, Inc., a Toronto-based provider of payment gateway and switching solutions for large merchants in the U.S. and Canada.

20 January 2016

News/Eftpos

Google trials Android Pay rewards programme

Google has begun testing a loyalty programme, tempting people to use Android Pay with the promise of a free Chromecast media streaming dongle.

19 January 2016

Company update/Eftpos

Rabobank enlists KPN for mobile payment platform

KPN, the largest Dutch mobile network operator, and Rabobank, a major issuing bank in the Netherlands, announced their joint mobile payment solution today.

19 January 2016